An elongated island, actually composed of several islands connected by bridges, which in the past earned it the name of Spinale or Spinalonga.
Giudecca has also been defined by other names such as Vigano, intended as a village / village in the historic center, and Carbonaria, for the numerous coal boats that arrived there.
The current name, however, does not seem to have a certain origin yet, even if it seems to derive from zudegà, a Venetian term to indicate sentence or sentence, in reference to the granting of some land to the Barbolani, Flabanici and Caloprini
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