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Quarters Of Naples
The districts of Naples are the sectors that, within the city, are identified by particular geographical and topographical, functional and historical features. Background Through pragmatic sanction issued on 6 January 1779, King Ferdinand IV ordered that the city of Naples be divided into 12 quarters in order to establish and have each of them a judge of the Grand Criminal Court, in order to favor the public safety of the citizens. The 12 districts of the 1779 city division had the following denomination: * Quartiere di San Ferdinando * Quartiere di Santa Maria della Vittoria * Quartiere di Monte Calvario * Quartiere di San Giuseppe * Quartiere di San Giovanni Maggiore * Quartiere di Portanova * Quartiere di San Lorenzo * Quartiere dell'Avvocata * Quartiere della Stella * Quartiere di San Carlo all'Arena * Quartiere della Vicaria * Quartiere del Carmine Maggiore Over time the neighborhoods have become 30, and although they no longer have any administrative function they continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartieri Di Napoli
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 French Quarter in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianella
Piscinola, or Piscinola-Marianella, is a northern suburb of Naples, Italy, with a population of ca. 20,000. It is bordered to the north by the Scampia district, north-west with the municipality of Mugnano di Napoli, Mugnano of Naples, on the west by the Chiaiano district, to the south with the district of San Carlo all'Arena and east with the district Miano. With the Marianella neighborhood and adjacent neighborhoods Chiaiano and Scampia, Piscinola constitutes, since 2005, the 8th municipality of Naples. Piscinola also belongs to the group of the suppressed municipalities, in fact for self-government in 1866, following the annexation to the City of Naples. With Marianella was linked administratively, from annexation to the City of Naples, as the ward. History Until 1865 it was an autonomous municipality merged in Naples. The northern branch of Line 1 (Naples metro), Line 1 of Naples Metro connects, from 1995, the area to the center of Naples, a facility that has somewhat allevia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posillipo
Posillipo (; nap, Pusilleco ) is an affluent residential quarter of Naples, southern Italy, located along the northern coast of the Gulf of Naples. From the 1st century BC the Bay of Naples witnessed the rise of villas constructed by elite Romans along the most panoramic points of the coast, who had chosen the area as a favourite vacation spot. The remains of some of these, around the imperial pleasure villa of the Roman emperors, as well as the Tunnel of Sejanus can be seen today in the ''Parco archeologico del Pausilypon'', or Pausilypon Archaeological Park, and elsewhere. Geography Posillipo is a rocky peninsula about 6 km long surrounded by cliffs with a few small coves with breakwaters at the western end of the Bay of Naples. These small harbours are the nuclei for separate, named communities such as Gaiola Island and Marechiaro. History Antiquity Posillipo is mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman sources. As part of Magna Graecia, the Ancient Greeks first named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto, Naples
Porto ( it, "port") is one of the thirty quarters ("quartieri") of the city of Naples. It covers , and as of 2009, had 5738 inhabitants. Porto is in the 2nd municipality subdivision (which covers Avvocata, Mercato, Montecalvario, Pendino, Porto, and San Giuseppe), adjacent to the main passenger and freight terminals of the Port of Naples, in the historic part of the city. During the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, Porto was the subject of a demolition and urban renewal program. Its strategic location near the port made it a target of Allied Forces bombings during World War II. Prominent intact architectural landmarks in the area include the University of Naples The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ... and the Palazzo della Borsa. Works cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticelli
Ponticelli is an eastern suburb of Naples, southern Italy with a population of some 70,000 inhabitants. Geography It is located inland, near the highway connections of the city; Barra lies to the south. Ponticelli end with San Giorgio a Cremano, Volla and Cercola. It is part of Comune di Napoli. The River Sebeto crossed the territory of Ponticelli till 1950, when it was covered. The area was humid and covered by water. Between 1930 and 1950 the land was urbanized. History The name comes from the medieval period, during which it was called ''Ponticello'' and it was divided in two parts: ''big Ponticello'' and ''little Ponticello''. Only in 1947 it became a plural noun because of the union of the two sections. Two ancient Roman '' villae rusticae'' were found in 1985, later excavated in 1987 and 2007. They were buried following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD which led to a sudden abandonment of the villa by its inhabitants. One in via Decio Mure was completely unearthed and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalità 4 Di Napoli
The Fourth Municipality (In Italian: ''Quarta Municipalità'' or ''Municipalità 4'') is one of the ten boroughs in which the Italian city of Naples is divided. Geography The municipality is located in central-eastern area of the city and includes the eastern branch of the Port of Naples. Its territory includes the zones of Decumani, Centro Storico (historical center, partly included), Porta San Gennaro, Port'Alba, Porta Capuana, Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate, Vasto, Arenaccia, Ferrovia (railway), Sant'Erasmo, Rione Luzzatti, Rione Ascarelli, Rione Sant'Alfonso A (; plural: ) is a neighbourhood in several Italian cities. A is a territorial subdivision. The larger administrative subdivisions in Rome are the , with the being used only in the historic centre. The word derives from the Latin , the 14 su ..., Zona Cimiteriale (cemetery of Poggioreale) and Stadera. Administrative division The Fourth Municipality is divided into 4 quarters: See also * Centro Direzionale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poggioreale (Naples)
