Lucera

Lucera
Comune di Lucera
Location of Lucera in the province of Foggia
Lucera
Location of Lucera in Italy
Lucera
Lucera (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°30′N 15°20′E / 41.500°N 15.333°E / 41.500; 15.333
CountryItaly
Region Apulia
ProvinceFoggia (FG)
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Pitta (coalition of municipal lists)
Area
 • Total
339.79 km2 (131.19 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (June 2012)
 • Total
34,243
DemonymLucerini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71036
Dialing code0881
Patron saintSt Mary
Saint day16 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Lucera (Lucerino: Lucére) is an Italian city of 34,243 inhabitants in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia, and the seat of the Diocese of Lucera-Troia.

Located upon a flat knoll in the Tavoliere Plains, near the foot of Daunian Mountains, Lucera was the capital of Province of Capitanata and the County of Molise from 1579 until 1806.