Torretta

This article is about the comune in Sicily. For the surname, see Torretta (surname). For the towers in Malta, see It-Turretta.

Comune in Sicily, Italy

Torretta

Comune

Comune di Torretta

Location of Torretta

Torretta

Location of Torretta in Italy

Show map of Italy

Torretta

Torretta (Sicily)

Show map of Sicily

Coordinates: 38°8′N 13°14′E﻿ / ﻿38.133°N 13.233°E﻿ / 38.133; 13.233
Country| Italy
Region| Sicily
Metropolitan city| Palermo (PA)
Area

[1]

• Total| 25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation

| 325 m (1,066 ft)
Population

(2018-01-01)[2]

• Total| 3,881
• Density| 160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym| Torrittesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

90040

Dialing code| 091
Website| Official website

Torretta (Sicilian: Turretta) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo located on the Mediterranean island of Sicily.

This town is situated on a mountainous area overlooking Palermo.

Olive production is Torretta's primary agriculture product and other industries include aluminum and marble. Monuments include the Santuario della Madonna delle Grazie of XVII. Churches include the Chiesa del Sacramento and the Chiesa and the Monastero del Collegio di Maria.

The town is named Torretta probably due to the presence of a small tower around the latter half of the 17th century. The first inhabited center dates back to 1599 by Baron Arrigo Traina. Later it came under dominion of Giulio Tommaso Caro, prince of Pelagie (Lampedusa and Linosa). It was later ruled by DiBenedetto family who is renowned for the risings of 1860 for the Unity of Italy.[3]

The population as of 2004 consists of 3,881 people.[4]

Popular surnames in this town include: Candela, Caruso, Carollo, Gambino, DiMaggio, Intravaia, Mannino, Parlanti, Scalici and Badalamenti.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. ^ "Torretta (PA) Sicily".
4. ^ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=torretta,+palermo , Statistical Data from WolphramAlpha

## External links

[edit]

* http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=torretta,+palermo
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080309011404/http://www.comuneditorretta.it/
* http://sicilia.indettaglio.it/eng/comuni/pa/torretta/torretta.html
* https://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=torretta+palermo

* v
* t
* e

Sicily * Comuni of the Metropolitan City of Palermo

* Alia
* Alimena
* Aliminusa
* Altavilla Milicia
* Altofonte
* Bagheria
* Balestrate
* Baucina
* Belmonte Mezzagno
* Bisacquino
* Blufi
* Bolognetta
* Bompietro
* Borgetto
* Caccamo
* Caltavuturo
* Campofelice di Fitalia
* Campofelice di Roccella
* Campofiorito
* Camporeale
* Capaci
* Carini
* Castelbuono
* Casteldaccia
* Castellana Sicula
* Castronovo di Sicilia
* Cefalà Diana
* Cefalù
* Cerda
* Chiusa Sclafani
* Ciminna
* Cinisi
* Collesano
* Contessa Entellina
* Corleone
* Ficarazzi
* Gangi
* Geraci Siculo
* Giardinello
* Giuliana
* Godrano
* Gratteri
* Isnello
* Isola delle Femmine
* Lascari
* Lercara Friddi
* Marineo
* Mezzojuso
* Misilmeri
* Monreale
* Montelepre
* Montemaggiore Belsito
* Palazzo Adriano
* Palermo
* Partinico
* Petralia Soprana
* Petralia Sottana
* Piana degli Albanesi
* Polizzi Generosa
* Pollina
* Prizzi
* Roccamena
* Roccapalumba
* San Cipirello
* San Giuseppe Jato
* San Mauro Castelverde
* Santa Cristina Gela
* Santa Flavia
* Sciara
* Scillato
* Sclafani Bagni
* Termini Imerese
* Terrasini
* Torretta
* Trabia
* Trappeto
* Ustica
* Valledolmo
* Ventimiglia di Sicilia
* Vicari
* Villabate
* Villafrati

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

This Sicilian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template