Schio

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Schio
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Schio (Italy)
Schio
Country Italy
region Veneto
province Vicenza  (VI)
Local name Schio
Coordinates 45 ° 43 '  N , 11 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 '48 "  N , 11 ° 21' 30"  E
height 200  m slm
surface 67.0 km²
Residents 38,981 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 582 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 36015
prefix 0445
ISTAT number 024100
Popular name Scledensi
Patron saint Simon Peter
Website Schio

Schio [ ˈskiːo ; German Schleit ] is a town with 38,981 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian region of Veneto . It belongs to the province of Vicenza . Schio is located at the entrance to the Leogra Valley north of Vicenza and east of Lake Garda .

history

The city lies at the foot of Mount Summano, on which a Roman sanctuary of the god Pluto was found, today dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name Schio comes from the Latin word escletum , which denotes a forest made of a special type of oak. This word appears for the first time in documents from Vicenza Benedictines. The settlement developed around two hills - Castello and Gorzone. Today there is an old tower on the Castello hill and a classicistic-style cathedral on the Gorzone hill. The first craftsmen settled in the 12th century, namely millers, metalworkers and weavers. At the beginning of the 15th century, Schio became an important center of wool production. In the second half of the 19th century Schio became the so-called Manchester of Italy. Alessandro Rossi - like Conte and Cazzola later - founded textile factories, and his Lanerossi company was the largest in the country. Alessandro Rossi proved to be an intelligent entrepreneur, because he had a neighborhood built with apartments and kindergartens for his employees. During the First World War, the Italians defended themselves on Mount Pasubio and Mount Novegno. During the Second World War, Schio was also a war zone. Today Schio is a modern industrial city.

Attractions

Symbols of the city are the classical cathedral, the old castle on the hill Castello, but above all the weaver statue on the cathedral square. The Weber monument from 1879 is dedicated to Alessandro Rossi's workers: he is holding the shuttle of his loom in his hand. The Scledensians call it “L'Omo”, a dialect for “the man”.

More Attractions:

  • the Franciscan Church
  • Santa Maria in Valle church
  • St. Anton Church
  • The Capuchin Monastery
  • Convent of the Canossians , resting place of St. Sr. Josephine Bakhita
  • Industrial archeology: Fabbrica alta, Rossi wool industry, the Jacquard garden, Conte and Cazzola wool factories

The meeting places for the young people are the so-called 'Baoplatz' - a parking lot with a red statue: a silkworm, Bao is the dialect for worm - and the Salesiani youth center. There are still bars, pubs and discos, bowling alleys and a beautiful swimming pool.

Market days are Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

Daughters and sons of the city

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Schio  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

photos

  • Dom
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria della Neve
  • Castello
  • Chiesa di San Francesco in Schio
  • Piazza Alessandro Rossi
  • Monumento ad Alessandro Rossi in Schio
  • Viale Trento e Trieste
  • Summano at Night