Apricena
Comune in Apulia, Italy
Coat of arms
Location of Apricena
41°46′N 15°26′E / 41.767°N 15.433°E / 41.767; 15.433
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Apricena (Foggiano: La Prucìne) 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.
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.
History
Apricena developed from the summer residence of the Emperor Frederick II.
Main sights
- Baronial Palace (Palazzo baroniale, 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
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- Accadia
- Alberona
- Anzano di Puglia
- Apricena
- Ascoli Satriano
- Biccari
- Bovino
- Cagnano Varano
- Candela
- Carapelle
- Carlantino
- Carpino
- Casalnuovo Monterotaro
- Casalvecchio di Puglia
- Castelluccio Valmaggiore
- Castelluccio dei Sauri
- Castelnuovo della Daunia
- Celenza Valfortore
- Celle di San Vito
- Cerignola
- Chieuti
- Deliceto
- Faeto
- Foggia
- Ischitella
- Lesina
- Lucera
- Manfredonia
- Mattinata
- Monte Sant'Angelo
- Monteleone di Puglia
- Motta Montecorvino
- Ordona
- Orsara di Puglia
- Orta Nova
- Panni
- Peschici
- Pietramontecorvino
- Poggio Imperiale
- Rignano Garganico
- Rocchetta Sant'Antonio
- Rodi Garganico
- Roseto Valfortore
- San Giovanni Rotondo
- San Marco in Lamis
- San Marco la Catola
- San Nicandro Garganico
- San Paolo di Civitate
- San Severo
- Sant'Agata di Puglia
- Serracapriola
- Stornara
- Stornarella
- Torremaggiore
- Tremiti Islands
- Troia
- Vico del Gargano
- Vieste
- Volturara Appula
- Volturino
- Zapponeta
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