Map of the sestieri, also showing the inland district of Mestre.

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 the article "Sestiere". A sestiere (plural sestieri) is one of the primary divisions of Venice. ...

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. Location within Italy Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... The Cannaregio Canal, the main artery of Cannaregio, seen from the Tre Archi Bridge. ... San Polo is the smallest of the six sestieri of Venice, covering just 86 acres (350,000 m²) along the Grand Canal. ... Dorsoduro is one of the six sestieri of Venice. ... The Giudecca is an island in the Venetian Lagoon lying immediately south of the central islands, from which it is separated by the Giudecca Canal. ... For the basilica in Florence, see Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice. ... San Marco is one of the six sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city. ... San Giorgio Maggiore San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. ... See also Sebastian Castello and Castellón/Castelló in Spain. ... San Pietro di Castello is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, forming part of the Castello sestiere. ... SantElena is an island of Venice. ... A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office. ...

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. A parish is a subdivision. ... Events Benedict IX becomes pope. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... Events December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral Eleanor of Aquitaine leaves the court of Henry II because of a string of infidelities. ...

Other islands of the Venetian Lagoon do not form part of any of the sestieri, having historically enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy. The Venetian Lagoon The Venetian Lagoon is a lagoon off the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. ...

Each sestiere has its own house numbering system. Each house has a unique number in the district, from 1 to several thousand, generally numbered from one corner of the area to another, but not usually in a readily understandable manner. House numbering is the system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area, with the intention of making it easier to locate a particular building. ...