A (plural: ) is a subdivision (of various types) of Italian city, now unofficial. Depending on the case, a will be a '' località'', a '' rione'', a '' quartiere'' ('' terziere'', etc.), a ''

borgo Borgo may refer to the following places: Finland * Borgå France * Borgo, Haute-Corse Italy * Borgo (rione of Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome. *Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca *Borgo d'Ale, in the province of Vercelli *Borgo di ...

'', or even a suburb. The best-known are the 17 ''contrade'' of Siena, since they form the teams in the palio di Siena. In some parts of

Southern Italy Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half. The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...

and Sicily, a is a subdivision of a , also administrative. In other regions, as in most of

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

, it may simply be a street, but with historical and social importance; however in Mantua indicates a street in the old town. In Veneto, particularly near the Alpine foothills, is a smaller hamlet in a rural area (a group of houses usually smaller than a '' frazione''). A synonym is (Ital. ); in some municipalities, mostly populated ''contrae'' are administered as neighbourhoods (Ital. ''quartieri''; e.g. in Bassano del Grappa, historical ''contrae'' of Campese, Sant'Eusebio, Valrovina, San Michele and Marchesane have each a neighbourhood council); in Noale, ''contrae'' are the seven subdivision that compete in the local

palio Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a ''comune'' against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate som ...

. In Vicenza, a used to be a neighbourhood in the town centre, but now it replaces the noun ''via'' (street) in the old town. In

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, each was subdivided in . In Florence, a is a street of secondary importance. The term is not used officially, however. In the Republic of San Marino, indicates a street within an inhabited area (e.g. ''contrada del Collegio'' and ''contrada Omerelli'' in the city of San Marino).

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