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16-445: Monaco City is one of the four traditional quarters ( French : quartiers ) of Monaco; the others are La Condamine , Monte Carlo , and Fontvieille . It is located at 43°43′51″N 7°25′26″E  /  43.73083°N 7.42389°E  / 43.73083; 7.42389 and has an estimated population of 975. It has 19.64 hectares of surface and is located between the districts of Fontvieille and La Condamine . Monaco Ville

32-663: A "Jewish Quarter", though Spain hasn't had a significant Jewish population for over 500 years. Over the course of World War II , Nazi Germany reestablished Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe (which they called Jewish quarters) for the purpose of segregation, persecution, terror, and exploitation of Jews, mostly in Eastern Europe. According to USHMM archives, "The Germans established at least 1,000 ghettos in German-occupied and annexed Poland and

48-563: A Franciscan friar to enter, before opening the gates to his soldiers. This episode gave rise to his nickname, Malizia ("malice"). This is why today the arms of Monaco bear two Franciscans armed with a sword. Despite being located in the middle of the City of Monaco, the world's most densely populated urban center, Monaco City remains a medieval village at heart, made up almost entirely of quiet pedestrian streets and marked by virtual silence after sundown. Though innumerable people visit Monaco City and

64-654: A division is particularly common in countries like Bulgaria ( Bulgarian : квартал , romanized :  kvartal ), Croatia ( četvrt ), France ( Quartier ), Georgia ( კვარტალი , k'vart'ali ), Italy ( Quartiere ), Romania ( Cartier ), and Serbia ( четврт / četvrt ). It may be denoted as a borough (in English-speaking countries ), Portugal / Brazil ( bairro ), Spain ( barrio ); or some other term (e.g. Cambodia ( សង្កាត់ sangkat ), Germany ( Stadtteil ), and Poland ( dzielnica )). Quarter can also refer to

80-568: A historical Jewish quarter and some still have it. The history of the Jews in Iraq is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. From the late medieval and early modern period onwards Jews, the only remaining dhimmi , were increasingly confined to ghettolike quarters, such as

96-457: A means of controlling the area. They also established dwellings at the base of the Rock to support the garrisons. To attract the inhabitants of Genoa and the surrounding towns, they offered land and exempted newcomers from taxes. On January 8, 1297, François Grimaldi , descendant of Otto Canella, consul of Genoa in 1133, took over the fortress. Although he had a small army, he disguised himself as

112-459: A non-administrative but distinct neighbourhood with its own character: for example, a slum quarter. It is often used for a district connected with a particular group of people: for instance, some cities are said to have Jewish quarters , diplomatic quarters or Bohemian quarters . Most ancient Roman cities were divided to four parts, called Quarters, by their two main avenues: the Cardo and

128-805: A number of reasons. In some cases, Christian authorities wished to segregate Jews from the Christian population so that Christians would not be "contaminated" by them or so as to put psychological pressure on Jews to convert to Christianity. From the Jewish point of view, concentration of Jews within a limited area offered a level of protection from outside influences or mob violence. In many cases, residents had their own justice system. When political authorities designated an area where Jews were required by law to live, such areas were commonly referred to as ghettos , and were usually coupled with many other disabilities and indignities. The areas chosen usually consisted of

144-626: The mellah in Morocco, the hara in Algeria and Tunisia and the qa'a in Yemen. The mellah of Fez , founded in the fifteenth century, became the prototype of the Moroccan ghetto. Though it was probably founded in order to protect and not to punish the Jews, they resented the transfer and viewed it as bitter exile and manifestation of a painful segregation. Later foundation were founded with

160-526: The Decumanus Maximus . This article about geography terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jewish quarter (diaspora) In the Jewish diaspora , a Jewish quarter (also known as jewry , juiverie , Judengasse , Jewynstreet , Jewtown , Juderia or proto- ghetto ) is the area of a city traditionally inhabited by Jews . Jewish quarters, like

176-523: The Jewish ghettos in Europe , were often the outgrowths of segregated ghettos instituted by the surrounding Christian or Muslim authorities. A Yiddish term for a Jewish quarter or neighborhood is "Di yiddishe gas" ( Yiddish : די ייִדישע גאַס ), or "The Jewish quarter." While in Ladino , they are known as maalé yahudí , meaning "The Jewish quarter". Many European and Near Eastern cities once had

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192-416: The explicit intent of ostracism rather than protection. As such, Jews often had to wear distinguishing clothes and were not allowed to wear shoes outside the mellah . In cities, a mellah was surrounded by a wall with a fortified gateway , often close to kasbah of the king or governor, whereas rural mellahs were separate villages inhabited solely by the Jews. Jewish quarters in Europe existed for

208-693: The most undesirable areas of a city. In the English city of Norwich , the Jewish quarter was close to the castle, as a source of protection in times of local pogroms . This pattern was seen in other English towns, where Jews were under the protection of the Normans. In the 19th century, Jewish ghettos were progressively abolished, and their walls taken down, though some areas of Jewish concentration continued and continue to exist. In some cities, Jewish quarters refer to areas which historically had concentrations of Jews. For example, many maps of Spanish towns mark

224-415: The palace square, only local vehicles are allowed up to the Rock, and gasoline-powered motorcycles are prohibited after 10 p.m. Quarter (urban subdivision) A quarter is a part of an urban settlement . A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such

240-538: Was associated with Hercules, who was worshipped as Hercules Monoecus. According to the works of Hercules, but also according to Diodorus of Sicily and Strabo, the Greeks and the Ligurians reported that Hercules had passed through the region. On 10 June 1215, a detachment of Ghibellines led by Fulco del Cassello began the construction of a fortress on the rock of Monaco in order to make it a strategic military position and

256-606: Was originally called in Greek Monoikos , after the temple of Hercules Monoikos , located in a Phocaean colony of the 6th century BCE. During its history, Monoikos changed hands numerous times. It became Monaco in the Middle Ages . Some of the city walls and original structures still remain. It was here that the Phocaeans of Massalia (now Marseille) founded the colony of Monoïkos in the 6th century BC. Monoikos

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