The following is a list of settlements in Italy whose name was changed between 1861 and today, sorted by region. This list contains only settlements within the present-day borders of Italy, but omits the German place names in South Tyrol (see Prontuario dei nomi locali dell'Alto Adige and Italianization of South Tyrol).
Abruzzo
Former name |
New name |
Date
|
Bacucco |
Arsita |
1905
|
Aosta Valley
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio
Liguria
Lombardy
Marche
Molise
Former name |
New name |
Date
|
Castelluccioacquaborrana
|
Castelmauro
|
1885
|
Ripalta sul Trigno |
Mafalda |
1903
|
Piedmont
Sardinia
Former name |
New name |
Date
|
Terranova Pausania |
Olbia |
1939
|
Mussolinia |
Arborea |
1947
|
Sicily
Trentino-South Tyrol
Tuscany
Former name |
New name |
Date
|
Colonna di Buriano |
Vetulonia |
1887
|
Umbria
Veneto
Uncategorised
Most Italian cities have historical Latin names, and some have Greek or Etruscan names.
- Resìna → Ercolano (1969)
- Ζάγκλη Zankle (Zancle Dankle) → Μεσσήνη Messene → Μεσσάνα Messana → Messina