Torre Santa Susanna (Brindisino: La Torri) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the south-east Italian coast in the Salento peninsula.

Torre Santa Susanna
Comune
Comune di Torre Santa Susanna
Church of Crepacore.
Location of Torre Santa Susanna
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Coordinates: 40°28′N 17°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Province	Brindisi (BR)
Government
• Mayor	Michele Saccomanno
Area [1]
• Total	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (30 June 2015)[2]
• Total	10,601
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Torresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	72028
Dialing code	0831
Patron saint	Saint Susanna
Saint day	11 August
Website	Official website

Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.

History

The Romans had two forts built here after the Second Punic War. According to tradition, in the 3rd century AD a Roman soldier wrote the name of Saint Susanna on one of these towers ("Torre" in Italian), hence the name. After a series of plagues and earthquakes, population from the nearby hamlet took refuge here, giving birth to the current town.

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[es] Torre Santa Susanna

[ru] Торре-Санта-Сузанна