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{{Short description|Island in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy}}
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'''Giudecca''' ({{IPA|it|dʒuˈdɛkka|lang}}; {{langx|vec|Zueca}}) is an [[island]] in the [[Venetian Lagoon]], in northern [[Italy]]. It is part of the ''[[sestiere (Venice)|sestiere]]'' of [[Dorsoduro]] and is a locality of the ''[[comune]]'' of [[Venice]].

==Geography==
Giudecca lies immediately south of the central islands of Venice, from which it is separated by the [[Giudecca Canal]]. [[San Giorgio Maggiore]] lies off its eastern tip.

==History==
Giudecca was known in ancient times as the ''Spinalunga'' (meaning "Long Thorn"). The name ''Giudecca'' may represent a corruption of the Latin "Judaica" ("Judaean") and so may be translated as "[[Jewish Quarter (diaspora)|the Jewry]]": a number of towns in Southern Italy and [[Sicily]] have Jewish quarters named [[La Giudecca|Giudecca or Judeca]]. Venice historian John Julius Norwich writes in the 1989 edition of his book, ''A History of Venice'': “…by the middle of the thirteenth century there was already a considerable Jewish population in the city and its immediate neighborhood—perhaps 3,000 or more. Many lived at Mestre, on the mainland; others —particularly those who had mercantile dealings with Dalmatia—occupied the island of Spinalunga and were in fact responsible for its change of name to Giudecca.” However, the term "Giudecca" was not generally used to denote the Jewish quarters of towns in northern Italy.

It wasn't until 1516 that the first segregated Jewish quarter in Europe, called the New Foundry, or "Ghetto Nuovo," was established in the Cannaregio district in Venice. Jews were required to live in a confined area and were subject to various restrictions. The term "ghetto" itself originated from this Venetian district.

Giudecca was historically an area of large [[palace]]s with gardens, the island became an industrial area in the early 20th century with [[shipyard]]s and [[factory|factories]], and a [[film studio]].  Much of the industry went into decline after [[World War II]], but it is now once more regarded as a quiet residential area of largely working-class housing with some chic apartments and exclusive houses.  It is known for its long [[dock (maritime)|dock]] and its [[Church (building)|churches]], including the Palladio-designed [[Il Redentore]]. The island was the home of a huge flour mill, the [[Molino Stucky]], which has been converted into a luxury hotel and apartment complex. At the other end of Giudecca is the famous five-star [[Belmond Hotel Cipriani|Cipriani hotel]] with large private gardens and salt-water pool.

===Resort town===
Modern renovations of some antique architecture in Giudecca have bolstered the island's reputation as a vacation locale. In 2011, Venetian developers reopened the lodgings of a prominent 16th-century mansion as long-term rentals under the name "Villa F."<ref name=WMag2011>{{Cite journal |last1=Lawrence |first1=Vanessa |date=September 2011 |title=La Dolce Villa |journal=[[W (magazine)|W]] |publisher=Condé Nast |page=276 |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/travel/2011/09/italy-villas |access-date=11 March 2012 |archive-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608042051/http://www.wmagazine.com/travel/2011/09/italy-villas |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
Church of the Redentore (7251821740).jpg|[[Il Redentore]] church
Festa del Redentore 2009 1.jpeg|The pier that connects Giudecca with [[Venice]] during the [[Festa del Redentore]] in July
Le Zitelle (7257700906).jpg|[[Le Zitelle]] church 
Le quartier Junghans (Giudecca, Venise) (6157086872).jpg|The modern Junghans quarter
Teatro junghans giudecca.JPG|Junghans contemporary theater, seat of the Venetian Theatrical Academy
Aerial view Venice l 07 2017 4999.jpg|Aerial view of the [[Giudecca Canal]] (left)
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of islands of Italy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Giudecca (Venice)}}
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=venice,+italy&ll=45.423617,12.329339&spn=0.012018,0.041096&t=k&hl=en Satellite image from Google Maps]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150907232546/http://www.giudeccavenezia.com/ Guide, news, events in Giudecca - 2015 archive]
* [https://archive.today/20121223212432/http://www.ourflatsinvenice.co.uk/giudecca Mini Guide to Giudecca]

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