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The origins of Caorle are traceable to the Roman era. In this sense, one of the most important testimonies of the period, is represented by the exceptional discovery of a Roman ship from the 3rd century in the Caorle sea.
However, a considerable amount of time before the Romans, important settlements existed in this area. The discovery of a proto-historic village dating back to the Bronze Age (at least 1500 years before Christ) in the countryside surrounding San Gaetano, bears witness to this.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Caorle became a place of refuge for the inland population that escaped the barbaric invasions. It transformed into one of the most important cities on the coastline, contributing to the foundation of Venice, to which its history had been connected for a millennium.
After the Hapsburg dominion in 1800, the two world wars, and by the years approaching 1950, its modern history has been linked to the tourism economy that over a few decades has strongly increased its social development.
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