Torre Santa Susanna
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Torre Santa Susanna | |
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| Comune di Torre Santa Susanna | |
 Church of Crepacore | |
Location of Torre Santa Susanna  | |
  Torre Santa Susanna Location of Torre Santa Susanna in Italy  Torre Santa Susanna Torre Santa Susanna (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′N 17°44′E / 40.467°N 17.733°E | |
| 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 | Saint Susanna |
| Saint day | 11 August |
| Website | Official website |
Torre Santa Susanna (Brindisino: La Torri) 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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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