Province of Vicenza

Coordinates: 45°33′N 11°33′E / 45.550°N 11.550°E / 45.550; 11.550
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Province of Vicenza
Villa Cordellina Lombardi, the provincial seat
Villa Cordellina Lombardi, the provincial seat
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Veneto region; Vicenza in blue color

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.

The province has an area of 2,722.53 km2, and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 199 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.

Vicenza map

Comuni

There were 116

comuni (sg.: comune) in the province (dati: Istat
01/01/2018):

Pos. Comune di Population
(ab)
Area
(km2)
Density
(ab/km2)
Altitude
(m.s.l.m.)
Vicenza 111.620 80,57 1.385 39
Bassano del Grappa 43.481 47,06 924 129
Schio 39.082 66,21 590 200
Valdagno 26.016 50,22 518 230
Arzignano 25.605 34,19 749 118
Thiene 24.309 19,70 1.234 147
Montecchio Maggiore 23.316 30,53 763 72
Lonigo 16.466 49,42 333 31
Malo
14.855 30,53 487 116
10º Cassola 14.771 12,74 1.159 92

Economy

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:

  • The leather district in the Chiampo Valley, in Arzignano, Chiampo, Montorso Vicentino, Zermeghedo and Montebello Vicentino,
  • The wool and yarn district in the towns of Schio and Valdagno (historically linked to the two large local industries, Lanerossi and Marzotto respectively)
  • The goldsmith district in Vicenza, Trissino and Camisano Vicentino
  • The electronics district in Vicenza

Other activities typically linked to the territory are:

  • The distilleries in Bassano del Grappa, considered the world capital of grappa
  • The furniture factories in Bassano del Grappa
  • The production of ceramics in Nove and Vicenza

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]

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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