Official Name: | Turre, Spain |
Flag Size: | 150 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Name1: | Andalusia |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Almería |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Martín Morales Fuentes |
Leader Party: | TPLG |
Area Total Km2: | 108 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 37.15°N -54°W |
Elevation M: | 53 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | BWh |
Turre is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
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.[1]
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.