Comune di Vicenza
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Vicenza (VI)
Mayor	Enrico Hüllweck
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Area	80 km² (31 sq mi)
Population (as of January 1, 2007)
- Total	119,038
- Density	1,488/km² (3,854/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	45°33′N 11°33′ECoordinates: 45°33′N 11°33′E
Gentilic	Vicentini
Dialing code	0444
Postal code	36100
Frazioni	Anconetta, Bertesina, Bertesinella, Bugano, Campedello, Casale, Debba, Longara, Maddalene, Ospedaletto, Polegge, San Pietro Intrigogna, Santa Croce Bigolina, Tormeno
Patron	Madonna of Monte Berico
- Day	September 8
Location of Vicenza in Italy
Website: www.comune.vicenza.it

City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	Italy
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii
Reference	712
Region†	Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription	1994  (18th Session)
Extensions	1996
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO.

Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately 60 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan. As of 2007 Vicenza had an estimated population of 119,038. ^[1] Image File history File links Vicenza-Stemma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Vicenza (It. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Italy_Regions_(including_Pelagie_Islands). ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Villa Capra La Rotonda in Vicenza The City centre of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto are a cluster of works by Andrea Palladio and his students which were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994 and expanded two years later. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Image File history File linksMetadata Vicenza-di_notte. ... As of 2006, there are a total of 830 World Heritage Sites located in 138 State Parties. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Vicenza (It. ... Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ... The Sanctuary and Basilica of Monte Berico dominates the city of Vicenza from the hills above. ... - Length 145 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed  ? km² Origin Alps Mouth Gulf of Venice Basin countries {{{10}}} The Bacchiglione is a river that flows through northern Italy. ... “km” redirects here. ... Venice (Venetian: Venezsia, Italian: Venezia, Latin: Venetia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ...

History

Roman age

Vicentia was settled by the Italic Euganei and then by the Palaeo-Veneti in the 2nd-3rd century BC, from whom it was taken by the Gauls. The Romans conquered it to the latter in 157 BC, giving the city the name of Vicetia or Vincentia ("victorious"). The Euganei (fr. ... Veneti may mean: The Adriatic Veneti, Enetoi in Greek, a bygone people of north-eastern Italy who spoke an Italic language. ... Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC Years: 162 BC 161 BC 160 BC 159 BC 158 BC - 157 BC - 156 BC 155 BC...

The Vicentini received the Roman citizenship in 49 BC. The city had some importance as a hub on the important road from Mediolanum to Aquileia], but was overshadowed by its neighbor Patavium (Padua). Little survives of the Roman city, but three of the bridges across the Bacchiglione and Retrone rivers are of Roman origin, and isolated arches of a Roman aqueduct exist outside Porta Santa Croce. The toga was the characteristic garment of the Roman citizen. ... Consuls: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior. ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... Aquileia (Friulian Aquilee, Slovene Oglej) is an ancient Roman town of Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 km from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. ... Tronco Maestro Riviera: a pedestrian walk along a section of the inland waterway or naviglio interno of Padua. ... Padua, Italy, (Italian: IPA: , Latin: Patavium, Venetian: ) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, the economic and communications hub of the region. ... For other uses, see Aqueduct (disambiguation). ...

During the decline of the Western Roman Empire, Heruls, Vandals, Alaric and Huns laid the area to waste, but the city recovered after the Ostrogoth conquest in 489. It was also an important Lombard and then Frank centre. Numerous Benedictine monasteries were built in Vicenza area, which, in particular, dried the lake that once was located north of Vicenza. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ... The Heruli (spelled variously in Latin and Greek) were a nomadic Germanic people, who were subjugated by the Ostrogoths and Huns in the 3rd to 5th centuries. ... Vandal and Vandali redirect here. ... // Alaric is a Germanic name that, broken into its parts means Ala: everyones and ric: ruler. This has various forms in the several Germanic languages, such as Alareiks in the original Gothic and Alrekr in Old Norse. ... For other uses, see Hun (disambiguation). ... Map of Ostrogothic Kingdom The Ostrogoths (Greuthung, Gleaming Goths or Eastern Goths), along with the Visigoths (Noble Goths or Western Goths) were branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late Roman Empire. ... Events Theoderic, king of the Italy with the approval of the eastern emperor Zeno. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence comes the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ... The Frankish Empire was the territory of the Franks, from the 5th to the 10th centuries, from 481 ruled by Clovis I of the Merovingian Dynasty, the first king of all the Franks. ... For the college, see Benedictine College. ...

