- 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...
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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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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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Dorsoduro is one of the six
sestieri of Venice, in
northern Italy.
Dorsoduro includes the
highest land
areas of the city and also
Giudecca island and Isola...
- 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...
- flag is its six fringes,
which were
added to
represent the
original six
sestiere of Venice. The
fringes also
serve to
prevent damage being caused to the...
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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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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...
- were
Doges of Venice:
Palazzo Mocenigo di San Stae,
Sestiere of
Santa Croce Palazzi Mocenigo,
Sestiere of San Marco:
Palazzo Mocenigo Casa
Nuova Palazzo...
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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...
