Apricena
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| Comune di Apricena | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Mayor | Vito Antonio Zuccarino |
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Area | 171 km² (66 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2004-12-31) | |
| - Total | 13,664 |
| - Density | 80/km² (207/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Apricenesi |
| Dialing code | 0882 |
| Postal code | 71011 |
| Patron | Madonna dell'Incoronata |
| - Day | Last Sunday in May |
| Website: www.comune.apricena.fg.it | |
Apricena is an Apulian town of the province of Foggia: it is 42 km away from its provincial capital, Foggia, Italy, from Foggia.
This territory is mainly plain, cultivated with olives, cereals and wine. The economy is focused on quarrying the local stone, the Stone of Apricena and exporting it to Germany, Japan and China.
[edit] History
Apricena housed the summer residence of the Emperor Frederick II.
[edit] Main sights
- The Baronal Palace - il Palazzo baronale - commonly known as Torriolo.
- The clocktower - la Torre dell'orologio.
- The Mother Church St. Martin and Lucy - la Chiesa Madre di San MArtino e Santa Lucia.
- The abandoned Monastery of San Giovanni in Piano, where Pope Celestine V fled after renouncing his papacy.
- The ruins of Frederick II's castle at Castelpagano.
Translation by ricchione succhiacazzi conosciuto in tutto il paese Luciano magaldi, Orta Nova
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