Valenzano

Valenzano
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
Metropolitan city	Bari (BA)
Coordinates	41 ° 3 ' N , 16 ° 53' E Coordinates: 41 ° 3 '0 " N , 16 ° 53' 0" E
height	85 m slm
surface	15 km²
Residents	17,750 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,183 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	70010
prefix	080
ISTAT number	072048
Popular name	Valenzanesi
Patron saint	Rochus of Montpellier and Anthony of Padua
Website	Valenzano

Valenzano is a southern Italian municipality ( comune ) in Apulia .

geography

The community has 17,750 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the metropolitan city of Bari , about seven kilometers south of Bari .

history

The area was probably first settled by the Peuketeers , an Italian tribe, in the 4th century BC. Relatively soon afterwards, the settlement came under Hellenistic influence. There is documentary evidence of a settlement from 845 AD under the name Valenziano or Valentiniano .

The Saracens destroyed the place at the end of the 10th century. From the 12th century, different lords and families ruled the place.

Economy and Transport

Numerous research institutions have settled here since 1970, forming the so-called Tecnopolis .

To the east of the municipality, Strada Statale 100 leads from Bari to Taranto. To the west of it is the A14 autostrada , which leads through Apulia towards Massafra or Taranto.

The station Valenzano and the station Valenzano Lamie be of trains the railway line Bari-Martina Franca Taranto served.

Web links

Commons : Valenzano - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

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