- Orleans, Louisiana) is
derived from the
cognate old
French word quartier. A
sestiere (pl.: sestieri) is a
subdivision of
certain Italian towns and cities. The...
- century, when it and San
Marco formed part of the
Realtine Islands. The
sestiere is
named for the
Church of San Polo. The
district has been the site of...
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island in the
Venetian Lagoon,
northern Italy,
forming part of the
Castello sestiere. It is
linked to the main
islands of
Venice by two bridges. The island...
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includes Saint Mark's Square, that was
never administered as part of the
sestiere. The
small district includes many of Venice's most
famous sights, including...
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small settlements of the
islands of San
Pietro di
Castello (for
which the
sestiere is named). This
island was also
called Isola d'Olivo From the thirteenth...
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which are
separated from
their neighbors by
narrow channels only. Each
sestiere is now a
statistical and
historical area
without any
degree of autonomy...
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northernmost of the six
historic sestieri of Venice. It is the
second largest sestiere by land area and the
largest by po****tion, with 13,169
people as of 2007[update]...
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Santa Croce is
Italian for 'Holy Cross' and may
refer to:
Santa Croce (Venice), one of the six
sestieri (districts) of Venice, Italy. The
Pontifical University...
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Michele Cemetery, Venice’s prin****l cemetery. It is ****ociated with the
sestiere of Cannaregio, from
which it lies a
short distance northeast.
Along with...
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Santa Croce is one of the six
sestieri of Venice,
northern Italy.
During the
eleventh century, in 1273,[clarification needed] it was
administered by the...
