Celenza Valfortore is a town and comune

Comune

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in the province of Foggia

Province of Foggia

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 in the Apulia

Apulia

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 region of southeast Italy

Italy

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Main Sights

• Church of Santa Croce
• Porta Nova
• Gambacorta Castle (15th-16th centuries)

Demographics

The population has been constantly descending in the last years.

A massive exodus of emigration occurred during and after the Second World War. Numerous inhabitants moved to overseas countries such as Argentina

Argentina

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, USA and Australia

Australia

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Economy

Agriculture used to employ the major part of the labour force. Cattle and farming were the main activities, although in the last years this has been changing, with the tertiary sector employing 41 % of the working force.

Climate

Winters are cold, influenced by the Apennines

Apennine mountains

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, with occasional snowfalls taking place between the months of November and March.

Summers are extremely dry and hot. Almost no rainfall occurs between June and August.

External links

• Our Celenza Heritage A site dedicated to the descendants of Celenza Valfortore and their immigrant ancestors
• Celenza Valfortore and San Marco la Catola Online An Italian language site dedicated to these two neighboring villages, includes pictures, traditions, news, and links