Valentano
Valentano | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Valentano | |
Rocca Farnese. | |
Location of Valentano | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′55″N 11°49′37″E / 42.56528°N 11.82694°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Viterbo (VT) |
| Frazioni | Villa Fontane, Felceti |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefano Bigiotti |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.5 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015) | |
• Total | 2,868 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Valentanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01018 |
| Dialing code | 0761 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Apostle |
| Saint day | December 27 |
| Website | Official website |
Valentano is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) from the provincial capital, Viterbo.
The placename is of uncertain origin. Some identify the town with an Etruscan Verentum, others trace the name to ontano, Italian for alder, since alders cover the slopes of a nearby valley: Valle Ontano becoming Valentano.