Torraca

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

Torraca
Comune
Comune di Torraca
Torraca within the Province of Salerno
Location of Torraca
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Coordinates: 40°07′N 15°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Bianco (since April 2015)
Area [1]
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	425 m (1,394 ft)
Population  (December 31, 2007)[3]
• Total	1,262
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym	Torrachesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84030
Dialing code	0973
Website	Official website

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.