Vicenza

**Vicenza** is a _comune_ and city in the Veneto region, in Northeast Italy. Vicenza is the capital of the province of the same name. The city is about  west of Venice, the capital of the region, and  east of Milan.

Vicenza is a cosmopolitan city, with a rich history and culture, and many museums, art galleries, piazzas, villas, churches and elegant Renaissance _palazzi_. With the "Palladian Villas of the Veneto" in the surrounding area, and his renowned _Teatro Olimpico_ (Olympic Theater), Vicenza has been listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.

The city is also known as the "City of Palladio" after Andrea Palladio, an architect that designed and built several important buildings in Vicenza and other cities.

## Geography

Vicenza is at the confluence of the _Bacchiglione_ river with its tributary _Retrone_.The _comune_ of Vicenza has an area of  to the north of the _Berici Hills_. Its average altitude is .

The southern part of the city is flat with an elevation of  above sea level. The historical centre is among the meanders of the Bacchiglione river and of its tributaries with an elevation of  above sea level. To the south there is also an area with hills belonging to the Berici Hills with a top elevation of  above sea level

Vicenza borders with the following _comuni_ː Altavilla Vicentina, Arcugnano, Bolzano Vicentino, Caldogno, Costabissara, Creazzo, Dueville, Longare, Monteviale, Monticello Conte Otto, Quinto Vicentino and Torri di Quartesolo.

### _Frazioni_

The following _frazioni_ (hamlets) are part of Vicenza: Anconetta, Bertesina, Bertesinella, Bugano, Campedello, Casale, Debba, Longara, Maddalene, Ospedaletto, Polegge, San Pietro Intrigogna, Santa Croce Bigolina, Tormeno.

### Climate

The climate of Vicenza is an oceanic climate with template summers, **Cfb** (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.

The average temperature for the year in Vicenza is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Vicenza is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

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## Population

, there are 112,953 persons living in the _comune_, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

**Evolution of the population in Vicenza**

## Twinned towns

Vicenza is twinned with:
- Pforzheim, Germany
- Annecy, France

## Other websites

- Vicenza official website
- Consorzio di Promozione Turistica _Vicenza è_

## Infobox (italian comune)

- **name**: Vicenza
- **official name**: Città di Vicenza
- **image skyline**: Collage Vicenza.jpg
- **imagesize**: 270px
- **image caption**: A collage of Vicenza showing: the Villa Capra "La Rotonda", the classical temple in the Parco Querini, a panorama of the city from the Monte Berico, the Piazza dei Signori and the Renaissance Basilica Palladiana.
- **image shield**: Vicenza-Stemma.png
- **region**: Veneto
- **province**: Province of Vicenza (VI)
- **mayor party**: Centre-right
- **mayor**: Francesco Rucco
- **area total km2**: 80
- **population total**: 111980
- **population as of**: 30 June 2017
- **population demonym**: Vicentini
- **elevation m**: 39
- **saint**: Madonna of Monte Berico
- **day**: September 8
- **postal code**: 36100
- **area code**: 0444


## Infobox (unesco world heritage site)

- **part of**: City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
- **image**: File:Piazza dei Signori - Torre Bissara - Vicenza.jpg
- **caption**: Piazza dei Signori
- **criteria**: Cultural: i, ii
- **id**: 712-001
- **year**: 1994
- **area**: 218 ha