Torre Santa Susanna
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Torre Santa Susanna | |
|---|---|
| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Torre Santa Susanna | |
 Torre Santa Susanna
|
|
| Coordinates: 40°28′N 17°44′E / 40.467°N 17.733°ECoordinates: 40°28′N 17°44′E / 40.467°N 17.733°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Brindisi (BR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55 km2 (21.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,640 |
| • Density | 193.5/km2 (501/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torresi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 72028 |
| Dialing code | 0831 |
| Patron saint | Santa Susanna |
| Saint day | 11 August |
| Website | Official website |
Torre Santa Susanna (Torri in local dialect) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast in the Salento peninsula.
Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.
[edit] History
The Romans had two forts built here after the Second Punic War. According to tradition, in the 3rd century AD a Roman soldier wrote the name of St. Susanna on one of these towers ("Torre" in Italian), whence the name. After a series of plagues and earthquakes, population from the nearby hamlet took refuge here, giving birth to the current town.
[edit] References
|
|
|||||
 |
This Apulia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