Poggioreale is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy. It is at the extreme east end of the downtown Naples and includes the central train station, Centro Direzionale (Civic Center), Poggioreale prison, and the industrial area to the east. History The tuff blocks used in the 6th c. BC Greek age city wall of Neapolis were extracted from a vast quarry located in Poggioreale; it was identified by chance in 1987 following subsidence under the Pianto cemetery below the square of the church of Santa Maria del Pianto. The quarry has horizontal ridges corresponding to the height of the blocks and, surprisingly, the characteristic alphabetical marks of the ancient quarrymen. From the quarry the blocks were transported to the city along the straight line of via Nuova Poggioreale to via Casanova to enter Naples from the ancient gate where Castel Capuano is now located. Originally built on the ruins of Alfonso II's Villa Poggio Reale, the area was heavily bombed in World War II and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piscinola
Piscinola, or Piscinola-Marianella, is a northern suburb of Naples, Italy, with a population of ca. 20,000. It is bordered to the north by the Scampia district, north-west with the municipality of Mugnano of Naples, on the west by the Chiaiano district, to the south with the district of San Carlo all'Arena and east with the district Miano. With the Marianella neighborhood and adjacent neighborhoods Chiaiano and Scampia, Piscinola constitutes, since 2005, the 8th municipality of Naples. Piscinola also belongs to the group of the suppressed municipalities, in fact for self-government in 1866, following the annexation to the City of Naples. With Marianella was linked administratively, from annexation to the City of Naples, as the ward. History Until 1865 it was an autonomous municipality merged in Naples. The northern branch of Line 1 of Naples Metro connects, from 1995, the area to the center of Naples, a facility that has somewhat alleviated the otherwise lack of municipal inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalità 9 Di Napoli
The Ninth Municipality (In Italian: ''Nona Municipalità'' or ''Municipalità 9'') is one of the ten boroughs in which the Italian city of Naples is divided. Geography The municipality is located in the north-western suburb of the city and borders with Marano di Napoli, Quarto and Pozzuoli. Its territory includes the zones of Guantai, Rione Traiano, La Loggetta, Torre Caracciolo and Masseria Romano. Administrative division The Ninth Municipality is divided into 2 quarters: References External links Municipalità 9 page on Naples website {{Subdivisions of Naples Municipality 09 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pianura
Pianura (Italian: "plain") is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy. It is bounded on one side by the area of Soccavo and on the other side by the outskirts of the town of Pozzuoli. Personalities * Justin Russolillo (1891-1955), presbyter * Giorgio Di Vicino (b. 1980), footballer See also *Vocationist Fathers The Society of Divine Vocations ( la, Societas Divinarum Vocationum) abbreviated S.D.V., also commonly known as the Vocationists, is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men (Priests and Brothers) founded by ... Quartieri of Naples Former municipalities of the Province of Naples {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pendino
Pendino is one of the 30 ''quartieri'' of Naples, southern Italy. It covers an area of 0.63 km2 and in 2009 had a population of 15,588 inhabitants. The neighbourhood is part of the historical city centre (''Centro historico''), including the Palazzo Como, that houses the Filangieri Civic Museum, on the main north–south street in the area, Via Duomo (the street on which Naples Cathedral is located). The area was one of the most heavily affected by the ''risanamento'', the massive demolitions of the urban renewal of Naples on either side of the year 1900, including the dismantling and repositioning of the aforementioned museum and the very construction of the street, Via Duomo, itself, to provide a main traffic artery to connect the northern side of Naples with the port area. The Vico, and Vicoletto, dei Zuroli, also called Vicolo dei Zurli (''Vicolo de' Zurli'') are located near via Forcella (Furcella in Neapolitan) in the historic center of the city, they are located near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecalvario
Montecalvario ( it, Mount of Calvary) is a neighbourhood (quartiere) of Naples, southern Italy. The area centers roughly on the square called Piazza Carità and the metal monument to Salvo D'Acquisto at the northern end of the Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Neighborhoods) of the city; the area stretches along the main downtown street, via Toledo (or via Roma), to include a number of historic buildings built under the Spanish Viceregal in the 16th century, including the building that housed the " Nunzio apostolico", the ambassador of the Holy See to Naples, and the home of Giambattista della Porta. The area is part of the Historic Centre of Naples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Area The area was affected in the 1980s by the organized crime with frequent gunfights between local Camorra gangs. Organized crime is still widespread in Naples and Montecalvario, with a new generation of young people taking over from the Camorra leaders who were sent to jail. Local institutions and associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
