| Comune di Torre del Greco | |
|---|---|
 Municipal coat of arms | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Naples (NA) |
| Area | 30 km² (12 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2001) | |
| - Total | 90,607 |
| - Density | 3,020/km² (7,822/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Torresi or Corallini |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Postal code | 80059, 80040 |
| Frazioni | Leopardi, Santa Maria la Bruna |
| Patron | St. Januarius |
| - Day | September 19 |
| Website: www.comune.torredelgreco.na.it | |
Torre del Greco (English: Tower of the Greek) is a town and comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, with a population of 90,607 (2001 census). Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Naples ( Italian: Provincia di Napoli, Nnapulitano: Pruvincia 'e Nàpule) is a province in the Campania Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Saint Januarius, (San Gennaro Bishop of Naples, is a martyr Saint of both the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches He Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in The Province of Naples ( Italian: Provincia di Napoli, Nnapulitano: Pruvincia 'e Nàpule) is a province in the Campania Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 The City is supposedly named after a Greek Immigrant who established a vinyard in the area. The reference to a tower, may refer to a medieval lookout tower which once stood on the coast, but is no longer extant. The people are sometimes called Corallini because of the plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of Coral jewelry and Cameo brooches since the 19th Century. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many Torre Del Greco was a popular summer resort town for wealthy Italians beginning in the 19th Century and continuing into the early 20th Century. Many wealthy families and even Italian Nobility, built elaborate summer palaces on the outskirts of the town, among the most notable of these is the Palazzo Materazzo, renovated in the 1970s as a dance school, but later taken over by squatters after a 1980 earthquake which destroyed the homes of many poorer residents. Torre Del Greco was known for it's Cafe's and Eateries during it's heyday, particularly the "Gran Cafe Palumbo" a large Art Neuveaux style Cafe which supplied hungry tourists and locals with all manner of gelato, pastries, food, and Coffee and had an extensive outdoor pavilion. The famous Italian comedian Toto, was among those who made Torre Del Greco their annual summer retreat. The reason for Torre Del Greco's popularity as a resort town, was it's beaches and the bucolic setting of lush farmland and Vinyards, as well as the vicinity of Mt. Vesuvius. As the town nearest the volcano, Torre Del Greco was the main starting point for tourists wishing to scale the mountain. This was facilitated by a funicular railway which brought tourists to the crater from the town. During World War II, the city was used as an amunition depot by the German Army and consequently suffered heavy bombing by Allied forces. Subsequent to the War, the tourism industry suffered greatly and with the increase automobile use, the funicular railway fell into disuse thus effectively removing one of the main reasons for tourism to the town. In addition, from the 1950s onwards, massive development, urbanization and population increase have stripped the city of its original "rural" atmosphere, reducing it to the status of an urban ghetto. Tourism has moved on to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast while the Golden Age of Torre Del Greco as a tourist destination is hardly recalled, even by natives. Nonetheless, Coral art and jewelry continues to be a mainstay of the city's economy.
Greek, and Spanish traditions influence the city's culture. The Culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years with its beginnings in the Mycenaean and Minoan Civilizations, continuing most notably into Classical Greece The culture of Spain is an Iberian culture marked by the period of Roman influences
External links
- Official site of the city (Italian)
- torreweb.it (Italian)
- Torre del Greco Community (Italian)
- Torrese dictionary and grammar (Italian)
[[nap:Torre do Grieco]]
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