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The Quarters of Rome (
As of 1930 there were two more unofficial quarters: the quarter XVI, which was called Città Giardino Aniene in 1924; and the quarter XVII, that was named Savoia in 1926. These two were later officially renamed, the XVII becoming ''Trieste'' in 1946 and the XVI becoming ''Monte Sacro'' in 1951. Other quarters have been renamed: the quarter XV, previously called Milvio, became ''Della Vittoria'' in 1935, while the III, once known as Vittorio Emanuele III in honor of the
The Quarters of Rome (Italian
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: ''quartieri di Roma'') are the areas in and around the Italian city of Rome which became urbanised after the foundation of the last city-centre ''rione
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the title of ().
Formed a ...
'', Prati
Prati is the 22nd of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. XXII. It belongs to the Municipio I since 2013, while previously, along with Borgo and Trionfale and Della Vittoria, it was part of the Municipio XVII.
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They form the second level of administrative sub-divisions of Roma Capitale. Together they cover 171.38 km2 and hold 1483913 inhabitants.
History
The first 15 quarters were officially founded and numbered in 1926, after first being drafted in 1911.
As of 1930 there were two more unofficial quarters: the quarter XVI, which was called Città Giardino Aniene in 1924; and the quarter XVII, that was named Savoia in 1926. These two were later officially renamed, the XVII becoming ''Trieste'' in 1946 and the XVI becoming ''Monte Sacro'' in 1951. Other quarters have been renamed: the quarter XV, previously called Milvio, became ''Della Vittoria'' in 1935, while the III, once known as Vittorio Emanuele III in honor of the King of Italy
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, was renamed ''Pinciano'' in 1946.
In 1961, Delibera del Commissario Straordinario nº 2453 del 13 settembre 1961 18 more quarters were established and numbered XVIII to XXXV. Some of the new quarters were created dismembering five eastern suburbs
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of the city, some others were established in the rural area around the city, the so called Agro Romano
The ''Ager Romanus'' (literally, "the field of Rome"') is the geographical rural area (part plains, part hilly) that surrounds the city of Rome. Politically and historically, it has represented the area of influence of Rome's municipal government ...
(the remaining part of the Agro Romano was divided into zones
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in the same year).
List
* Q. I Flaminio * Q. IIParioli
Parioli () is the 2nd of Rome, identified by the initials Q. II.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 2B of the .
The name comes from Monti Parioli, a series of tufa hills, and was given to the area before its incorporatio ...
* Q. III Pinciano
Pinciano is the 3rd ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. III. The name derives from the Pincian Hill. It belongs to the Municipio II.
History
Pinciano is among the first 15 ''Quarters of Rome, quartier ...
* Q. IV Salario
* Q. V Nomentano
Nomentano is the 5th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. V. The name derives from the ancient road Via Nomentana. It belongs to the Municipio II.
History
Nomentano is among the first 15 quarters of th ...
* Q. VI Tiburtino
Tiburtino is the 6th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. VI. The name derives from the ancient road Via Tiburtina. It belongs to the Municipio II, Municipio IV and Municipio V.
History
Nomentano is amon ...
* Q. VII Prenestino-Labicano
Prenestino-Labicano is the 7th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. VII. The name derives from the ancient roads Via Prenestina and Via Labicana, today the initial stretch of Via Casilina. It belongs to the Municipio V and ...
* Q. VIII Tuscolano
Tuscolano is the 8th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. VIII. The name derives from the ancient road Via Tuscolana. It belongs to the Municipio V and Municipio VII.
History
The origins of the territo ...
* Q. IX Appio-Latino
Appio-Latino is the 9th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. IX. The name derives from the ancient roads Via Appia and Via Latina. It belongs to the Municipio VII and Municipio VIII.
History
The origins of the territor ...
* Q. X Ostiense
Ostiense is the 10th of Rome, identified by the initials Q. X.
The toponym comes from the original name of the Porta San Paolo, a gate in the city walls of Rome, was , because it was located at the beginning of Via Ostiensis, Via Ostiense. It ...
* Q. XI Portuense
Portuense is the 11th of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q.XI.
The toponym is also used to indicate the urbanistic area 15b, in the Municipio XV. The population of the urbanistic area amounts to 30.362 inhabitants.
There is also a (s ...
* Q. XII Gianicolense
Gianicolense is the 12th ''Quarters of Rome, quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XII. It belongs to the Municipio XI and Municipio XII. It takes its name from the Janiculum hill, which lies in the nearby ''Rioni of Rome, r ...
* Q. XIII Aurelio
* Q. XIV Trionfale
Trionfale () is the 14th of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 19E of Municipio XIV.
History
Trionfale is among the first 15 '' quartieri'' of the city, originally delimited in 1911 and ...
* Q. XV Della Vittoria
Della Vittoria is the 15th ''quartiere'' of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials Q. XV. The toponym also indicates the urban zone 17B of Municipio I
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* Q. XVI Monte Sacro
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* Q. XVII Trieste
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* Q. XVIII Tor di Quinto
Tor di Quinto is the 18th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XVIII. It belongs to the Municipio XV.
Geography Boundaries
Northward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''suburbio'' Tor di Quinto (S. I) and with the zone ...
* Q. XIX Prenestino-Centocelle
Prenestino-Centocelle is the 19th ''quartiere'' of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIX. It belongs to the Municipio V. The name is derived from the Via Praenestina and the fortress Centrocelle Centum Cellae of Constantine the Great
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* Q. XX Ardeatino
Ardeatino is the 20th ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials . It belongs to the Municipio I and VIII.
Geography Boundaries
Northward, the ''quartiere'' borders with ''rioni'' San Saba (R. XXI) and Celio (R. XIX). Eastward, it b ...
* Q. XXI Pietralata Pietralata may refer to:
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* Q. XXII Collatino
* Q. XXIII Alessandrino
* Q. XXIV Don Bosco
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* Q. XXV Appio Claudio
* Q. XXVI Appio-Pignatelli
* Q. XXVII Primavalle
Primavalle is the 27th of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXVII. It is part of the Municipio XIV.
History
Thanks to several archaeological discoveries, the first settlements in the area can be dated back to 1st century BC: a structure of t ...
* Q. XXVIII Monte Sacro Alto
Monte Sacro Alto (known predominantly informally as Talenti) is the 28th of the city of Rome in Italy, and it is identified by the initials Q. XXVIII. As a quarter, or second level administrative division, it is one of two that comprise the fir ...
* Q. XXIX Ponte Mammolo
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* Q. XXX San Basilio
* Q. XXXI Giuliano-Dalmata
Giuliano-Dalmata is the 31st of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXXI. Its name refers to the Venezia Giulia, Julian, Istrian exodus, Istrian and Dalmatian refugees that settled there in the postwar period.
History
Born in the 1930s as '' ...
* Q. XXXII EUR
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* Q. XXXIII Lido di Ostia Ponente
* Q. XXXIV Lido di Ostia Levante
* Q. XXXV Lido di Castel Fusano
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Notes
Bibliography (in Italian)
* Giorgio Carpaneto, AA.VV, ''I quartieri di Roma'', Roma, Newton Compton Editori, 1997. . * Fabrizio Falconi, ''Misteri e segreti dei rioni e dei quartieri di Roma'', Roma, Newton Compton Editori, 2013. . * Claudio Rendina, ''I quartieri di Roma'', vol. 1, Roma, Newton Compton Editori, 2006. . * Claudio Rendina, ''I quartieri di Roma'', vol. 2, Roma, Newton Compton Editori, 2006. .External links
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