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Maddalena (Genoa)
Maddalena ( lij, Madænn-a) is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of Genoa. It was one of the six ''sestiere, sestieri'' of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of the Genoa's city Municipio I (Centro Est). Located close to the Genoa#Old harbour, old harbour it had been for many centuries the seat of the economical power of the city. Etymology Maddalena takes its name from the church of Saint Mary Magdalene, documented since the 12th century. Demographics On 31 December 2015 there were 5,572 people living in Maddalena, with a population density of 20,637 people per km².Comune di Genova - Statistical Bulletin - February 2016 page 16 Geography The neighbourhood is located in the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartiere
A (; plural: ) is a territorial subdivision of certain Italian towns. The word derives from (‘fourth’) and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods by the two main roads. It has been later used as a synonymous of neighbourhood, and an Italian town can be now subdivided into a larger number of ''quartieri''. The Swiss town of Lugano (in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino) is also subdivided into quarters. quartieri The English word "" to mean an urban neighbourhood (e.g. the in |
