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Vicenza (ascolta ⓘ AFI: /viˈʧɛnʦa/; Vicénsa ([viˈʧeŋsa]) in veneto) è un comune italiano di 110 833 abitanti, capoluogo dell'omonima provincia in Veneto. È il quarto comune della regione per popolazione, ed il quinto più densamente popolato.
- Francesco Rucco
Biografia. Nato a Lecce ma residente fin da bambino a...
- Storia di Vicenza
La città di Vicenza possiede una storia di oltre 2000 anni....
- Monumenti di Vicenza
Voce principale: Vicenza. Vicenza è una città ricca di...
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Roman era
Vicentia was settled by the Italic Euganei tribe and then by the Paleo-Veneti tribe in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. The Romans allied themselves with the Paleo-Veneti in their fight against the Celtic tribes that populated north-western Italy. The Roman presence in the area grew exponentially[citation needed] over time and the Paleo-Veneti (whose culture mirrored Etruscan and Greek values more so than Celtic ones) were gradually assimilated.[citation needed] In 157 BC, the city was a de fact...
Middle Ages
In 899, Vicenza was destroyed by Magyarraiders. In 1001, Otto III handed over the government of the city to the bishop, and its communal organization had an opportunity to develop, separating soon from the episcopal authority. It took an active part in the League with Verona and, most of all, in the Lombard League (1164–1167) against Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa compelling Padua and Treviso to join: its podestà, Ezzelino II il Balbo, was captain of the league. When peace was restored, howev...
Early modern era
Vicenza was a candidate to host the Council of Trent. The 16th century was the time of Andrea Palladio,who left many outstanding examples of his art with palaces and villas in the city's territory, which before Palladio's passage, was arguably the most downtrodden and esthetically lacking city in Veneto. After the Fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797, under Napoleonic rule, it was made a duché grand-fief (not a grand duchy, but a hereditary (extinguished in 1896), nominal duchy, a rare honor...
Vicenza lies in the Veneto region, at the northern base of Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Venice and 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Milan.
In 2007, there were 114,268 people residing in Vicenza of whom 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Minors (children ages 18 and younger) totalled 17.17% of the population, compared to pensioners, who number 21.60%. This compares with the Italian average of 18.06% (minors) and 19.94% (pensioners). The average age of Vicenza residents is 43 compar...
In 1994 UNESCO inscribed "Vicenza, City of Palladio" on its list of World Heritage Sites. In 1996, the site was expanded to include the Palladian villas outside the core area, and accordingly renamed "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto".
The surrounding country is predominantly agricultural. Major products are wine, wheat, corn, olive oil (in the Barbarano area) and cherries and asparagus are a particularity of Bassano. There are also quarries of marble, sulphur, copper, and silver mines, and beds of lignite and kaolin; mineral springs also abound, the most famous being those of Re...
Vicenza railway station, opened in 1846, forms part of the Milan–Venice railway, and is also a junction of two branch lines, to Schio and Treviso, respectively.
Vicenza is home to Vicenza Hurricanes American Football team which currently plays in League 2. Founded in 2009, the Hurricanes have a junior team and a senior team with a roster of 35+ athletes. Vicenza is home to football club L.R. Vicenza Virtus, formerly Lanerossi Vicenza and Vicenza Calcio, which currently compete in Serie C. Their home venue ...
Vicenza's cuisine reflects its humble, agricultural past: simple, hearty meals made with fresh local ingredients that reflect the province's geographical diversity. Unlike Venetian cuisine where fish reigns supreme, game meat, cheeses and vegetables take center stage accompanied by polenta, soft from the stove or day-old sliced and grilled over the...
Twin towns — sister cities
Vicenza is twinnedwith: 1. Annecy, France, since 1995 2. Pforzheim, Germany, since 1991 3. Wuxi, China, since 2006 4. Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., since 2009
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Vicenza nell'Enciclopedia Treccani - Treccani - Treccani. Comune del Veneto (80,5 km 2 con 109.855 ab. nel 2020, detti Vicentini ), capoluogo di provincia. La città è situata nella pianura veneta, allo sbocco del corridoio alluvionale interposto tra i Monti Berici e i Lessini e alla confluenza del Retrone con il Bacchiglione.
Vicenza è un comune italiano di 110 833 abitanti, capoluogo dell'omonima provincia in Veneto. È il quarto comune della regione per popolazione, ed il quinto più densamente popolato. Si trova al margine settentrionale della Pianura Padana, lungo i fiumi Bacchiglione e Retrone e ai piedi dei colli Berici.
17 ott 2022 · The city of Vicenza and the Palladian villas of the Veneto is a serial site including the city of Vicenza and twenty-four Palladian villas scattered in the Veneto area. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994, the site initially comprised only the city of Vicenza with its twenty-three buildings attributed to Palladio, as well as ...