Middle Ages

In 899 Vicenza was destroyed by Magyar raiders. Events Edward the Elder becomes King of England. ... This article is about the Hungarian ethnic group. ...

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, however, the old rivalry with Padua, Bassano, and other cities was renewed, besides which there were the internal factions of the Vivaresi (Ghibellines) and the Maltraversi (Guelphs). Events Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. Canonisation of Edward the Martyr, king of England. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      This article... The Lombard League was an alliance formed around 1167, which at its apex included most of the cities of northern Italy (although its membership changed in time), including, among others, Milan, Piacenza, Cremona, Mantua, Bergamo, Brescia, Bologna, Padua, Treviso, Vicenza, Verona, Lodi, and Parma, and even some lords, such as... Events Count Henry I of Champagne marries Marie de Champagne. ... Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund Absalon fortifies Copenhagen William Marshal, the greatest knight that... Frederick in a 13th century Chronicle Frederick I (German: Friedrich I. von Hohenstaufen)(1122 – June 10, 1190), also known as Friedrich Barbarossa (Frederick Redbeard) was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18, 1155. ... The Palace of the Podestà in Florence, known as the Palazzo Vecchio or the Palazzo della Signoria Podestà is the name given to certain high officials in many Italian cities, since the later middle ages, mainly as Chief magistrate of a city state (like otherwise styled counterparts in other cities... Ezzelino da Romano was the name of various seignors of fiefs and cities in northern Italy starting from the 12th century AD. The family was founded by Ecelo (Ezzelo), who came to Italy from Germany during the expedition of King of Germany Conrad II (1036). ... Bassano or Bassan (Hebrew: באסאנו ) is a Jewish surname derived probably from arabic-sephardi surname Ben Hassan. ... The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting, respectively, the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in Italy during the 12th century and 13th century. ... The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting, respectively, the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in Italy during the 12th century and 13th century. ...

The tyrannical Ezzelino III drove the Guelphs out of Vicenza, and caused his brother, Alberico, to be elected podestà (1230). The independent commune joined the Second Lombard League against Emperor Frederick II, and was sacked by that monarch (1237), after which it was annexed to Ezzelino's dominions. On his death the old oligarchic republic political structure was restored -a consiglio maggiore ("grand council") of four hundred members and a consiglio minore ("small council") of forty members - and it formed a league with Padua, Treviso and Verona. Three years later the Vicentines entrusted the protection of the city to Padua, so as to safeguard republican liberty; but this protectorate (custodia) quickly became dominion, and for that reason Vicenza in 1311 submitted to the Scaligeri lords of Verona, who fortified it against the Visconti of Milan. Ezzelino III da Romano. ... Defensive towers at San Gimignano, Tuscany, bear witness to the factional strife within communes. ... Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. ... // Events Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders. ... Look up republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Treviso (French: Trévise, Latin: Tarvisium, Venetian: Trèviso) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Padua, Italy, (Italian: IPA: , Latin: Patavium, Venetian: ) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, the economic and communications hub of the region. ... Events Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster. ... The noble family Scaliger (Scaligeri) were lords of Verona. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Visconti was a noble family that ruled Milan during the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance period. ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN...

Vicenza came under rule of Venice in 1404, and its subsequent history is that of Venice. It was besieged by the Emperor Sigismund, and Maximilian I held possession of it in 1509 and 1516. For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... Borders of the Republic of Venice in 1796 Capital Venice Language(s) Venetian, Latin, Italian Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic Doge  - 1789–97 Ludovico Manin History  - Established 697  - Treaty of Zara June 27, 1358  - Treaty of Leoben April 17, 1797 * Traditionally, the establishment of the Republic is dated to 697. ... Sigismund (February 14/15, 1368 - December 9, 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 to 1437. ... Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria Maximilian I of Bavaria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ...

