Country Spain Municipality Almería Area 108 km² Local time Monday 2:07 AM | Community Andalusia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 53 m Population 3,563 (2014) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Turre is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
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Map of 04639 Turre, Almer%C3%ADa, Spain
History of Turre
Turre was originally a Moorish settlement created after the invading Christian armies of the Catholic Monarchs expelled the Moors from the nearby village of Mojacar in 1488. It was originally called Turris, after the Latin for "tower", probably because there was a watchtower at the location of the new settlement.
English Language books about Turre
In 2015 local author David Jackson published a history of the village which follows the evolution of Turre from its founding up to the modern day.
References
Turre Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA