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<p><b>Torcello</b> (; ) is a sparsely populated <a href="page.php?w=island">island</a> at the northern end of the <a href="page.php?w=Venetian_Lagoon">Venetian Lagoon</a>, in north-eastern <a href="page.php?w=Italy">Italy</a>. It was first settled in 452&nbsp;AD and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before <a href="page.php?w=St_Mark%27s_Basilica">St Mark's Basilica</a> was built.</p>

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