Modern age

Vicenza was a candidate to host the Council of Trent. The Council of Trent is the Nineteenth Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

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. Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580), was an Italian architect, widely considered the most influential person in the history of Western architecture. ...

After 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 reserved for French officials) within Bonaparte's personal Kingdom of Italy for general Caulaincourt, also imperial Grand-Écuyer. 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Austria[a] Portugal Prussia[a] Russia[b] Sicily[c] Sardinia  Spain[d]  Sweden[e] United Kingdom French Empire Holland[f] Italy Etruria[g] Naples[h] Duchy of Warsaw[i] Confederation of the Rhine[j] Bavaria Saxony Westphalia Württemberg Denmark-Norway[k] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... The flag of the Kingdom of Italy was a rectangular version of the flag of the Italian Republic, with Napoleons emblem on the green field. ... Caulaincourt can refer to: Armand Augustine Louis de Caulaincourt Caulaincourt, Aisne, a commune of the Aisne France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

After 1814, Vicenza passed to the Austrian Empire. In 1848, however, the people rose against Austria, but was recovered after a stubborn resistance. As a part of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, it was annexed to Italy after the 3rd war of Italian independence. Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Anthem Volkshymne (Peoples Anthem) The Austrian Empire Capital Vienna Language(s) German Hungarian Romanian Czech Slovakian Slovenian Croatian Serbian Italian Polish Ruthenian Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy History  - Established 1804  - Ausgleich 1867 The Crown of the Austrian Emperor The Austrian Empire (German: ) was a modern era successor empire founded... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (Italian: ; German: ) (1815 - 1866) was established after the defeat of Napoleon, according to the decisions of the Congress of Vienna (9 June 1815). ... Combatants Austria, Saxony, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Hanover and some minor German States (formerly as the German Confederation) Prussia, Italy, and some minor German States Strength 600,000 Austrians and German allies 500,000 Prussians and German allies 300,000 Italians Casualties 20,000 dead or wounded 37,000 dead...

Vicenza's area was a location of fights in both World War I and World War II. After the end of the latter, strong economic development made it one of the richest cities in Italy. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Vicenza is home to the United States Army post Caserma Ederle (Camp Ederle), also known as the U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza. In 1965, Caserma Ederle became the headquarters for the Southern European Task Force, and today is the central U.S. military installation in Southern Europe. The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by and/or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. ... Caserma Ederle (Camp Ederle) is a United States Army post located in Vicenza, Italy. ... Caserma Ederle (Camp Ederle) is a United States Army post located in Vicenza, Italy. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Caserma Ederle (Camp Ederle) is a United States Army post located in Vicenza, Italy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. ...

In January 2006 the European Gendarmerie Force was inaugurated in Vicenza. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Gendarmerie Force or EGF was launched by an agreement between five members of the European Union (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands) and its purpose was the creation of a European intervention force which would have military police (gendarmerie) functions, and be specialized in crisis management. ...

Ecclesiastical history

Main article: Diocese of Vicenza

Among its patron saints the city venerates St. Lontius, bishop and martyr, and St. Theodore and St. Apollonius, bishops and confessors in the fourth century. The Christian cemetery discovered near the Church of Sts. Felix and Fortunatus, dates from the earlier half of the fourth century, and these two saints were probably martyred under Diocletian. The Diocese of Vicenza is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. ... Theodore the Studite ( ca. ... Saint Apollonius (died around 186) is a 2nd century Christian martyr and apologist who is not to be confused with Apollinaris Claudius, an apologist of the same time frame. ...

