A quartiere (pronounced[kwarˈtjɛːre]; plural: quartieri) is a territorial subdivision of certain Italian towns. The word derives from quarto (‘fourth’) and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods by the two main roads. It has been later used as a synonymous of neighbourhood, and an Italian town can be now subdivided into a larger number of quartieri. The Swiss town of Lugano (in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino) is also subdivided into quarters.[1]
The English word "quarter" to mean an urban neighbourhood (e.g. the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana) is derived from the cognate old French word "quartier".
Other Italian towns with other than four official neighbourhoods are frequently divided into analogous terzieri (3) or sestieri (6); some towns merely refer to these neighborhoods by the non-number-specific rioni. Quartieri, terzieri, sestieri, rioni, and their analogues are usually no longer administrative divisions of these towns, but historical and traditional communities. Sometimes towns maintain traditional cultural events linked to quartieri: a notable case is the palio of Siena. Only in a few Italian cities, like in Florence and Bologna, a quartiere is also an administrative subdivision.
quartiere, 1987, film, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor. For the 1987 film see Quartiere film This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Quartiere news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message A quartiere pronounced kwarˈtjɛːre plural quartieri is a territorial subdivision of certain Italian towns The word derives from quarto fourth and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods by the two main roads It has been later used as a synonymous of neighbourhood and an Italian town can be now subdivided into a larger number of quartieri The Swiss town of Lugano in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino is also subdivided into quarters 1 The English word quarter to mean an urban neighbourhood e g the French Quarter in New Orleans Louisiana is derived from the cognate old French word quartier Other Italian towns with other than four official neighbourhoods are frequently divided into analogous terzieri 3 or sestieri 6 some towns merely refer to these neighborhoods by the non number specific rioni Quartieri terzieri sestieri rioni and their analogues are usually no longer administrative divisions of these towns but historical and traditional communities Sometimes towns maintain traditional cultural events linked to quartieri a notable case is the palio of Siena Only in a few Italian cities like in Florence and Bologna a quartiere is also an administrative subdivision See also editCircoscrizione Contrade Frazione Localita Rione Rioni of Rome Sestiere TerziereReferences edit Lugano quartieri Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quartiere amp oldid 1140642647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
