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

• 2nd–6th century – Roman Catholic Diocese of Vicenza established.
• 569 – Lombards in power.⁽⁾
• 825 – Regional school established in Vicenza.
• 1117 – Earthquake.
• 1160 – (church) tower rebuilt.
• 1167 – Vicenza joins the Lombard League.
• 13th century – built.
• 1260 – Santa Corona church construction begins.
• 1280 – (church) construction begins.
• 1311 – Scaligeri of Verona in power.
• 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
• 1387 – Visconti of Milan in power.
• 1404 – Vicenza becomes part of the Republic of Venice (until 1797).
• 1440 – built.
• 1474 – Printing press in operation.
• 1509 – Battle of the citadel of Vicenza between the Republic of Venice and the Holy Roman Empire
• 1549 – Basilica (town hall) Palladian remodelling begins.
• 1550 – Palazzo Chiericati construction begins.
• 1552 – Palazzo Thiene built.
• 1555 – (learned society) founded.
• 1566
• Palazzo Valmarana built.
• Villa Capra "La Rotonda" construction begins near city.
• 1585 – Teatro Olimpico (theatre) opens.
• 1614 – Basilica (town hall) Palladian completed.

18th–19th centuries

• 1708 – Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana (library) opens.
• 1814 – Austrians in power.
• 1833 – (cemetery) established.
• 1842 – 25 March: Future writer Antonio Fogazzaro born in Vicenza.
• 1846 – Padua–Vicenza railway begins operating.
• 1848 – (cemetery) established.
• 1851 – Vicenza railway station in operation.
• 1866 – Vicenza becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
• 1876
• (railway) begins operating.
• Il Berico newspaper begins publication.
• 1877 – (railway) begins operating.
• 1884 – Horse-drawn begins operating.
• 1892 – Banca Cattolica Vicentina (Catholic bank) established.
• 1897 – Population: 42,020.

20th century

• 1901 – Population (commune): 47,558.
• 1902 – Vicenza Calcio football club formed.
• 1906 – (transit entity) formed.
• 1910 – Electric tram begins operating.
• 1911 – Population: 54,555.
• 1920 – becomes mayor.
• 1921 – Vicenza Airport built.
• 1928 – begins operating.
• 1931 – Population: 65,177.
• 1935 – Stadio Romeo Menti (stadium) opens.
• 1944 – Bombing of Vicenza in World War II.
• 1945 – Il Giornale di Vicenza newspaper in publication.
• 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

• 2008 – Achille Variati becomes mayor again.
• 2010 – .⁽⁾
• 2013 – Population: 113,639.

See also

• History of Vicenza
• List of mayors of Vicenza, 1866–present
• , 12th–19th centuries
• List of bishops of Vicenza ()
• History of religious architecture in Vicenza
• Timeline of the Republic of Venice, of which Vicenza was part 1404–1797
• Veneto history () (region)

Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:⁽⁾

• 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

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• (+ 1870 ed.)

in Italian

• B. Pagliarini. Croniche di Vicenza, 1663
• 1783-1785
• B. Morsolin. Fonti della storia di Vicenza, 1880
• (bibliography)
• S. Rumor. Bibliografia storica della città e provincia di Vicenza, 1916

External links

• (city archives)
• Archivio di Stato di Vicenza (state archives)
• Items related to Vicenza, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Vicenza, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)