The first bishop of whom there is any certain record is Horontius (590), a partisan of the Schism of the Three Chapters. Other bishops were: Vitalis (901), high chancellor of King Berengar of Ivrea; Girolamo (1000), deposed by Emperor Henry II for political sedition; Torengo, in whose episcopate a number of bishops rebelled against the episcopal authority. Uberto was deposed by Pope Innocent III as a despoiler of church property, but the canons put off until 1219 the election of his successor, Gilberto, who was forced by the tyranny of Ezzelino to live in exile. Events September 3 - St. ... The Three Chapters (trîa kephálaia), a phase in the Monophysite controversy, was an attempt to reconcile the Christians of Syria and Egypt with Western Christiandom, following the failure of the Henotikon. ... Events Mesoamerican ballgame court dedicated at Uxmal Kingdom of Taebong established in Korean peninsula Fuzhou city was expanded with construction of a new city wall (Luo City). Births Deaths February 18 - Thabit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and mathematician Categories: 901 ... Berengar of Ivrea (?-966), sometimes also referred to as Berengar II of Italy was marquess of Ivrea, and later King of Italy. ... Europe in 1000 The year 1000 of the Gregorian Calendar was the last year of the 10th century as well as the last year of the first millennium. ... Henry II in an illuminated miniature from an imperial sacramentary. ... Pope Innocent III (c. ... // Events Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade The Flag of Denmark fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse Ongoing events Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Births Christopher I of Denmark (died 1259) Frederick II of Austria (died 1246) Guillaume de Gisors, supposedly the...

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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Zeno (1468) was distinguished for his sanctity and learning. Matteo Priuli (1563) founded the seminary and made efforts for reform. Alvise M. Ganrielli (1779) restored many churches and the seminary.

The See of Vicenza was suffragan of the patriarchate of Aquileia, then of the archdiocese of Udine, and since 1818 of the archdiocese of Venice. This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia The Diocese of Vicenza is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. ... A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ... The Patriarachate of Aquileia was an historical state and episcopal see in north Eastern Italy, centred on the ancient city of Aquileia situated at the head of the Adriatic, on what is now the Austrian sea-coast, at the confluence of the Anse an the Torre. ... This is a List of Archbishops of Udine. ... Angelo Cardinal Scola, Patriarch of Venice. ...

Economy

The surrounding country is agricultural, but 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 Recoaro. The city has an active and lively industrial sector, which is especially famous for jewelry and clothing factories. The Gold Exposition is world-famous and it takes place in Vicenza three times per year (January, May, September). Other industries worthy of mention are the woollen and silk, pottery, and musical instruments. The headquarters of the bicycle component manufacturer Campagnolo are located here. Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather, other features of our environment, and for safety reasons. ... Campagnolo Ergopower lever Campagnolo is an Italian manufacturer of bicycle components with headquarters in Vicenza, Italy, historically regarded as one of most prestigious brand names in cycling. ...

Main sights

The Basilica Palladiana.

Palazzo Thiene by Palladio.

The Tower of Piazza Castello seen from the Salvi gardens.

Vicenza from Monte Berico.

Palazzo Chiericati by Palladio.

Vicenza is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, together with a number of the Palladian Villas. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1016 KB) Oggetto Vicenza: Piazza dei Signori, Basilica Palladiana Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Vicenza Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1016 KB) Oggetto Vicenza: Piazza dei Signori, Basilica Palladiana Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Vicenza Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 608 KB) Summary Vicenza - Palazzo Thiene-Bonin-Longare, dallelegante architettura - in pretto stile palladiano - posto allinizio del centro storico. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 608 KB) Summary Vicenza - Palazzo Thiene-Bonin-Longare, dallelegante architettura - in pretto stile palladiano - posto allinizio del centro storico. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 820 KB) Vicenza - La torre alla porta di Piazza Castello vista dai giardini Salvi File links The following pages link to this file: Vicenza Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 820 KB) Vicenza - La torre alla porta di Piazza Castello vista dai giardini Salvi File links The following pages link to this file: Vicenza Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The Sanctuary and Basilica of Monte Berico dominates the city of Vicenza from the hills above. ... Image File history File links Palazzo_Chiericati. ... Image File history File links Palazzo_Chiericati. ... The façade of Palazzo Chiericati, in Vicenza. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto is a cluster of works by Andrea Palladio and his disciples which were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994 and expanded two years later. ...

