Torraca
Appearance
Torraca | |
---|---|
Comune di Torraca | |
![]() Torraca within the Province of Salerno | |
Coordinates: 40°07′N 15°38′E / 40.117°N 15.633°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Salerno (SA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francesco Bianco (since April 2015) |
Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
Population (December 31, 2007)[3] | |
• Total | 1,262 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym | Torrachesi |
Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 84030 |
Dialing code | 0973 |
Website | Official website |
Torraca is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
[edit]The LED city
[edit]In 2007, the town spent 280,000 euro to convert all its 700 street lamps to LED technology - a first in Europe - and thereby reduced its energy and maintenance costs by 70%. Because of this, the town was awarded the Kyoto 2007 prize. Newspapers referred to Torraca as "LED city".[4]
Geography
[edit]The town is situated in the south of Cilento, a few kilometers from Sapri and Maratea and close to the borders of Campania with Basilicata. The surrounding municipalities are Casaletto Spartano, Sapri, Tortorella and Vibonati.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Torraca". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Torraca on cityledlighting.com
External links
[edit] Media related to Torraca at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Municipal website of Torraca