Q. V Nomentano
Quartiere of Rome
Villino Ximenes
Villino Ximenes
Position of the quartiere within the city of Rome
Position of the quartiere within the city of Rome
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan CityRome
ComuneRome
MunicipioMunicipio Roma II
Established20 August 1921[1]
Area
 • Total1.2591 sq mi (3.2611 km2)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total39,245
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.

History

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 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 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.

Geography

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 a slight wold. It also includes the urban zone 3A Nomentano.

Urban planning

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 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 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 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.

Boundaries

The quarter borders:

  • to the north-west, with the quarter Q. IV Salario, from which it is separated by the stretch of Via Nomentana between Piazzale di Porta Pia and Viale Regina Margherita; and with Q. XVII Trieste, whose limit is marked by the stretch of Via Nomentana between Viale Regina Margherita and the FL1 regional railway;
  • to the east, with the quarter Q. XXI Pietralata, along the stretch of the Tangenziale Est between Via Nomentana and Via Tiburtina;
  • to the south, with the quarter VI Tiburtino, from which it is separated by the stretch of Via Tiburtina between the Tangenziale Est and Via del Castro Laurenziano, by Via del Castro Laurenziano itself and by Viale dell'Università up until the Aurelian Walls;
  • to the south-west, with the rione R. XVIII Castro Pretorio, along the stretch of the Aurelian Walls between Viale dell'Università and Piazzale di Porta Pia.

Odonymy

The majority of 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 the quartiere can be categorized as follows:

Piazzale delle Province

Places of interest

Civil buildings

  • Villino Ximenes, in Piazza Galeno. A 20th-century liberty style cottage (1902).
designed by architect Ettore Ximenes.
  • Villino Wille, in Via Andrea Cesalpino. A 20th-century cottage (1907).
designed by architect Ernst Wille.
designed by architects Massimo Castellazzi, Tullio Dell'Anese and Annibale Vitellozzi.
  • Città del Sole, between Via della Lega Lombarda and Via Arduino. A 21st-century architectural complex (2010–15).[3]
designed by Studio Labics.

Religious buildings

Chiesa di Sant'Angela Merici

Villas

  • Villa Torlonia, in Via Nomentana.
  • Villa Mirafiori, in Via Carlo Fea (1878).
  • Villa Massimo, in Largo di Villa Massimo (1913).
  • Villa Blanc, in Via Nomentana.

Other

References

  1. ↑ Municipal Council Resolution nr. 20.
  2. ↑ Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.
  3. ↑ Teodora M.M. Piccinno. "Città del Sole". ArchiDiAP.
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