Torraca
Torraca | |
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| Comune di Torraca | |
 Torraca within the Province of Salerno | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Salerno (SA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Bianco (since April 2015) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2007) | |
• 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 | edit source]The LED city
[edit | edit source]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".[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]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
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- ^ Torraca on cityledlighting.com
External links
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- (in Italian) Municipal website of Torraca
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