points of Venice: place names that tell the past
Most of the streets of Venice names are very old and above curious, that can invoke trades, businesses, origin or the surname of the inhabitants. In addition, the name sometimes recalls events that took place centuries ago. At the time of the Venetian Republic the official language for all legal and administrative acts, as well as that of literary works, was the dialect. Remain in dialect, even today, the place names written on "nizioleti" rectangles of white lime, which can be found on the walls of the streets about two meters high. The place names are repeated often and each has a meaning. Examples are: Pestrin (Milkman), Pistor (baker); Frutarol (greengrocer); Becar (butcher); Marzer (seller of textiles); Frezzerie (where they made arrows); Fiubera (where they made buckles for the shoes), and the Priests "Muneghe (nuns) of Dubrovnik, that the people of Ragusa, now Dubrovnik, the Riva degli Schiavoni, Dalmatians, ie, the street Turchette; the streets of the Armenians and Todesco, Riva di Biasio, which owes its name to Biagio, severely condemned and executed by the Venetian Republic; Ormesini the foundation for the processing of fabrics from Hormuz in Asia, the "Caselleria" where there were manufacturers of boxes which were used to ship goods or storing the bride's trousseau; presence in the area of \u200b\u200bthe roof from a number of courtesans, and the great patrician families who lived nearby (Contarini, Mocenigo, Zane, Albrizzi etc.).
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