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Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Abruzzo
- Province
- Pescara (PE)
- Mayor
- Antonio Linari
- Total
- 5.93 km (2.29 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 172 m (564 ft)
- Density
- 536/km (1,390/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Torresi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 085
- Patron saint
- St. Antoninus Martyr
- Saint day
- 3 September
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Encyclopedic overview
Torre de' Passeri is an Italian town of 3,172 inhabitants in the province of Pescara in Abruzzo. It owes its name to the ancient "Turris Passum" (Torre del passo), a tower located near the Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria. A prominent feature of Torre de' Passeri is Castello Gizzi (called by the locals "Castelluccio"), which overlooks the entire town. Historical-enological researches have suggested that the area might be the native land of the Montepulciano vine. Torre de' Passeri is twinned with Manteigas in Portugal.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Torre de' Passeri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.