Editing Venice (section)

=== ''Sestieri'' ===
The historic city of Venice has historically been divided into six ''[[sestiere|sestieri]]'', and is made up of a total of 127 individual islands, most of which are separated from their neighbors by narrow channels only.<ref>[https://web.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-121715-123903/unrestricted/VE15-Isles_Report.pdf Georges Gauthier, David McDonald, Jenna O’Connell, Nick Panzarino: Exploring the City of Islands: Interactive Resources for Analyzing the Islands of Venice. Worcester 2015], linking to [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B_p7yl-zJQKleVdxNFQzUk1RQlk?resourcekey=0-StHTtIWfeqspBpUCDxTviQ Google Drive, darin ''ICQ, Spreadsheets, VE15-Isles_Isles_Lagoon_data'']</ref>

[[File:Sestieri di Venezia.svg|thumb|right|''Sestieri'':
{{Legend|purple|Cannaregio}}
{{Legend|blue|Castello}}
{{Legend|teal|San Marco}}
{{Legend|yellow|Dorsoduro}}
{{Legend|lime|San Polo}}
{{Legend|red|Santa Croce}}
]]
{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable col2center col3right col4right col5right col6right"
|+ ''Sestiere''
|-
! ''Sestiere'' || {{Abbr|Abbr.|Abbreviation}} || Area ({{Abbrlink|ha|Hectare}}) || {{Abbr|Pop.|Population}} (2011-10-09) || Density || {{Abbr|No.|Number}} of islands
|-
| [[Cannaregio]] || CN || 121.36 || 16.950 || 13.967 || 33
|-
| [[Castello, Venice|Castello]] || CS || 173.97 || 14.813 || 8.514 || 26
|-
| [[San Marco (sestiere of Venice)|San Marco]] || SM || 54.48 || 4.145 || 7.552 || 16
|-
| [[Dorsoduro]] || DD || 161.32 || 13.398 || 8.305 || 31
|-
| [[San Polo]] || SP || 46.70 || 9.183 || 19.665 || 7
|-
| [[Santa Croce (Venice)|Santa Croce]] || SC || 88.57 || 2.257 || 2.548 || 14
|- class="sortbottom" style="background-color: #ddd;"
| Historic centre || {{n/a}} || 646.80{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} || 60.746 || 9.392 || 127
|}

Each ''sestiere'' is now a statistical and historical area without any degree of autonomy.<ref name="imagesofvenice.com">{{Cite web |last=Coulling |first=Ian |date=2 November 2020 |title=Districts & Attractions – Introduction |url=https://imagesofvenice.com/districts-and-attractions-introduction/ |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=Images of Venice |language=en-US}}</ref>

The six fingers or phalanges of the ''ferro'' on the bow of a [[gondola]] represent the six ''sestieri''.<ref name="imagesofvenice.com" />

The ''sestieri'' are divided into [[parish]]es—initially 70 in 1033, but reduced under [[Napoleon]], and now numbering just 38. These parishes predate the ''sestieri'', which were created in about 1170. Each parish exhibited unique characteristics but also belonged to an integrated network. Each community chose its own patron saint, staged its own festivals, congregated around its own market centre, constructed its own bell towers, and developed its own customs.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Venice: History Of The Floating City |last=Ferraro |first=Joanne |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2012 |location=New York}}</ref>

Other islands of the [[Venetian Lagoon]] do not form part of any of the ''sestieri'', having historically enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy.<ref name="www.scoprivenezia.com">{{Cite web |title=Sestieri – Quartieri di Venezia |trans-title=Sestieri – Neighborhoods of Venice |url=https://www.scoprivenezia.com/sestieri |last=Mancebo |first=Ivanka Garcia |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=www.scoprivenezia.com |language=it}}</ref>

Each ''sestiere'' has its own [[house numbering]] system. Each house has a unique number in the district, from one to several thousand, generally numbered from one corner of the area to another, but not usually in a readily understandable manner.<ref name="www.scoprivenezia.com" />