A sestiere (pl.: sestieri) is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from sesto (lit. 'sixth'), so it is thus used only for towns...
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Castello, Venice (redirect from Sestiere Castello)
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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Venice (redirect from Sestiere (Venice))
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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San Marco (redirect from San Marco (sestiere di Venezia))
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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Santa Croce (Venice) (redirect from Sestiere of Santa Croce)
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...
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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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much like Venice. They correspond to the five original islands. The sixth sestiere is neighboring Mazzorbo: Burano has a high population density, calculated...
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Cannaregio (redirect from Sestiere of Cannaregio)
six historic sestieri (districts) of Venice. It is the second largest sestiere by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people as of 2007[update]...
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Santa Croce (redirect from Sestiere Santa Croce)
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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the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast. Along with...
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