Tortoreto
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It has two distinct parts. The old town is on a hill not far from the Adriatic Sea. The new part, usually referred to as Tortoreto Lido, is seaside and located next to SS 16.
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The comune of Alba Adriatica was created in 1956 by splitting it off from Tortoreto.
Toponymy
The name of the town is due to the large presence of turtle doves (tortore) during the Middle Ages.
Pope Gregory I noticed in a letter the large amount of these species of birds which used to live in this area. Later on, the town created on the top of the hills after the barbarian invasions started to be called Turturitus[1] or Turturetum,[2] and, eventually, the current denomination of Tortoreto came into common use.
Climate
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Education
In Tortoreto there are two state primary schools and two state middle schools,[3] which are overall attended by about 680 students,[4] as well as a number of state and private child care institutions and nursery schools.
There are also two private vocational secondary schools.
Economy
During the summer season, the main economic activity is tourism.
Its geographic position, climate, facilities and environmental projects, have all been planned or used to further tourism. Tortoreto has been awarded the European Blue Flag in 1992 and, then, from 1998 until 2023.
Fishing was a common activity in Tortoreto before tourism and it continues on a smaller scale to the present. Another common activity in the area was farming, which produced substantial amounts of olive oil and wheat. This activity continues today on a smaller scale too.
International relations
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Tortoreto is twinned with:
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References
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- ↑ See Leo of Ostia, Chronicon monasterii Casinensis.
- ↑ Niccola Palma, Storia ecclesiastica e civile della regione più settentrionale del Regno di Napoli – detta dagli antichi Praetutium, ne' bassi tempi Aprutium – oggi città di Teramo e Diocesi Aprutina, volume I, Ubaldo Angeletti Stampatore dell'Intendenza, Teramo 1834, pp. 16–22.
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External links
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