Tiber Island

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Tiber Island is a small, boat-shaped island in the Tiber River in Rome, historically significant for its ancient temples and later its hospitals and bridges connecting the city’s banks.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tiber Island canonical 17
Isola Tiberina 3
Insula Tiberina 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
historic site
river island
access pedestrian bridges
associatedWithDeity Aesculapius
linked to: Asclepius
belongsToRiverSystem Tiber River system
linked to: Tiber
city Rome
connectedBy Ponte Cestio
Ponte Fabricio
country Italy
culturalSignificance symbol of healing and medicine in Rome
eraOfMajorDevelopment ancient Roman period
eraOfSignificantUse Middle Ages
Renaissance
hasAlternativeName Insula Tiberina
linked to: Tiber Island

Isola Tiberina
linked to: Tiber Island
hasAncientTemple Temple of Aesculapius
linked to: Temple of Asclepius
hasCoordinateLatitude 41.8903 N
hasCoordinateLongitude 12.4783 E
hasFeature central square in front of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
travertine embankments shaped like a ship’s prow and stern
hasLength approximately 270 meters
hasNearbyDistrict Rione Ripa
Rione Sant’Angelo
Trastevere
hasStructure Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Church of San Giovanni Calibita
Fatebenefratelli Hospital
hasWidth approximately 67 meters
heritageStatus within UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome
historicalFunction medical and hospital center
religious center in ancient Rome
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Rome
Tiber River
linked to: Tiber
notableFor ancient temples
bridges connecting the banks of the Tiber
historic hospitals
partOf historic center of Rome
region Lazio
river Tiber
shape boat-shaped
urbanContext within central Rome
usedAs place of isolation during epidemics

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiber hasIsland Tiber Island
Tiber Island hasAlternativeName Isola Tiberina
linked to: Tiber Island
Tiber Island hasAlternativeName Insula Tiberina
linked to: Tiber Island
Ponte Cestio connects Tiber Island
Ponte Cestio riverBankConnection Tiber Island
Ponte Fabricio connectsTo Tiber Island
Ponte Fabricio near Isola Tiberina
linked to: Tiber Island
Historic Centre of Rome includes Tiber Island
Trastevere near Tiber Island
Roman Ghetto locatedNear Tiber Island
subject linked to: Roman Ghetto (historical)
Fatebenefratelli Hospital locatedOn Tiber Island
Church of San Giovanni Calibita locatedOn Tiber River island
linked to: Tiber Island
Church of San Giovanni Calibita locatedIn Isola Tiberina
linked to: Tiber Island
Rione Ripa contains Tiber Island
Municipio I of Rome contains Tiber Island
Lucius Cestius associatedPlace Tiber Island
Ponte San Bartolomeo connects Tiber Island
Pons Fabricius connectsWith Tiber Island
subject linked to: Lucius Fabricius
Ponte dei Quattro Capi connects Tiber Island