Volterra Psychiatric Hospital

Volterra Psychiatric Hospital (Italian: Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra) is a former psychiatric hospital in the city of Volterra in the Italian region of Tuscany. Founded in 1888, the hospital was known for its brutal treatment of inmates. It remained open until 1978, when it was closed^[1] following the passage of Law 180, which directed the closing down of all existing psychiatric hospitals.

Volterra Psychiatric Hospital
Geography
Location	Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
Coordinates	43.4004°N 10.8760°E / 43.4004; 10.8760
Organisation
Type	Specialist
Services
Speciality	Psychiatric hospital
History
Opened	1888, 2018
Closed	1978
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Italy

The 2016 psychological horror video game The Town of Light is set in a fictionalized version of the hospital.^[2]