Palladio's works

Vicenza is home to several famous buildings designed by Palladio (all from the period 1580-1590). These include: Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Bold text{| align=right cellpadding=3 id=toc style=margin-left: 15px; |- | align=center colspan=2 | Years: 1587 1588 1589 - 1590 - 1591 1592 1593 |-vdsf gno[gldw[pvkijxaiamknn csogfhbvdowkhbfkqhjkhrjkhwgfhbjkpnkfokfgok3pkpk9pjhkt9erktyujkip9kijker9thhrkg9hkitr9gtkih9t0ykltk[u0jo0iey9uhyit90ertyhige9rity9riyh9ujirtyuhjnh-4e9tyigh9thiuy0h8tyh34tu8uy8u8u8u8rtu5y8ru8thu0tru0ut0rhutuh0trhu0hseogtrhr8uyhju8t89er9te9r8fy8shit ass dick bitch fuck | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s |- | align=center | Centuries...

• Villa Capra (also known as "La Rotonda"), located just outside the downtown area
• the public Basilica Palladiana, centrally located in Vicenza's Piazza dei Signori, of which Palladio himself said that it might stand comparison with any similar work of antiquity
• the Teatro Olimpico, built by Palladio in 1580-1585 for the Accademia degli Olimpici. The scenes are by Vincenzo Scamozzi.
• Palazzo Chiericati, home of Vicenza's museum.
• Palazzo Barbaran Da Porto
• Palazzo Thiene
• Palazzo Da Porto Breganze

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Other sights

Churches

• The cathedral, dating from early in the 11th century, and restored in the 13th, 16th, and 19th, possesses numerous pictures and sculptures, nearly all of them by Vicentine artists (Cittadello, Celestia, Liberi, Ruschi).
• The Church of the Ara Coeli (1244), formerly belonging to the Clarisses, contains statues by Marinali and Cassetti, and paintings by Tiepolo.
• The Churches of the Carmine (1372) and St. Catherine (1292), formerly belonging to the Humiliati, possess notable pictures.
• S. Corona (1260) was built by the Dominicans after the death of Ezzelino, and is pictures by Montagna (The Magdelene) and Relline (Baptism of Christ).
• Santa Croce (1179)
• SS. Felice and Fortunato (8th century)
• SS. Filippo and Giacomo (12th century)
• S. Lorenzo of the Friars Minor (1280), in the Gothic style, contains the tombs of many illustrious Vicentines.
• In the cloister of S. Maria of the Servites (1319) took place the miracles of St. Philip Benizi de Damiani.

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Secular buildings

• The clock tower (1224-1446).
• The Communal Library, founded by Count Giovanni M. Bertolo.
• Casa Pigafetta.
• The Town Museum (Pinacoteca Civica) houses mainly Vicentine paintings in the Palladian Palazzo Chiericati.

The façade of Palazzo Chiericati, in Vicenza. ...

Popular dishes

• Baccalà alla Vicentina
• Risi e Bisi
• Polenta e Osei

The inhabitants of Vicenza are joky known to other Italians as magnagati 'cat eaters'. Purportedly, Vicentinos turned to cats for sustenance during times of famine. Baccalà alla Vicentina is salted cod served on or next to polenta. ...

Famous people from Vicenza

Statue of Andrea Palladio.

• Flavio Albanese, architect
• Roberto Baggio, football player
• Giuseppina M. Bakhita, saint
• Fernando Bandini, writer
• Valerio Belli, sculptor and engraver
• Maria Bertilla Boscardin, saint
• Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, architect
• Gelindo Bordin, athlete
• Roberto Busa, religious and informatic engineer
• Tullio Campagnolo, bicycle maker
• Francesco Chieregati, papal nuncio, bishop
• Luigi Da Porto, writer
• Almerico da Schio, astronomer and inventor
• Otello De Maria, painter
• Ilvo Diamanti, political philosopher
• Federico Faggin, inventor
• Adolfo Farsari, photographer
• Ferreto dei Ferreti, historian (fourteenth century)
• Antonio Fogazzaro, writer
• Giovanni Giaconi, artist
• Antonio Giuriolo, partisan
• Fedele Lampertico, economist, writer and politician
• Niccolò Leoniceno, medic
• Paolo Lioy, naturalist
• Luigi Meneghello, writer (professor at Reading University)
• Andrea Palladio, architect
• Goffredo Parise, writer
• Antonio Pigafetta, explorer, companion of Ferdinand Magellan
• Guido Piovene, journalist and writer
• Orlando Pizzolato, athlete
• Manuel Righele, novelist and short story writer
• Sergio Romano, diplomatic
• Paolo Rossi, football player
• Mariano Rumor, politician
• Flo Sandon's, singer
• Vincenzo Scamozzi, architect
• Gian Antonio Stella, journalist and writer
• Tiziano Treu, politician
• Vitaliano Trevisan, writer and actor
• Gian Giorgio Trissino, humanist and poet (1478-1553)
• Nicola Vicentino, theorist and composer
• Giacomo Zanella, writer and priest
• Sonia Gandhi, president of the Congress party in India
• Amy Adams , American Actress

