La Certosa is an island in the Venetian Lagoon

Venetian Lagoon

The Venetian Lagoon is the enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Venetian language, Laguna Veneta— cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"— has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of saltwater, a lagoon.The Venetian Lagoon...

, northern Italy

Italy

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. It is located north-west of Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

, less than 250 meters from San Pietro di Castello

San Pietro di Castello

San Pietro di Castello is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, forming part of the Castello sestiere. It is linked to the main islands of Venice by two bridges.-History:...

 and little more than 500 meters from the Venice; a ca. 20 m-wide channel separates it from the Vignole

Vignole

Vignole is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, with a surface of some 69.20 ha. It is located north-west to Venice, between the Sant'Erasmo and La Certosa islands. Vignole is actually formed by the two distinct islands, connected by a bridge.Like Sant'Erasmo, it houses a scanty...

 island. La Certosa has a surface of some 22 ha.

History

The island housed a community of Augustinian friars starting from 1199. After two centuries, the abandoned island was ceded to the Carthusian

Carthusian

The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...

s, the previous religious edifice being restored from 1490 to 1505. After the Napoleonic conquest of Venice

Napoleonic Wars

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, it became a military installation.

The 17th century Castello delle Polveri ("Powder Castle"), the only historical edifice remained today, has been restored from the late 1990s.