Tortoreto

Tortoreto
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	Teramo (TE)
Coordinates	42 ° 48 ' N , 13 ° 55' E Coordinates: 42 ° 48 '0 " N , 13 ° 55' 0" E
height	239 m slm
surface	23 km²
Residents	12,004 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	522 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	64018
prefix	0861
ISTAT number	067044
Popular name	Tortoretani
Patron saint	San Nicola di Bari (December 6th)
Website	Tortoreto
	; View of Tortoreto Lido

Tortoreto is an Italian commune with 12,004 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region .

geography

The districts (fractions) include Tortoreto Alto, Tortoreto Lido, Cavatassi, Salino and Terrabianca.

The neighboring municipalities are: Alba Adriatica , Corropoli , Giulianova , Mosciano Sant'Angelo and Sant'Omero .

Tortoreto is around 43 km from the provincial capital Teramo and 4 km from the Adriatic coast. The Salino district is traversed by the Salinello river. The municipality is well connected to the Strada Statale 16 Adriatica , A14 and the European route 55 .

history

In the area of the two municipalities of Corropoli and Tortoreto, excavations discovered several remains of villages and huts from the Bronze Age. The settlement of Castrum Salina was built in Roman times . In the Middle Ages, numerous churches were built in the area. In the 16th century the village was under Spanish rule, later the Kingdom of Naples took possession of the settlement. Around 1800, while Napoleon Bonaparte was conquering Italy and large parts of Europe, Tortoreto also fell into French hands. The French looted the community, damaged the churches and stole important works of art and documents.

After Italy entered the war in June 1940, the fascist regime established an internment camp in Tortoreto ( campo di concentramento or campo per l'internamento civile ). It consisted of a centrally located private house - the Casa De Fabritiis - and a secluded country house - the Casa Tonelli - which together could accommodate 100 internees. In September 1940 there were 103, in August 1942 114 inmates in Tortoreto, mostly foreign Jews , members of the Slavic minorities in the Italian border provinces and Yugoslavs from the areas occupied and annexed by Italy. The sanitary conditions and the drinking water supply left a lot to be desired. In May 1943 the internees were distributed to other camps.

A former intern, Saul Steinberg , emigrated to the United States after the war and made a name for himself as a cartoonist and illustrator with the New Yorkers .

During the Second World War, Tortoreto Lido and the train station in Tortoreto were almost completely destroyed.

In 1956 the municipality was divided and Alba Adriatica , which previously belonged to Tortoreto, was spun off as an independent municipality.

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001	2016
Residents	2,541	3,805	4,236	5,082	4,493	4,647	4,889	7,040	7,836	11,622

Source: ISTAT

Attractions

The churches of Chiesa parrocchiale di San Nicola and Chiesa di Sant'Agostino

Tortoreto clock tower

Chiesa di Sant'Agostino

Siren statue in Tortoreto Lido

Park in the Tortoreto Lido district

Viadotto Salinello

Bridge over the Salinello River

economy

Tortoreto's economy is heavily dependent on tourism in summer. The nearby Adriatic coast is a popular seaside resort. Other important factors for the local economy are coastal fishing, the industrial park in the center, furniture and metal factories and the hospitality industry .

In the municipality of vines are varieties Montepulciano for the DOC - wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grown.

Web links

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

Official website of the Municipality of Tortoreto (Italian)
Information on the municipality of Tortoreto (Italian)

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Carlo Spartaco Capogreco, I Campi del duce. L'internamento civile nell'Italia fascista (1940-1943) , Torino 2004 (Einaudi), pp. 222-223; Klaus Voigt, Refuge on Revocation. Exile in Italy 1933–1945 (Volume 2), Stuttgart 1993 (Klett-Cotta), pp. 67–68 >>

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

[2] Carlo Spartaco Capogreco, I Campi del duce. L'internamento civile nell'Italia fascista (1940-1943) , Torino 2004 (Einaudi), pp. 222-223; Klaus Voigt, Refuge on Revocation. Exile in Italy 1933–1945 (Volume 2), Stuttgart 1993 (Klett-Cotta), pp. 67–68 >>