Torre Santa Susanna

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Torre Santa Susanna
Comune di Torre Santa Susanna
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Torre Santa Susanna
Torre Santa Susanna (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°28′N17°44′E / 40.467°N 17.733°E / 40.467; 17.733
Country Italy
Region Apulia
Province Brindisi (BR)
Government
  MayorMichele Saccomanno
Area
[1]
  Total55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2015) [2]
  Total10,601
  Density190/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 day11 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

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.

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population from ISTAT