Torricella (Apulia)

Torricella
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Tarent  (TA)
Coordinates	40 ° 21 ′  N , 17 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  N , 17 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
height	32  m slm
surface	26 km²
Residents	4,190 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	161 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	74020
prefix	099
ISTAT number	073028
Popular name	Torricellesi
Website	Torricella

Torricella (in the local dialect Turricèdda or Turicèdda ) is a south-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 4190 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Taranto in Apulia . The municipality is located about 25.5 kilometers southeast of Taranto in Salento . With its districts Torre Ovo , Librari and Truglione , the municipality is located directly on the Ionian Sea.

history

Torricella is believed to have originated in the 11th century when shepherds and farmers who previously lived on the coast settled here to be safer from Saracen raids . Only the district of Monacizzo is older.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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