- 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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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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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 is one of the six
sestieri of Venice,
northern Italy.
During the
eleventh century, in 1273,[clarification needed] it was
administered by the...
- much like Venice. They
correspond to the five
original islands. The
sixth sestiere is
neighboring Mazzorbo:
Burano has a high po****tion density, calculated...
- 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...
- six
historic sestieri (districts) 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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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...
