Timeline of Vicenza
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Italy.
Prior to 18th century[]
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- 2nd-6th century - Roman Catholic Diocese of Vicenza established.[1]
- 569 - Lombards in power.[2](it)
- 825 - Regional school established in Vicenza.[2]
- 1117 - Earthquake.
- 1160 - [3] (church) tower rebuilt.
- 1167 - Vicenza joins the Lombard League.[2]
- 13th century - [3] built.
- 1260 - Santa Corona church construction begins.[3]
- 1280 - [3] (church) construction begins.
- 1311 - Scaligeri of Verona in power.[4]
- 1380 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
- 1387 - Visconti of Milan in power.[4]
- 1404 - Vicenza becomes part of the Republic of Venice (until 1797).[4]
- 1440 - citation needed] built.[
- 1474 - Printing press in operation.[6]
- 1549 - Basilica (town hall) Palladian remodelling begins.[7]
- 1550 - Palazzo Chiericati construction begins.[4]
- 1552 - Palazzo Thiene built.[4]
- 1555 - Accademia Olimpica (learned society) founded.
- 1566
- Palazzo Valmarana built.[4]
- Villa Capra "La Rotonda" construction begins near city.[7]
- 1585 - Teatro Olimpico (theatre) opens.[8]
18th-19th centuries[]
- 1708 - Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana (library) opens.[9][10]
- 1814 - Austrians in power.[4]
- 1833 - (cemetery) established.
- 1842 - 25 March: Future writer Antonio Fogazzaro born in Vicenza.[4]
- 1846 - Padua–Vicenza railway begins operating.
- 1848 - (cemetery) established.
- 1851 - Vicenza railway station in operation.[citation needed]
- 1866 - Vicenza becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[4]
- 1876
- (railway) begins operating.
- Il Berico newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1877 - (railway) begins operating.
- 1884 - Horse-drawn begins operating.
- 1892 - Banca Cattolica Vicentina (Catholic bank) established.
- 1897 - Population: 42,020.[12]
20th century[]
- 1902 - Vicenza Calcio football club formed.
- 1906 - (transit entity) formed.
- 1910 - Electric tram begins operating.
- 1911 - Population: 54,555.[13]
- 1920 - becomes mayor.
- 1921 - Vicenza Airport built.
- 1928 - begins operating.
- 1931 - Population: 65,177.[14]
- 1935 - Stadio Romeo Menti (stadium) opens.
- 1944 - Bombing of Vicenza in World War II.[4]
- 1945 - Il Giornale di Vicenza newspaper in publication.[15]
- 1948 - becomes mayor.
- 1951 - (transit entity) formed.
- 1961 - Population: 98,019.
- 1962 - becomes mayor.
- 1971 - Population: 116,620.
- 1978 - TVA Vicenza (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1990 - Achille Variati becomes mayor.
- 1998 - becomes mayor.
21st century[]
See also[]
- History of Vicenza
- List of mayors of Vicenza, 1866-present
- , 12th-19th centuries
- List of bishops of Vicenza (it)
- Timeline of the Republic of Venice, of which Vicenza was part 1404-1797
- Veneto history (it) (region)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)
- Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Reggio Emilia; Rimini
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
- Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
- Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona
References[]
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kleinhenz 2004.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Britannica 1910.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Domenico 2002.
- ^ Dohrn-van Rossum, Gerhard (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ Proctor, Robert (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Vicenza". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Venice and Northern Italy, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Wyatt, Michael, ed. (2014). "Timeline". Cambridge Companion to the Italian Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi+. ISBN 978-1-139-99167-4.
- ^ "Breve storia della Bertoliana". Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana (in Italian). Comune di Vicenza. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Comune: Vicenza". (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Bernardini 1890.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
- ^ Treccani 1937.
- ^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography[]
in English[]
- William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Vicentia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
- "Vicenza". Hand-book for Travellers in Northern Italy (16th ed.). London: John Murray. 1897. OCLC 2231483.
- Bumpus, T. Francis (1900). "Vicenza". Cathedrals and Churches of Northern Italy. London: Laurie.
- Thomas Ashby (1910), "Vicenza", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Vincent, Benjamin (1910), "Vicenza", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
- "Vicenza", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 (+ 1870 ed.)
- Domenico, Roy (2002). "Veneto: Vicenza". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 392+. ISBN 0313307334.
- Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Vicenza". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 1140+. ISBN 0415939291.
in Italian[]
- B. Pagliarini. Croniche di Vicenza, 1663
- Castellini, Silvestro. Storia della città di Vicenza. F. Vendramini Mosca. 1783-1785
- Giovan-Battista Berti (1822). Guida per Vicenza. Venice: Francesco Andreola.
- Cantù, C. (1861), "Vicenza e il suo territorio", Grande illustrazione del Lombardo-Veneto, Milan, 6
- B. Morsolin. Fonti della storia di Vicenza, 1880
- Carlo Lozzi (1887). "Storie de'Municipii: Vicenza". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). 2. Imola. pp. 485+. OCLC 12117233. (bibliography)
- Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Vicenza". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante.
- S. Rumor. Bibliografia storica della città e provincia di Vicenza, 1916
- Giuseppe Pettinà (1922). Vicenza. Collezione di monografie illustrate. Serie 1: Italia artistica.17 (3rd ed.). Bergamo: Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche.
- "Vicenza", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1937
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- "Archivio storico del Comune di Vicenza". Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana (in Italian). Comune di Vicenza. (city archives)
- Archivio di Stato di Vicenza (state archives)
- Items related to Vicenza, various dates (via Europeana)
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