List of renamed municipalities in Italy

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).

Uncategorised
Most Italian cities have historical Latin names, and some have Greek or Etruscan names.


 * Maleventum → Beneventum → Benevento
 * Henna → Castrogiovanni → Enna
 * Mussolinia di Sicilia → Santo Pietro


 * Resìna → Ercolano (1969)
 * Ζάγκλη Zankle (Zancle Dankle) → Μεσσήνη Messene → Μεσσάνα Messana → Messina