The districts of Naples are the sectors that, within the city, are identified by particular geographical and topographical, functional and historical features.
The districts of Naples are the sectors that, within the city, are identified by particular geographical and topographical, functional and historical features.
Through pragmatic sanction issued on 6 January 1779, King Ferdinand IV ordered that the city of Naples be divided into 12 quarters in order to establish and have each of them a judge of the Grand Criminal Court, in order to favor the public safety of the citizens. [1] The 12 districts of the 1779 city division had the following denomination: [2]
Over time the neighborhoods have become 30, and although they no longer have any administrative function they continue to be used in everyday language as geographical references. With the resolutions of the municipal council No. 13 of February 10, 2005, No. 15 of February 11, No. 21 of February 16, No. 29 of March 1 and No. 68 of March 21, the city of Naples is divided into 10 municipality. [3] Previously the municipality was divided into 21 circoscrizioni, [4] consisting of 30 city districts.
| Quarter | Circoscrizione (1980-2006) | Municipalità (2006-today) |
|---|---|---|
| Arenella | Circoscrizione 11 Arenella | 5th municipality |
| Avvocata | Circoscrizione 08 Avvocata - Montecalvario - San Giuseppe - Porto | Municipalità 02 |
| Bagnoli | Circoscrizione 01 Bagnoli | Municipalità 10 |
| Barra | Circoscrizione 19 Barra | Municipalità 06 |
| Chiaia | Circoscrizione 05 Chiaia - Posillipo - San Ferdinando | Municipalità 01 |
| Chiaiano | Circoscrizione 14 Chiaiano | Municipalità 08 |
| Fuorigrotta | Circoscrizione 02 Fuorigrotta | Municipalità 10 |
| Marianella | Circoscrizione 12 Piscinola - Marianella | Municipalità 08 |
| Mercato | Circoscrizione 07 Mercato - Pendino | Municipalità 02 |
| Miano | Circoscrizione 13 Miano | Municipalità 07 |
| Montecalvario | Circoscrizione 08 Avvocata - Montecalvario - San Giuseppe - Porto | Municipalità 02 |
| Pendino | Circoscrizione 07 Mercato - Pendino | Municipalità 02 |
| Pianura | Circoscrizione 04 Pianura | Municipalità 09 |
| Piscinola | Circoscrizione 12 Piscinola - Marianella | Municipalità 08 |
| Poggioreale | Circoscrizione 17 Poggioreale | Municipalità 04 |
| Ponticelli | Circoscrizione 18 Ponticelli | Municipalità 06 |
| Porto | Circoscrizione 08 Avvocata - Montecalvario - San Giuseppe - Porto | Municipalità 02 |
| Posillipo | Circoscrizione 05 Chiaia - Posillipo - San Ferdinando | Municipalità 01 |
| San Carlo all'Arena | Circoscrizione 09 Stella - San Carlo all'Arena | Municipalità 03 |
| San Ferdinando | Circoscrizione 05 Chiaia - Posillipo - San Ferdinando | Municipalità 01 |
| San Giovanni a Teduccio | Circoscrizione 20 San Giovanni a Teduccio | Municipalità 06 |
| San Giuseppe | Circoscrizione 08 Avvocata - Montecalvario - San Giuseppe - Porto | Municipalità 02 |
| San Lorenzo | Circoscrizione 06 San Lorenzo - Vicaria | Municipalità 04 |
| San Pietro a Patierno | Circoscrizione 16 San Pietro a Patierno | Municipalità 07 |
| Scampia | Circoscrizione 21 Scampia (dal 1992 per scorporo da Secondigliano) | Municipalità 08 |
| Secondigliano | Circoscrizione 15 Secondigliano | Municipalità 07 |
| Soccavo | Circoscrizione 03 Soccavo | Municipalità 09 |
| Stella | Circoscrizione 09 Stella - San Carlo all'Arena | Municipalità 03 |
| Vicaria | Circoscrizione 06 San Lorenzo - Vicaria | Municipalità 04 |
| Vomero | Circoscrizione 10 Vomero | Municipalità 05 |
| Zona Industriale | Circoscrizione 17 Poggioreale | Municipalità 04 |
Below is a list of unofficial toponyms (some have been in the past, for example in the law on rehabilitation) relating to areas of Naples known to have not administrative value. Often they are relative districts or small villages once outside the city and subsequently incorporated into the urban fabric.
Borgo may refer to the following places:
The city of Rome, Italy, is divided into first-level administrative subdivisions.
A rione of Rome is a traditional administrative division of the city of Rome. Rione is an Italian term used since the 14th century to name a district of a town. The term was born in Rome, originating from the administrative divisions of the city. The word comes from the Latin word regio ; during the Middle Ages the Latin word became rejones, from which rione comes. Currently, all the rioni are located in Municipio I of Rome.
A contrada is a subdivision of Italian city, now unofficial. Depending on the case, a contrada will be a località, a rione, a quartiere, a borgo, or even a suburb. The best-known contrade are the 17 contrade of Siena, since they form the teams in the palio di Siena.
Borgo is the 14th rione of Rome, Italy. It is identified by the initials R. XIV and is included within Municipio I.
Esquilino is the 15th rione, or administrative division, of Rome, identified by the initials R. XV, and is Located within the Municipio I. It is named after the Esquiline Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
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Vomero is a bustling hilltop district of metropolitan Naples, Italy — comprising approximately two square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) and a population of 48,000.
Casalnuovo di Napoli is an Italian comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 kilometres northeast of Naples.
Montecalvario is a neighbourhood (quartiere) of Naples, southern Italy. The area centers roughly on the square called Piazza Carità and the metal monument to Salvo D'Acquisto at the northern end of the Quartieri Spagnoli of the city; the area stretches along the main downtown street, via Toledo, to include a number of historic buildings built under the Spanish Viceregal in the 16th century, including the building that housed the "Nunzio apostolico", the ambassador of the Holy See to Naples, and the home of Giambattista della Porta. The area is part of the Historic Centre of Naples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Vicaria, often known as Il Vasto, is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples, southern Italy, lying immediately to the east of the historical city centre.
Arenella is a quarter of Naples, southern Italy. It is on the Vomero hill above the city and was, 300 meters in elevation. Many years ago was considered a place to go to "get away from it all". It is near to the main hospital section of the city, set somewhat higher, on the way up to the Hermitage of Camaldoli. It has some points of historic interest, such as the presence of the workshop of Giambattista della Porta.
Santa Maria della Verità is a church in rione Materdei, in the quartiere of Stella of Naples, Italy. The entry is located on Via San Agostino degli Scalzi, number 6.
Michelangelo Naccherino was an Italian sculptor and architect, active mainly in the Kingdom of Naples, Italy.
Santa Maria dei Vergini is a church in central Naples, Italy, in the Rione of the Sanità.
The Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus are underground paleo-Christian burial sites, located in the northern area of the city of Naples.
The chapel of Santa Maria a Sicola is a small Roman Catholic medieval chapel, off Via Giudecca Vecchia, in the neighborhood of Forcella, in the Quartieri Pendino of Naples, Italy.
The Mazzarella clan is a Campanian Camorra clan operating in the city of Naples. The clan is historically considered one of the most powerful groups of the Camorra.
Aurelio is the 13th quartiere of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIII. It belongs to the Municipio XIII and Municipio XIV.
Rione Traiano is a neighbourhood in Naples, of public housing located in the south-west area of the city of Naples, which acts as a connection between the Soccavo and Fuorigrotta districts.