Aurelio (Rome)

Q. XIII Aurelio
Quartiere of Rome
Position of the quartiere within the city of Rome
Position of the quartiere within the city of Rome
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan CityRome
ComuneRome
MunicipioMunicipio XIII
Municipio XIV
Established20 August 1921[1]
Area
 • Total1.8205 sq mi (4.7151 km2)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total41,920
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Aurelio is the 13th quartiere of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. XIII. It belongs to the Municipio XIII and Municipio XIV.

History

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Aurelio is among the first 15 quartieri of the city, originally delimited in 1911 and officially established in 1921. It takes its name from the Via Aurelia.

Geography

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The territory of the quarter includes the urban zones 18A Aurelio Sud, 18D Aurelio Nord and part of the urban zone 19A Medaglie d'Oro.

Boundaries

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To the north, the quarter borders with quartiere Trionfale (Q. XIV), from which it is separated by Via del Pineto Torlonia, Via di Valle Aurelia, Via Angelo Emo, Via Anastasio II, Via Aurelia, Via di Porta Pertusa and Viale Vaticano up to the Vatican wall. To the north, Aurelio also borders with the Vatican City.

Eastward, the quartiere borders with rione Borgo (R. XIV), from which is separated by the stretch of the Leonine Walls beside Via di Porta Cavalleggeri, Largo di Porta Cavalleggeri and Viale delle Mura Aurelie, and with rione Trastevere, the border being marked by the stretch of the Janiculum walls between Porta Portese and Porta San Pancrazio.

Southward, the quarter borders with quartiere Gianicolense (Q. XII), whose border is delineated by the stretch of Via di San Pancrazio between Piazzale Aurelio and Via Aurelia Antica and by the latter, up to Via di Torre Rossa.

To the west, Aurelio borders with suburbio Aurelio (S. IX), from which it is separated by Via di Torre Rossa, Piazza di Villa Carpegna, Circonvallazione Aurelia, Circonvallazione Cornelia, Via Pier delle Vigne, Via di Boccea and Largo di Boccea. Westward, Aurelio also borders with quartiere Primavalle (Q. XXVII), whose boundary is outlined by Largo di Boccea, Via Domenico Tardini and Via della Pineta Sacchetti, up to Via del Pineto Torlonia.

Odonymy

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Being the quarter very close to the Vatican City, streets and squares are mainly named after popes and prominent cardinals. In the northern part of the quartiere, however, hodonyms remember ancient jurists; whilst, in the north-western part, some streets are dedicated to authors and humanists. Odonyms of the quarter can be categorized as follows:

Places of interest

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Civil buildings

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Religious buildings

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a former cloister annexed to the church of San Pio V, now included within the grounds of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music.
it is an Orthodox place of worship, located within the park of Villa Abamelek.

Archaeological sites

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Parks

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Council Resolution nr. 20.
  2. ^ Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.
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  • "Municipio Roma XIII". Roma Capitale.
  • "Municipio Roma XIV". Roma Capitale.
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