Apricena
Comune in Apulia, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comune in Apulia, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Apricena | |
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Comune di Apricena | |
Coordinates: 41°46′N 15°26′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Province | Foggia (FG) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Potenza |
Area | |
• Total | 172.51 km2 (66.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 13,246 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Apricenesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 71011 |
Dialing code | 0882 |
Patron saint | Crowned Mary |
Saint day | Last Sunday in May |
Website | Official website |
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.
Apricena developed from the summer residence of the Emperor Frederick II.
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