Vicenza's area was a location of major combat in both World War I (on the Asiago plateau) and World War II (a focal center of the Italian resistance), and it was the most damaged city in Veneto by Allied bombings, including many of its monuments; the civil victims were over 2,000. The end of World War II was followed by a period of depression, caused by the devastation during the two world wars. In the 1960s, the whole central part of Veneto, witnessed a strong economic development caused by the emergence of small and medium family businesses, ranging in a vast array of products (that often emerged illegally) that paved the way for what would be known as the "miracolo del nord-est" ("miracle of the northeast"). In the following years, the economic development grew vertiginously. Huge industrial areas sprouted around the city, massive and disorganized urbanization and employment of foreign immigrants increased.
Vicenza's area was a location of major combat in both World War I (on the Asiago plateau) and World War II (a focal center of the Italian resistance) and it was the most damaged city in Veneto by Allied bombings including many of its monuments; the civil victims were over 2000 The end of World War II was followed by a period of depression caused by the devastation during the two world wars In the 1960s the whole central part of Veneto witnessed a strong economic development caused by the emergence of small and medium family businesses ranging in a vast array of products (that often emerged illegally) that paved the way for what would be known as the "miracolo del nord-est" ("miracle of the northeast") In the following years the economic development grew vertiginously Huge industrial areas sprouted around the city massive and disorganized urbanization and employment of foreign immigrants increased