Toritto
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| Comune di Toritto | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Bari |
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| Elevation | 233 m |
| Area | 74 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of December 31, 2004) | 8,815 |
| - Density | 120/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Torittesi |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Postal code | 70020 |
| Frazioni | Quasano, Altaserra |
| Patron | St. Roch, Madonna delle Grazie |
| - Day | August 16 |
  Location of Toritto in Italy |
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| Website: www.comune.toritto.ba.it | |
Toritto is a town and comune in the province of Bari, Puglia, Italy.
It lies in an agricultural area, with cultivation of mainly almond and olive trees.
[edit] History
The origins of the city are uncertain, but they probably date to aroun 800 AD, although the first document testifying the existence of Toritto is from 1069. A parish existed in 1171.
[edit] Main sights
- Torre dell'Orologio (Watchotwer), with a 1564 inscription.
- Chiesa Madre (Mother Church), built in 1410 and entitled to St. Nicholas.
- Chiesa della Madonna della Stella, erected before 1092.
Puglia · Communes of the province of Bari
| Acquaviva delle Fonti | Adelfia | Alberobello | Altamura | Andria | Bari | Barletta | Binetto | Bisceglie | Bitetto | Bitonto | Bitritto | Canosa di Puglia | Capurso | Casamassima | Cassano delle Murge | Castellana Grotte | Cellamare | Conversano | Corato | Gioia del Colle | Giovinazzo | Gravina in Puglia | Grumo Appula | Locorotondo | Minervino Murge | Modugno | Mola di Bari | Molfetta | Monopoli | Noci | Noicattaro | Palo del Colle | Poggiorsini | Polignano a Mare | Putignano | Rutigliano | Ruvo di Puglia | Sammichele di Bari | Sannicandro di Bari | Santeramo in Colle | Spinazzola | Terlizzi | Toritto | Trani | Triggiano | Turi | Valenzano |
