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Vicenza
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Vicenza a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monti Berici. Vicenza is approximately 60 kilometers west of Venice and 200 kilometers east of Milan. The Romans conquered it to the latter in 157 BC, Before Christ giving the city the name of Vicetia or Vincentia meaning victorious. 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 neighbors Patavium.
Vicenza was destroyed by Magyar ravagers. In 1001 Otto III handed over the government of the city to the bishop, and its communal organization had an opportunity to develop. The 16th century, however, was the century of Andrea Palladio, who left many outstanding examples of his art with palaces and villas in the city's territory. 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.
Vicenza’s 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 namely January, May, September. Other industries worthy of mention are the woollen and silk, pottery, and musical instruments. It is the hometown of the Campagnolo bicycle manufacturing company.
Vicenza’s, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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