Lucera (the ancient Luceria of the Samnite war), a town of Southern Italy, 12 miles by rail NW. of Foggia, has a cathedral dating from 1302, and a famous ruined castle of Frederick II., who died, however, at the neighbouring castle of Fiorentino. Pop. 14,067.
Lucera
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 736
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