The historic district of Rome was declared
World Heritage Site
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by the
in 1980. It covers 19,91 km² and is included in 22
rioni with 186.802 inhabitants. There are 25.000 importants
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...
s and locations.
The 22 rioni are
Monti,
Trevi,
Colonna
The House of Colonna, also known as ''Sciarrillo'' or ''Sciarra'', is an Italian noble family, forming part of the papal nobility. It was powerful in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying one pope (Martin V) and many other church and pol ...
,
Campo Marzio
Campo Marzio is the 4th ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. IV. It belongs to the Municipio I and covers a smaller section of the area of the ancient ''Campus Martius''. The logo of this rione is a silver crescent on a blue backgrou ...
,
Ponte,
Parione,
Regola
Regola is the 7th ''rione'' of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. VII, and belongs to the Municipio I. The name comes from ''Arenula'' (the name is recognizable in the modern ''Via Arenula''), which was the name of the soft sand (''rena' ...
,
Sant'Eustachio,
Pigna,
Campitelli
Campitelli is the 10th ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. X, and is located in the Municipio I.
Its emblem consists of a black dragon's head on a white background. This symbol comes from the legend that Pope Silvester I threw o ...
,
Sant'Angelo,
Ripa,
Trastevere
Trastevere () is the 13th '' rione'' of Rome: it is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin ''trans Tiberim'', literally 'beyond the Tiber'.
Its coat of arms depicts a golden head of a li ...
,
Borgo,
Esquilino,
Ludovisi,
Sallustiano,
Castro Pretorio
Castro Pretorio is the 18th ''rione'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials R. XVIII, and it is located within the Municipio I. The ''rione'' takes its name by the ruins of the '' Castrum Praetorium'', the barracks of the Praetorian Guard, ...
,
Celio,
Testaccio
Testaccio is the 20th ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. XX, deriving its name from Monte Testaccio. It is located within the Municipio I.
Its coat of arms depicts an '' amphora'', referencing to the broken vessels that Monte Te ...
,
San Saba and
Prati.
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{{Lists of World Heritage Sites
Historic sites in Italy