Province of Vicenza

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Province of Vicenza
Provincia di Vicenza (Italian)
Provincia de Vicensa (Venetian)
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Villa Cordellina Lombardi, the provincial seat
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Vicenza in Italy.svg
Map highlighting the location of the province of Vicenza in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
RegionFlag of Veneto.svg  Veneto
Capital(s) Vicenza
Comuni 119
Government
  President Francesco Rucco
Area
  Total
2,722.53 km2 (1,051.17 sq mi)
Population
 (30 June 2019)
  Total
938,957
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
  Total€27.697 billion (2015)
  Per capita€31,890 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
36010-36078, 36100
Telephone prefix0424, 0444, 0445
Vehicle registration VI
ISTAT 024

The province of Vicenza (Venetian : provincia de Vicensa; Italian : provincia di Vicenza) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.

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The province has an area of 2,722.53 km2, and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 113 comuni (municipalities) in the province. [2] Towns in the province include Bassano del Grappa, Schio, Arzignano, Montecchio Maggiore, Thiene, Torri di Quartesolo, Noventa Vicentina, Marostica, Lonigo and Valdagno.

Population is unevenly spread throughout the province. More than 60% of the populace resides in densely industrialised areas in the eastern, western, and northern (known as Alto Vicentino) conurbations, as well as the area surrounding Bassano del Grappa. The remaining 40% reside in predominantly rural areas in the southern part of the province (the Colli Berici and Basso Vicentino) or the Asiago plateau.

Economic development in some areas is hindered by industrial and agricultural depression. Towns in the western section such as Valdagno and Montecchio Maggiore suffer from high unemployment, following a decline in steel and textile industries. The Colli Berici and Basso Vicentino remain overwhelmingly agricultural and present high levels of unemployment. The heavily industrial Alto Vicentino area alone accounts for half of the province's GDP.

Federico Faggin, an Italian physicist/electrical engineer principally responsible for the design of the first microprocessor, was born in Vicenza.

Municipalities

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View of Sette Comuni
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Map of the province of Vicenza
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Map of the province of Vicenza
Vicenza Basilica Palladiana (Vicenza) - facade on Piazza dei signori.jpg
Vicenza
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Villa Almerico Capra La Rotonda in Vicenza
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Villa Caldogno in Caldogno
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Villa Barbarigo in Noventa Vicentina
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Bassano del Grappa
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Schio
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Valdagno

There were 116 comuni (sg.: comune ) in the province (dati: Istat 01/01/2018). The main comuni by population are:

Pos.Comune diPopulation
(ab)
Area
(km2)
Density
(ab/km2)
Altitude
(m.s.l.m.)
Vicenza 111.62080,571.38539
Bassano del Grappa 43.48147,06924129
Schio 39.08266,21590200
Valdagno 26.01650,22518230
Arzignano 25.60534,19749118
Thiene 24.30919,701.234147
Montecchio Maggiore 23.31630,5376372
Lonigo 16.46649,4233331
Malo 14.85530,53487116
10º Cassola 14.77112,741.15992

The full list of comuni (sg.: comune ) in the province is:

Economy

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Marzotto headquarters in Valdagno
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A glass of grappa

The industrial sector plays a primary role and over the last half century has supplanted the predominant agricultural sector: since the second post-war period, the province has in fact been one of the major interpreters of the remarkable economic and industrial development of the Northeast of Italy. The most important economic activities in the province are textile, tanning, marble extraction, ceramics, furniture, but above all jewelry.

Small and medium-sized enterprises predominate on the territory, making the province of Vicenza one of the most important on a national level, and which have developed, giving rise to mainly 4 industrial districts:

Other activities typically linked to the territory are:

Quality of life

According to the European Environment Agency, in 2023 it was the 362nd most polluted city in Europe (out of a sample of 375 cities) and the third in Italy, after the provinces of Cremona and Padua. [3]

Transport

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Autostrada A31 near Thiene

Motorways

Railway lines

See also

References

  1. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. The Italian institute of statistics, Istat, see this link Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "European city air quality viewer".

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