Quartieri Spagnoli
Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarters) is a part of the city of Naples in Italy. The Neapolitan language is stronger here than anywhere else. It is a poor area, suffering from high unemployment and strong influence of Camorra. The area, encompassing c. 800,000 square metres, consists of a grid of around eighteen streets by twelve, including a population of some 14,000 inhabitants.
The Quartieri' were created in the 16th to house Spanish garrisons, hence the name, whose role was to quench revolts from the Neapolitan population. Soon they became an infamous quarter with a high rate of criminality and prostitution.
The area has among the highest rates of respiratory diseases, unemployment and youth crime in Europe. The housing in the Quartieri Spagnoli consists usually six storied blocks with a roof terrace and a central courtyard. The width of the average street is about 3 metres.
Among the historic churches in the district are:
- Church of the Immacolata Concezione e Purificazione di Maria de' nobili in Montecalvario
- Church of San Carlo alle Mortelle
- Church of San Mattia
- Church of Santa Maria della Concezione a Montecalvario
- Church of Santa Maria della Lettera
- Church of Santa Maria della Mercede a Montecalvario
- Church of Santa Maria Francesca delle Cinque Piaghe
- Church of Sant'Anna di Palazzo
- Church of Santa Maria del Rosario a Portamedina
- Church of Santa Maria della Concordia
- Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Toledo
- Convent and church of Santa Maria dello Splendore
- Church of Santa Maria Ognibene
- Church of Santa Teresella degli Spagnoli
- Church of the Trinità dei Pellegrini
- Church of the Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli
Coordinates: 40°50′27″N 14°14′47″E / 40.84083°N 14.24639°E