8-519: Nomentano is the 5th quartiere of Rome (Italy), identified by the initials Q. V . The name derives from the ancient road Via Nomentana . It belongs to the Municipio II . Nomentano is among the first 15 quarters of the city, which were born in 1911 and officially established in 1921. It took its name from the Via Nomentana . Its construction dates back to the end of 19th century and
16-399: A huge traffic flow from the adjacent quarter of Pietralata . The road system is mostly modern. Just Via Torlonia, Via de'Rossi and Via Tomassini (the roads corresponding to the ancient Vicolo di Pietralata) as well as the streets surrounding Villa Blanc belong to the original urban tissue of the early 20th century. The area among Via Nomentana, Viale del Policlinico and Via di Villa Massimo
24-511: A slight wold. It also includes the urban zone 3A Nomentano . The quarter is crossed by two relevant routes, the road axis of Viale Regina Elena and Viale Regina Margherita, a rectilinear artery connecting Parioli to the Campo Verano cemetery, and the road axis of Viale del Policlinico, Via Morgagni and Viale della Lega Lombarda, linking Via Tiburtina with Porta Pia and Corso d'Italia. The bridge of Ponte Lanciani, moreover, brings in
32-525: Is remembered as the third biggest air raid over Rome for its destructiveness and the number of casualties. The quarter hosts a large Jewish community in the area around Piazza Bologna and the synagogue in Via Padova. It is located in the north-western area of the city, very close to the Aurelian Walls . The territory of the quartiere , whose shape recalls that of an irregular triangle, sits on
40-480: Is the elegant portion of the quarter, with refined cottages and small buildings built between 19th and 20th centuries. Just behind Viale Ventuno Aprile and Piazza Bologna, as well as along Viale delle Province, is a well-maintained council housing area dating back to the 1930s. Another pretty council housing area (the so-called Quartiere Sant'Ippolito or Tiburtino II ) is located between the Via Tiburtina and
48-467: The station of the same name . It is among the smallest quarters of the city, with a moderate population density: about 75.000 inhabitants which, on average, belong to a medium-high social class. Data reveals a high aging index and a high immigration rate. Moreover, given the position of the quarter and the presence of tertiary poles and office buildings, above average levels of traffic and pollution have been observed. The quarter borders: The majority of
56-539: The beginning of the 20th century: characteristic architecture of that period can be seen in the area surrounding the Policlinico Umberto I , itself completed in 1902. The quarter rapidly developed as a residential area during the fascist ventennio and immediately after the II World War : during the latter, the area has been subject to harsh bombardments, among which the one that took place in 1944
64-413: The streets and squares of the area around Piazza Bologna and Viale delle Province is named after Italian provinces (hence the nickname Nomentano - Italia ), whilst around the Policlinico Umberto I there is a group of street named after physicians and anatomists. Other roads are named after archaeologists (mainly in the area around Villa Torlonia ) and after medieval personalities or events. The odonyms of
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