Toritto Explained

Toritto
Official Name:Comune di Toritto
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:41°N 57°W
Region:Apulia
Metropolitan City:Bari (BA)
Frazioni:Quasano, Altaserra
Mayor:Pasquale Regina
Area Total Km2:75.35
Population Total:8001
Population As Of:1 September 2016
Population Demonym:Torittesi
Elevation M:233
Saint:St. Roch, Madonna delle Grazie
Day:August 16
Postal Code:70020
Area Code:080

Toritto (Barese: Neapolitan: Trìtt or Neapolitan: Torìtte) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia, southern Italy.

It lies in an agricultural area, growing mainly almond and olive trees, about 20 km from the Adriatic Sea.

History

The origins of the city are uncertain, but they probably date to around 800 AD, although the first document testifying to the existence of Toritto is from 1069. A parish existed in 1171.

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