Torre del Greco
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Country | Italy | |
region | Campania | |
Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 47 ' N , 14 ° 22' E | |
surface | 30 km² | |
Residents | 83,987 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 2,800 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 80059 (capoluogo), 80040 (Leopardi e Santa Maria la Bruna) | |
prefix | 081 | |
ISTAT number | 063084 | |
Popular name | Torresi or Corallini | |
Patron saint | Martyr Januarius | |
Website | Torre del Greco |
Torre del Greco is a city with 83,987 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Naples , Campania region .
The city is known for the coral jewelry made here , which is also exhibited in its own museum, the Museo del Corallo in the Istituto d'Arte (art institute).
Neighboring municipalities are Boscotrecase , Ercolano , Torre Annunziata and Trecase . The city's patron saints are Maria Immaculata and San Gennaro .
geography
The place is between Mount Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples .
Town twinning
- Montesarchio , Italy, since 2008
sons and daughters of the town
- Massimo Rastelli (* 1968), football player and coach
- Valeria Parrella (* 1974), novelist and linguist
Web links
Commons : Torre del Greco - 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.