Torre del Greco
Comune in Campania, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Torre del Greco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtorre del ˈɡrɛːko];[3] "Greek man's Tower") is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 as of 2016[update]. The locals are sometimes called Corallini because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of coral jewellery and cameo brooches since the seventeenth century.
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Torre del Greco | |
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Coordinates: 40°47′N 14°22′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giovanni Palomba |
Area | |
• Total | 30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 85,332 |
Demonym(s) | Torrese Corallino |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 80059, 80040 |
Dialing code | 081 |
Patron saint | Saint Januarius |
Saint day | September 19 |
Website | Official website |
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