- Apricena
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Apricena-Stemma.png
official_name = Comune di Apricena
name=Apricena
mapx=41.7
mapy=15.44
region =Puglia
province = Foggia (FG)
elevation_m = 73
area_total_km2 = 171
population_as_of =2004-12-31
population_total = 13664
population_density_km2 = 80
timezone = CET,UTC+1
coordinates = coord|41|46|N|15|26|E
frazioni =
telephone = 0882
postalcode = 71011
gentilic = Apricenesi
saint = Madonna dell'Incoronata
day = Last Sunday in May
mayor = Vito Antonio Zuccarino
website = [http://www.comune.apricena.fg.it www.comune.apricena.fg.it]Apricena is an Apulian town in the
province of Foggia . It is 42 km away from its provincial capital, Foggia, Italy, fromFoggia .This territory is mainly plain, cultivated with
olive s,cereals andwine . The economy is focused onquarry ing the local stone, the "Stone of Apricena" and exporting it toGermany ,Japan andChina .History
Apricena developed from the summer residence of the
Emperor Frederick II .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", wherePope Celestine V fled after renouncing his papacy.
*The ruins of Frederick II's castle at Castelpagano.
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