Giuliano-Dalmata is the 31st quartiere of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXXI. Its name refers to the Julian, Istrian and Dalmatian refugees that settled there in the postwar period.
History
Born in the 1930s as Villaggio Operaio E42, in order to house the workers employed in the construction of the World Expo 42, and abandoned during the Second World War, in the postwar period the borough remained uninhabited, until in 1947 twelve families of julian refugees settled in the area around the current Piazza Giuliani e Dalmati and renamed the settlement Villaggio Giuliano. The official inauguration of the new district took place on November 7, 1948, when the old workers dormitories were restored and readjusted for residential use, and consigned to the refugees, in the presence of the then Secretary of the Council of MinistersGiulio Andreotti and of Mrs. De Gasperi, the wife of the then Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi. During the ceremony, in the little chapel of the neighborhood it was celebrated the first wedding of the community, between Armando Chioggia, native of Fiume, and the Roman girl Fernanda Tombesi, symbolizing the union of the refugees with the local citizens. In 1955, following to the coming of almost 2.000 refugees from Istria and Dalmatia, the quartiere took its current name.
Geography
The territory of the quarter includes the urban zone12BVillaggio Giuliano and a great part of the urban zone 12ECecchignola. In the district is also located a frazione of Rome, the only one that is not included in the Agro Romano, namely Castello della Cecchignola.
Boundaries
To the north, Giuliano-Dalmata borders with QuartiereArdeatino, from which is separated by Via di Vigna Murata. Eastward, the quartiere borders with Zona Cecchignola, from which is separated by the stretch of Via Ardeatina between Via di Vigna Murata and Via della Cecchignola and by Via della Cecchignola itself. To the south, it borders with ZonaCastel di Leva, whose boundary is marked by a portion of the Grande Raccordo Anulare. Westward, Giuliano-Dalmata borders with ZonaFonte Ostiense and with QuartiereEuropa, the border being outlined by Via Laurentina.
Odonymy
The majority of the streets and squares are dedicated to prominent Julian, Istrian and Dalmatian personalities and to historical events that occurred to that geographical area, e.g. Largo Vittime delle Foibe Istriane, Largo Eccidio di Malga Bala or Parco Caduti per Trieste. The toponyms of the quartiere can be categorized as follows:
Local names, e.g. Via del Casale Solaro, Piazza Castello della Cecchignola, Via della Cecchignola, Via della Cecchignoletta, Vicolo Colle della Strega, Via della Fonte Meravigliosa;
Monument to the julian and dalmatian fallen, in Via Laurentina: it is a karstic rock coming from the WWI battlefields, bearing the coats of arms of Istria, Fiume, Trieste, Gorizia and Dalmatia
Monument to the victims of the Foibe massacres, in Largo Vittime delle Foibe Istriane
The 1962 movie The Police Commissioner, by Alberto Sordi, was mainly shot in EUR and in Giuliano-Dalmata. Part of the film Talcum Powder, by Carlo Verdone, was shot in Giuliano-Dalmata: the modern edifices of Via Elio Lampridio Cerva, Via Veranzio and Piazza Bernardino Zamagna are recognizable. In a famous scene, the protagonist asks his wife where Via Lampridio Cerva is, being surprised by the unusual name. The quarter has been the set of several other movies, such as 7 chili in 7 giorni, by Luca Verdone, starring Renato Pozzetto and Carlo Verdone, and Da grande, by Franco Amurri and starring Renato Pozzetto.
