Borgo Giuseppino
The Borgo Giuseppino is a district in the center of the northern Italian city of Trieste , which Emperor Joseph II had built at the end of the 18th century. After Borgo Teresiano , the district is the second example of the planned expansion of the city. Together with the districts of Borgo Teresiano, Barriera Nuova, San Vito and Città Vecchia, Borgo Giuseppino today forms administrative district 4 ( Circoscrizione IV ) of the municipality of Trieste.
designation
The name Borgo Giuseppino ( Josephsvorstadt ) is derived from the name Joseph II .
Location and structure
The Borgo Giuseppino is located southeast of the old town of Trieste and extends on the one hand from the main square Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia to Campo Marzio and on the other hand from the promenade to Piazza Attilio Hortis. The center of the district is Piazza Venezia.
The district has a cross-shaped structure and consists of linear streets that meet at right angles.
In contrast to the Borgo Teresiano , which was primarily designed as a trading center, the Borgo Giuseppino is smaller and mainly characterized by public buildings and squares.
history
The area east of the Piazza Grande was outside the city walls until the mid-18th century. For the most part owned by various religious orders , the area was dedicated to the Holy Martyrs ( Santi Martiri in Italian ). When Joseph II ordered the abolition of numerous monasteries in Austria from 1782, which were economically unproductive, the property of the local religious orders was expropriated by the Austrian state between 1785 and 1788 and parts of the monasteries were torn down. Only the Beata Vergine del Soccorso church in today's Piazza Attilio Hortis has been preserved.
The areas gained were used by Joseph II to continue the planned expansion of the city begun under his mother Maria Theresa and thus to promote the economic and demographic development of Trieste. In 1788 construction began on the new quarter, which was initially called Città Giuseppina in honor of the emperor and was later given the name Borgo Giuseppino ( Josephsvorstadt ).
Significant buildings and places
- Beata Vergine del Soccorso : Catholic church in Piazza Attilio Hortis with origins from the 13th century
- Molo Sartorio
- Palazzo Biserini : Magnificent building on Piazza Attilio Hortis from the 19th century, in which public facilities such as the Biblioteca Civica Attilio Hortis and the city's natural history museum Museo di Storia Naturale are housed
- Palazzo Revoltella: former City Palace Pasquale Revoltella at Piazza Venezia, where the same today, Gallery of Modern Art is
- Villa Sartorio: the former residence of the Sartorio family , which now houses the Sartorio Museum
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Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′ 49 ″ N , 13 ° 45 ′ 44 ″ E