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Revision as of 21:58, 13 October 2009
San Giorgio in Alga is an island of the Venetian lagoon laying between the Giudecca and Fusina (a frazione of Venice on the coast, near Marghera).
History
After the Benedictine monastery founded around 1000 AD, some more monasteries followed, but in 1717 a fire burnt most of the buildings. Since 1799 there was a political jail , but nowadays the island is completely abandoned.
The island was used in 1944 as a secret base for German military personnel training under the auspices of Italian Lt-Cmdr Wolk to master mine laying against Allied ships as free-diving frogmen. To avoid being discovered they only practiced at night.
References
- Guida d’Italia del Touring Club Italiano – Venezia. 3° ed.
45°25′N 12°17′E / 45.417°N 12.283°E
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