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, 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.

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", where Pope Celestine V fled after renouncing his papacy.
*The ruins of Frederick II's castle at Castelpagano.