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 157 KB) Batch Photo By wanblee (11/02/2006) License File links The following pages link to this file: Vicenza ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 157 KB) Batch Photo By wanblee (11/02/2006) License File links The following pages link to this file: Vicenza ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... Valerio Belli (c. ... Maria Bertilla Boscardin (1888-1922) was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I. She was later canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. ... Gelindo Bordin (April 2, 1959) is a former Italian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Tullio Campagnolo (August 26, 1901–February 3, 1983) was an Italian cyclist who invented the quick release skewer and started the Campagnolo company that manufactures high end bicycle parts. ... Francesco Chieregati[1] (1479, Vicenza – 6 December 1539, Bologna) was a papal nuncio and bishop. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Federico Faggin (born December 1, 1941) is an Italian-born physicist/electrical engineer, principally responsible for the design of the first microprocessor and responsible for leading the 4004 (MCS-4) project to its successful outcome and for promoting its marketing. ... Portrait of a woman playing a gekkin, by Adolfo Farsari, c. ... Antonio Fogazzaro (March 25, 1842 - March 7, 1911) was an Italian novelist born in Vicenza from a rich family. ... Giovanni Giaconi is the author of The Villas of Palladio published by Princeton Architectural Press, New York 2003. ... Niccolò Leoniceno (born 1428 in Lonigo, died 1524 in Ferrara; also known as Nicolo Leoniceno, Nicolaus Leoninus, Nicolaus Leonicenus of Vicenza, Nicolaus Leonicenus Vicentinus, Nicolo Lonigo, Nicolò da Lonigo da Vincenza) was an Italian physician and humanist. ... Luigi Meneghello (born 1922) is an Italian writer and scholar. ... The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading. ... Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580), was an Italian architect, widely considered the most influential person in the history of Western architecture. ... Goffredo Parise (December 8, 1929 - August 31, 1986) was an Italian writer and journalist. ... Antonio Pigafetta. ... For the Presidential railcar named Ferdinand Magellan, see Ferdinand Magellan Railcar. ... Paolo Rossi (born September 23, 1956) is an Italian former football (soccer) player. ... Mariano Rumor (June 16, 1915 – 22 January 1990) was an Italian politician, a member of the Democrazia Cristiana and several times Prime Minister of Italy. ... Flo Sandons, stage name of Mammola Sandon (Vicenza, Italy, 29 June 1924), was a very popular singer in post-WWII Italy. ... Vincenzo Scamozzi Vincenzo Scamozzi (September 2, 1548 - August 7, 1616) born in Vicenza, Italy, was an architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Venice area in the second half of the 16th century. ... Gian Giorgio Trissino (Venezia, 1478 - Rome, 1550) was an Italian Renaissance humanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat and grammarian. ... Nicola Vicentino (Vicenza, 1511 – Milan, 1575 or 1576) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. ... Giacomo Zanella (9 September 1820 - 17 May 1888) was an Italian poet. ... Sonia Gandhi (Hindi: , IPA: ), born Sonia Antonia Maino on December 9, 1946, is an Italian-born Indian politician, the President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. ... The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... This article is about the actress. ...

Twin cities

• Annecy, France, from 1995
• Pforzheim, Germany, from 1991

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Sources and external links

• This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.

• Heraldica.org- Napoleonic heraldry
• Giovanna Grossato, "A short history of Vicenza"
• Map of Vicenza
• Official site of the comune
• Official site of the book "The Villas of Palladio"
• Photos of Vicenza (in Italian)

• Click here if you want to see Signori's square live by webcam

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