Torraca

Coordinates: 40°07′N 15°38′E / 40.117°N 15.633°E / 40.117; 15.633
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Torraca
Comune di Torraca
Torraca within the Province of Salerno
Torraca within the Province of Salerno
Location of Torraca
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84030
Dialing code0973
WebsiteOfficial website

Torraca is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The LED city

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

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

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Torraca". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ Torraca on cityledlighting.com

External links

Media related to Torraca at Wikimedia Commons