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A
sestiere (plural
sestieri) is a subdivision of a number of Italian towns; for the origin and application of the word, and examples of these towns, see
sestiere.
The best-known town divided into
sestieri is
Venice. The city is divided into the six sestieri of
Cannaregio,
San Polo,
Dorsoduro (including the
Giudecca and
Isola Sacca Fisola),
Santa Croce,
San Marco (including
San Giorgio Maggiore) and
Castello (including
San Pietro di Castello and
Sant'Elena). Each sestiere was administered by a
procurator and his staff.
These districts consist of
parishes — initially seventy in
1033, but reduced under
Napoleon and now numbering just thirty-eight. These parishes predate the
sestieri, which were created in about
1170.
Other islands of the
Venetian Lagoon don't form part of any of the
sestieri, having historically enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy.
Each
sestiere has its own
house numbering system. Each house has a unique number in the district, from one to several thousand, generally numbered from one corner of the area to another, but not usually in a readily understandable manner.
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