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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

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)



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