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Pietralata (quarter)
Pietralata may refer to: * Pietralata (Rome), the 21st quarter of Rome * Pietralata (Rome Metro) Pietralata is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro The Rome Metro ( it, Metropolitana di Roma) is a rapid transit system that operates in Rome, Italy. It started operation in 1955, making it the oldest in the country. The Metro comprises t ..., a station on Line B of the Rome Metro * ''Pietralata'' (film), a 2008 Italian film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietralata (Rome)
Pietralata is the 21st ''quartiere'' of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXI, and belongs to the Municipio IV. Its name comes from the Latin ''Prata Lata'' meaning large fields, which is possibly a reference to the large amount of nature and vegetation present. The borough of Pietralata belonged to the '' Suburbio'' Nomentano (S. II) until 1961, when it became the 21st quarter of the city. History Pietralata was a conspicuous estate of the Agro Romano, with an extension of about 2,150 hectares, stretching from Via Tiburtina to Via Nomentana: the estate included the Sant'Agnese valley, outside Porta Nomentana, and the Portonaccio hills, reaching the river Aniene and the Casal de' Pazzi farmstead, and also including the castle of Pietralata, built on the ruins of an ancient Roman villa. From the name of the estate derived the name of the family that owned it, whose most prominent members were Orazio di Pietralata, who lived at the beginning of the 16th century, and Giovan Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietralata (Rome Metro)
Pietralata is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro The Rome Metro ( it, Metropolitana di Roma) is a rapid transit system that operates in Rome, Italy. It started operation in 1955, making it the oldest in the country. The Metro comprises three lines – A (orange), B (blue) and C (green) †.... It is located on Via di Pietralata, after which it is named, in the Pietralata quarter, the 21st quarter of Rome, near the Forte Tiburtino and the Autostrada A24. It opened on 8 December 1990. It was originally to have been known as Feronia, after the street of that name not far from where the station was to be sited, while the name of Pietralata was supposed to be assigned to the Quintiliani station. Just a few months before the station opened to the public, it was decided to give it the present name. References External links *http://www.atac.roma.it/index.asp?p=1&i=56&o=0&a=4&tpg=9&NUM=MBA&st=90046 Rome Metro Line B stations Rome Metro stations located undergroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
