divided into three distinct rulerships, which were known as terzieri. A sestiere (pl.: sestieri) is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The...

which are separated from their neighbors by narrow channels only. Each sestiere is now a statistical and historical area without any degree of autonomy...

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...

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...

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...

northernmost of the six historic sestieri of Venice. It is the second largest sestiere by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people as of 2007[update]...

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...

much like Venice. They correspond to the five original islands. The sixth sestiere is neighboring Mazzorbo: Burano has a high population density, calculated...

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...

the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast. Along with...

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...

San Lorenzo church in the sestiere of Castello (Venice), where Polo was buried. The photo shows the church as it is today, after the 1592 rebuilding....

church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice. In the Polish First Republic swastika symbols were...

and concert hall located at one end of the Campo Santo Stefano in the Sestiere of San Marco, where it leads into the campiello San Vidal, and from there...

in the sestiere of Santa Croce The Fondaco dei Turchi, on the Grand Canal in the sestiere of Santa Croce Palazzo Pesaro Orfei, in the sestiere of San...

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...

The church where Vivaldi was given the supplemental baptismal rites, San Giovanni in Bragora, Sestiere di Castello, Venice...

were Doges of Venice: Palazzo Mocenigo di San Stae, Sestiere of Santa Croce Palazzi Mocenigo, Sestiere of San Marco: Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova Palazzo...

Campo Santo Stefano is a city square near the Ponte dell'Accademia, in the sestiere of San Marco, Venice, Italy. Santo Stefano, Venice San Vidal, Venice Palazzo...

Biblioteca Ambrosiana. ISBN 978-88-7870-488-6. Retrieved 19 April 2018. "Il Sestiere di Porta Romana". storiadimilano.it. Retrieved 19 April 2018. "Zona Centro...

San Giacomo di Rialto is a church in the sestiere of San Polo, Venice, northern Italy. The inclusion of Rialto in the name distinguishes this church from...

Politics portal Circoscrizione Località Quartiere Rione Rioni of Rome Sestiere Terziere Adams, John Clarke; Barile, Paolo (1972). The government of republican...

The Rialto is a central area of Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of San Polo. It is, and has been for many centuries, the financial and commercial heart...

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...

Maria Maggiore church is a religious building, now deconsecrated, in the sestiere of Santa Croce, Venice. The church had its origins in a hermitage by Sant'Agnese...

Politics portal Circoscrizione Frazione Località Quartiere Rioni of Rome Sestiere Terziere (in Italian) The word rione in the Treccani dictionary on-line...

and minor basilica located at the Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della...

San Giovanni in Bragora is a church in Venice, Italy, located in the sestiere of Castello. It was founded in the early 8th century, allegedly by St. Magnus...

Varoteri is a building located facing the Campo Santa Margherita in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy. The two story brick building is unusual for...

an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the comune of Venice. Giudecca lies immediately...