Back توريتشلا Arabic توریچلا (پولیا) AZB Тарычэла Byelorussian Торичела Bulgarian Torricella (Puglia) Breton Торричелла CE Torricella (munisipyo) CEB Torricella (Apulien) German Torricella (Taranto) Esperanto Torricella Spanish
Torricella | |
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| Comune di Torricella | |
 View of Torricella | |
-Stemma.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Torricella  | |
  Torricella Location of Torricella in Italy  Torricella Torricella (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′N 17°30′E / 40.350°N 17.500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Taranto (TA) |
| Frazioni | Monacizzo, Torre Ovo-Librari-Truglione |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Schifone |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.93 km2 (10.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 4,500 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torricellesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74020 |
| Dialing code | 099 |
| Website | Official website |
Torricella (Brindisino: Turricèdda) is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It is home to a large tuff castle from the 15th century, one of the best preserved in the region.
It is mostly an agricultural center, with production of olives and olive oil, wine, wheat, figs and sheep husbandry.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population from ISTAT