Apricena

Apricena (Foggiano: ) is an Apulian town in the province of Foggia. It is from its provincial capital, Foggia, Italy and a few kilometres inland from the Adriatic Sea.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Apricena
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Apricena
Italian comune.image_skyline: Castello apricena.JPG
Italian comune.image_caption: The Castle of Apricena.
Italian comune.image_shield: Apricena-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region: Apulia
Italian comune.province: Foggia (FG)
Italian comune.mayor: Antonio Potenza
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 172.51
Italian comune.population_total: 13246
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 April 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Apricenesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 73
Italian comune.saint: Crowned Mary
Italian comune.day: Last Sunday in May
Italian comune.postal_code: 71011
Italian comune.area_code: 0882

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Official website

Comune di Apricena - Homepage

Sito istituzionale Comune di Apricena

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Apricena
Demonym: apricenesi
Population: 12575
Area: 172.51
Elevation: 73
Official website: www.comune.apricena.fg.it
Image: Castello apricena.JPG
Dialing code: 0882
Licence plate code: FG

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Commons category: Apricena
postal code: 71011
native label: Apricena
P11012: Larchant

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Apricena (Foggiano: ) is an Apulian town in the province of Foggia. It is 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.