Valenza
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Alessandria (AL) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 8 ° 39 ′ E | |
height | 125 m slm | |
surface | 50.05 km² | |
Residents | 18,674 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 373 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 15048 | |
prefix | 0131 | |
ISTAT number | 006177 | |
Popular name | Valenzani | |
Patron saint | San Massimo | |
The city center of Valenza |
Valenza ( Piedmontese Valensa ) is a municipality with 18,674 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the Italian province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region .
The districts of Villabella and Montevalenza belong to the municipality . The neighboring municipalities are Alessandria , Bassignana , Bozzole , Frascarolo , Giarole , Mirabello Monferrato , Pecetto di Valenza , Pomaro Monferrato , San Salvatore Monferrato , Suardi and Torre Beretti e Castellaro . The patron saint of the place is San Massimo .
geography
The place is at an altitude of 125 m above sea level on the right bank of the Po , on the foothills of the Montferrat hills . The municipality covers an area of 50.05 km² .
history
In the course of the Palatinate War of Succession , Valenza was besieged in September 1696 by French and Savoyard troops under Duke Eugene of Savoy . Due to the Vigevano contract , they withdrew without result.
Culinary specialties
At Valenza, vines of the Barbera variety are grown that are approved for the production of Barbera del Monferrato .
Population development
Community partnerships
- Rocca Imperiale , Italy
Sons and daughters
- Peter Ludwig von Donatz (1782–1849), Swiss military
- Mário Pasqualotto (* 1938), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop emeritus in Manaus
- Alfonso Badini Confalonieri (* 1944), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Susa
Web links
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.