Valenzano
Comune di Valenzano
Coat of arms of Valenzano
Location of Valenzano
Valenzano is located in Italy
Valenzano
Valenzano
Location of Valenzano in Italy
Valenzano is located in Apulia
Valenzano
Valenzano
Valenzano (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°3′N 16°53′E / 41.050°N 16.883°E / 41.050; 16.883
CountryItaly
Region Apulia
Metropolitan cityBari (BA)
FrazioniSan Lorenzo
Government
  MayorGiampaolo Romanazzi
Area
  Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
  Total18,305
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
DemonymValenzanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70010
Dialing code080
ISTAT code072048
Patron saintSt Roch, St Anthony of Padua
Saint day15–16–17 August (St. Roch)
13 June (St. Anthony)
WebsiteOfficial website
Map of comune of Valenzano (metropolitan city of Bari, region Apulia, Italy)
Map of comune of Valenzano (metropolitan city of Bari, region Apulia, Italy)

Valenzano (Barese: Valzàne) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, in Apulia, Italy. It is home to several centers of scientific research, including Tecnopolis, one of the biggest of the Southern Italy in addition to The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (IAMB) part of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM). Valenzano is the seat of the "Antonio de Viti de Marco" Technical, Economic and Technological Institute (among which the Environmental Biotechnology specialization, established in the 2014-15 school year, stands out).

Sights include the All Saints' Church, a former 11th century abbey, and the late Renaissance church of St Roch. The baronial castle was reconstructed in 1870.

History

According to medieval historian Bonaventura da Lama, Valenzano was founded by a Greek man, named Valentinian or Valentian, who arrived in Apulia in the 8th-9th century escaping an invasion of Saracens. Historically, the area was inhabited in prehistoric and early historic times (up to 4th century BC) by the Peucetii, of Illyrian origins, as testified by funerary findings.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population from ISTAT




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