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.
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.