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Schio is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza (region of Veneto, northern Italy) situated in the North of Vicenza and in the East of the Lake of Garda. It is surrounded by the Prealps, the so-called "Little Dolomites" and the Mount Pasubio. History: Its name comes from Latin: escletum was a wood of oaks and it was first used in a document of some Benedictines from Vicenza. The first settlements were around two old hills, where now there are respectively the ruins of an old castle and a majestic neoclassical cathedral. By the 12th century Schio had become an important centre of prosperous wool manufacturing. The city was ruled by the Venetian Maltraversi family until 1311. Schio is now an industrial town thanks to Alessandro Rossi, who founded the biggest Italian wool firm (Lanerossi) in the 19th century. Rossi also arranged the building of houses, nurseries, schools, theatres and gardens for his workers. The most important textile factories in Schio were Lanerossi, Conte and ... Read more about Schio on Wikipedia

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