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Trevi is the 2nd rione of Rome, Italy, identified by the initials R. II, located in Municipio I.The origin of its name is not clear, but the most accepted theory is that it comes from the Latin trivium (meaning 'three streets'), because there were three streets all leading to the current Piazza dei Crociferi, a square next to the modern Trevi square.
Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome, encompassing the centre of the city.. It was first created by Rome's city council on 19 January 2001 and has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections.
Rome is also divided into 116 non-administrative units, called comprensori toponomastici (toponymic districts), which are organized into four groups: 22 rioni located in the historic centre of the city, mostly within the Aurelian Walls, except for Prati and Borgo; 35 quartieri surrounding the historic centre of Rome outside the Aurelian Walls;
A large fire broke out in Rome on Wednesday on a hill near the Italian capital's court of justice and a public TV broadcasting centre, forcing the evacuation of several buildings and offices ...
Rome is considering limiting access to the Trevi Fountain, one of its busiest monuments, ahead of an expected bumper year for tourism in the Eternal City, city council officials say. The Italian ...
A map of the center of Rome (the centro storico, roughly corresponding to the walled city) with its rioni. A rione of Rome (Italian:; pl.: rioni of Rome) is a traditional administrative division of the city of Rome. Rione is an Italian term used since the 14th century to name a district of a town. [1]
The historic district of Rome was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1980. [1] It covers 19,91 km² and is included in 22 rioni with 186.802 inhabitants. [2] There are 25.000 important archaeological sites and locations. [3]
Centro Storico extends, to varying degrees, over the rioni of R. II Trevi, R. III Colonna, R. IV Campo Marzio, R. V Ponte, R. VI Parione, R. VII Regola, R. VIII Sant'Eustachio, R. IX Pigna and R. XI Sant'Angelo. The area borders: to the north with the urban zones 17A Prati, 2C Flaminio and 2X Villa Borghese