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Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Metropolitan city
- Bari (BA)
- Frazioni
- San Lorenzo
- Mayor
- Giampaolo Romanazzi
- Total
- 15 km (5.8 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 85 m (279 ft)
- Density
- 1,200/km (3,200/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Valenzanesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 080
- Istat code
- 072048
- Patron saint
- St Roch , St Anthony of Padua
- Saint day
- 15–16–17 August (St. Roch), 13 June (St. Anthony)
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Valenzano
- Demonym
- valenzanesi
- Population
- 17339
- Area
- 15.98
- Elevation
- 85
- Official website
- www.comune.valenzano.ba.it
- Image
- Ognissanti Valenzano.jpg
- Dialing code
- 080
- Licence plate code
- BA
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- Valenzano
- postal code
- 70010
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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.