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Apricena

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Foggia (FG)

Demonym(s)
  
Apricenesi

Area
  
171 km²

Province
  
Province of Foggia

Dialling code
  
0882

Region
  
.  Apulia

Elevation
  
73 m (240 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Monday 8:44 PM

Postal code
  
71011

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 64% Humidity

Signora sul pulman apricena


Apricena is an Apulian town in the province of Foggia. It is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from its provincial capital, Foggia, Italy, and a few kilometres inland from the Adriatic Sea.

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Map of 71011 Apricena Province of Foggia, Italy

This territory is mainly plain, cultivated with olives, cereals and wine. The economy is focused on quarrying the local rock, the Stone of Apricena, and exporting it to Germany, Japan, and China.

Sporting apricena giovinazzo


History

Apricena developed from the summer residence of the Emperor Frederick II.

Main sights

  • Baronal Palace (Palazzo baronale, commonly known as Torriolo)
  • The clocktower (Torre dell'orologio)
  • Mother Church of St. Martin and Lucy
  • 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.

    • Twin towns

  • Altavilla Vicentina, Italy

    • References

    Apricena Wikipedia
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