Torre Canne is a southeastern

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coastal village and hamlet (''

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'') of the municipality of

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in the

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. As of 2011 its population was 448.

History

The village received some attention from the German media on October 23 1985, when serial killer Norbert Poehlke, and his son Gabriel, were found dead of bullet wounds in what appeared to be a murder-suicide. Poehlke was a police officer in the German state of

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, who murdered three motorists and used their cars in bank robberies across the state. He was dubbed 'Der Hammermörder' (The Hammer-Killer) because of his use of sledgehammers during the robberies, although his identity would not be revealed until after his suicide. Poehlke had also shot dead his wife and another son, Adrian, before fleeing with Gabriel to Italy; police found their bodies at the family home in Backnang three days prior to Poehlke's suicide.

Geography

Torre Canne is located on the

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, between Savelletri and Rosa Marina, 11 km east of Fasano. It is 20 km far from

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Economy

The biggest industry of the village is

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. Tourism, related to the sea and to the local spa, increased in the second half of the 20th century.

Main sights

Punta Torre Canne Lighthouse

Other

In the village is located a

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, named "Terme di Torre Canne", opened in latest 19th century.Torre Canne Spa website
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Transport

Cisternino station, on the Adriatic railway, is few km from the village. The SS 16 highway "Adriatica"

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serves it with the exit "Torre Canne".

People

* Norbert Poehlke (1951–1985), a German serial killer, committed suicide in Torre Canne

References

External links

Torre Canne website
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Brindisi Fasano