Torre Annunziata

Torre Annunziata
—  Comune  —
Comune di Torre Annunziata
Panorama of Torre Annunziata
Coat of arms
Torre Annunziata Location of Torre Annunziata in Italy
Coordinates: 40°45′N 14°27′E / 40.75°N 14.45°E / 40.75; 14.45Coordinates: 40°45′N 14°27′E / 40.75°N 14.45°E / 40.75; 14.45
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Naples (NA)
Frazioni	Rovigliano
Government
- Mayor	Giosuè Starita
Area
- Total	7.33 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (30 April 2009)
- Total	44,197
- Density	6,029.6/km2 (15,616.6/sq mi)
- Demonym	Torresi or Oplontini (the latter is rare)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	80058
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	Madonna of the Snow
Saint day	August 5
Website	Official website

Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	Italy
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv, v
Reference	829
Region**	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1997  (21st Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

Torre Annunziata is a city and comune in the province of Naples, region of Campania in Italy. It is located at the Gulf of Naples at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. The city was destroyed in the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD and in 1631. It is known locally in the Neapolitan dialect as Torre Nunziata.^[1] The city was once the seat of important ironwork (Deriver, Dalmine) food processing and pasta industries. Today industries still active include naval, armament and pharmaceutical ones.

The archaeological site of Oplonti is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997.

In spite of its position overlooking the bay of Naples, its volcanic black sand beaches and the wonderfully preserved Villa Poppaea, Torre Annunziata is rarely visited by tourists, who are frightened by its connections with the Camorra, and its reputation as a centre for extortion, murder, drug-dealing and corruption.^{[citation needed]}

Main sights

On the Tabula Peutingeriana Torre Annunziata is called Oplonti.

In the communal territory, one of the richest Roman villas has been excavated. Dating to the 1st century BCE, it probably belonged to the gens Poppaea, and is known as Villa Poppaea.

Dialect

Although a comparatively small town, essentially a suburb of Naples, Torre Annunziata has its own unique dialect, a variation of Neapolitan, quite distinct, particularly in pronunciation, which is known as Torrese.

Sport

Torre Annunziata is home to F.C. Savoia 1908 who play at the Stadio Giraud and currently play in Serie D of Italy's football pyramid. Their highest achievement was during the 1923-24 season where they finished Serie A runners up.

References

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Italy For official site names, see each article or the List of World Heritage Sites in Italy. Aeolian Islands · Alberobello · Amalfi Coast · Aquileia · Archaeological Area of Agrigento · Assisi · Barumini nuraghes · Botanical Garden, Padua · Caserta Palace, Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and San Leucio Complex · Castel del Monte · Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena · Cerveteri and Tarquinia · Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, Paestum and Velia, Certosa di Padula · Crespi d'Adda · The Dolomites · Ferrara · Florence · Genoa · Hadrian's Villa · Mantua and Sabbioneta · Sassi of Matera · Naples · Piazza del Duomo, Pisa · Pienza · Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata · Portovenere, Cinque Terre (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore), Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto · Ravenna · Residences of the Royal House of Savoy · Rhaetian Railway1 · Rock Drawings in Valcamonica · Rome2 · Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy · San Gimignano · Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan · Siena · Syracuse and Necropolis of Pantalica · Urbino · Val d'Orcia · Val di Noto (Caltagirone, Militello in Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo Acreide, Ragusa, Scicli) · Venice · Verona · Vicenza and Palladian Villas of the Veneto · Villa d'Este · Villa Romana del Casale 1 Shared with Switzerland. 2 Shared with the Holy See.

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