Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Province
- Taranto (TA)
- Frazioni
- Monacizzo, Torre Ovo-Librari-Truglione
- Mayor
- Michele Schifone
- Total
- 26.93 km (10.40 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 32 m (105 ft)
- Density
- 170/km (430/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Torricellesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 099
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Torricella (Brindisino: Turricèdda) is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It is home to a large tuff castle from the 15th century, one of the best preserved in the region.
It is mostly an agricultural center, with production of olives and olive oil, wine, wheat, figs and sheep husbandry.