Apricena (
Foggiano: ) is an
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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n town in the
province of Foggia
The Province of Foggia ( it, Provincia di Foggia ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy.
This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and ...
. It is from its provincial capital,
Foggia
Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...
, Italy and a few kilometres inland from the
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...
.
This territory is mainly plain, cultivated with olives, cereals and wine. The economy is focused on
quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envi ...
ing 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
Frederick II (German: ''Friedrich''; Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusa ...
.
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
Pope Celestine V ( la, Caelestinus V; 1215 – 19 May 1296), born Pietro Angelerio (according to some sources ''Angelario'', ''Angelieri'', ''Angelliero'', or ''Angeleri''), also known as Pietro da Morrone, Peter of Morrone, and Peter Celes ...
fled after renouncing his papacy.
*The ruins of
Frederick II's castle, at Castelpagano.
Twin towns
*
Altavilla Vicentina Altavilla Vicentina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located southwest of Vicenza.
The town originates from a castle (''Rocca'') built in the Middle Ages over a hill at the feet of the Colli Berici ...
, Italy
References
Cities and towns in Apulia
Castles in Italy
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