Torre Santa Susanna
Torre Santa Susanna | |
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| Comune di Torre Santa Susanna | |
 Church of Crepacore. | |
Location of Torre Santa Susanna  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Apulia |
| Province | Brindisi (BR) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Saccomanno |
| Area | |
• Total | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 10,601 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 72028 |
| Dialing code | 0831 |
| Patron saint | St Susanna |
| Saint day | 11 August |
| Website | Official website |
Torre Santa Susanna (called Torri in the local dialect) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the south-east Italian coast in the Salento peninsula.
Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.
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 Saint Susanna on one of these towers ("Torre" in Italian), hence the name. After a series of plagues and earthquakes, population from the nearby hamlet took refuge here, giving birth to the current town.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population from ISTAT
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