Cerignola
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| Comune di Cerignola | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Mayor | |
| Elevation | 120 m |
| Area | 593 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of 2004-12-31) | 57,813 |
| - Density | 96/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Cerignolani or Cerignolesi |
| Dialing code | 0885 |
| Postal code | 71042 |
| Frazioni | Borgo Libertà, Borgo Tressanti, Moschella, Pozzo Terraneo |
| Patron | Madonna of Ripalta |
| - Day | September 8 |
| Website: www.comune.serignola.fg.it | |
Cerignola is a town of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, 40 km southeast from the town of Foggia.
[edit] History
It was a municipium during the Roman Empire and was rebuilt after a great earthquake in 1731, and has a considerable agricultural trade. In 1503 the Spaniards under Gonzalo de Córdoba defeated the French under Louis d'Armagnac (6th Duke of Nemours) below the town, a victory which made the kingdom of Naples into a Spanish province in Italy. Cerignola occupies the site of Furfane, a station on the Via Traiana between Canusium and Herdoniae. It is the native town of philologist Nicola Zingarelli, founder of the Zingarelli Italian dictionary, and syndicalist Giuseppe Di Vittorio.
[edit] Main sights
- The Cathedral.
- The Chiesa Madre of St. Francis of Assisi (11th century).
- Torre Alemanna.
- Church of Beata Vergine del Monte Carmelo (16th century).
- Palazzo Cirillo-Farrusi.
- Piano delle Fosse del Grano.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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