Torre Annunziata
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| Comune di Torre Annunziata | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Province | Naples (NA) |
| Mayor | Giosuè Starita |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Area | 7.33 km² (3 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2004-12-31) | |
| - Total | 48,720 |
| - Density | 6,647/km² (17,216/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Oplontini or Torresi |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Postal code | 80058 |
| Frazioni | Rovigliano |
| Patron | Madonna of the Snow |
| - Day | October 22[citation needed] |
| Website: www.comune.torreannunziata.na.it | |
| Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata* | |
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| 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. |
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Torre Annunziata is a city and commune 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.
The city was once the seat of important ironwork (Deriver, Dalmine) and food processing 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
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