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{{For|the olive cultivar|Cerignola (olive)}}
{{For|the olive cultivar|Cerignola (olive)}}
{{distinguish|Cerignale}}
{{Infobox Italian comune
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Cerignola
| name = Cerignola
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| image_caption = Chiesa del Carmine in Cerignola
| image_caption = Chiesa del Carmine in Cerignola
| image_shield =
| image_shield = Cerignola-Stemma.svg
| shield_alt =
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| image_map = Map of comune of Cerignola (province of Foggia, region Apulia, Italy).svg
| image_map = Map of comune of Cerignola (province of Foggia, region Apulia, Italy).svg
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| frazioni = Angeloni, Borgo Libertà, Borgo Tressanti, Cerignola Campagna, La Pila, Montaltino, Moschella, Posta Incorvera, Posta Uccello, Pozzo Terraneo, Salice, San Giovanni in Fonte, San Michele delle Vigne, Tannioa
| frazioni = Angeloni, Borgo Libertà, Borgo Tressanti, Cerignola Campagna, La Pila, Montaltino, Moschella, Posta Incorvera, Posta Uccello, Pozzo Terraneo, Salice, San Giovanni in Fonte, San Michele delle Vigne, Tannioa
| mayor_party =
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Francesco Metta
| mayor = Francesco Bonito
| area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 593.71
| area_total_km2 = 593.71
| population_footnotes = <ref name="istat">{{it icon}} [http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2017gen/index.html Source]: [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]] 2017</ref>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="istat">{{in lang|it}} [http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2017gen/index.html Source]: [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]] 2017</ref>
| population_total = 58534
| population_total = 58534
| population_as_of = 30 November 2017
| population_as_of = 30 November 2017
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| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.cerignola.fg.it}}
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.cerignola.fg.it}}
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}[[File:Teatro Mercadante 01.jpg|thumb|right|Mercadante Theatre.]]
[[File:Teatro Mercadante 01.jpg|thumb|right|Mercadante Theatre.]]
[[File:Palazzo Pavoncelli.jpg|thumb|right|Pavoncelli Palace.]]
[[File:Palazzo Pavoncelli.jpg|thumb|right|Pavoncelli Palace.]]


'''Cerignola''' {{IPA-it|tʃeriɲˈɲɔːla|}} ([[Bari dialect|Cerignolano]]: {{lang|nap|Ceregnòule}}, {{audio|It-Cerignola.oga|listen}}) is a town and ''[[comune]]'' of [[Apulia]], [[Italy]], in the [[province of Foggia]], {{convert|40|km|0|abbr=off}} southeast from the town of [[Foggia]]. It has the third-largest land area of any ''comune'' in Italy, at {{convert|593.71|km²|2|abbr=out}}, after [[Rome]] and [[Ravenna]]. In 2017, it had a population of 58,534.<ref name="istat"/>
'''Cerignola''' ({{IPA|it|tʃeriɲˈɲɔːla}}; {{langx|nap|label=[[Bari dialect|Cerignolano]]|Ceregnòule}} {{IPA-nap|tʃərəɲˈɲɔwlə||It-Cerignola.oga}}) is a town and ''[[comune]]'' of [[Apulia]], [[Italy]], in the [[province of Foggia]], {{convert|40|km|0|abbr=off}} southeast from the town of [[Foggia]]. It has the third-largest land area of any ''comune'' in Italy, at {{convert|593.71|km2|2|abbr=out}}, after [[Rome]] and [[Ravenna]] and it has the largest land area of any ''comune'' in Italy among those that are not the provincial capital. In 2017, it had a population of 58,534.<ref name="istat"/>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The large municipality of Cerignola is located on the [[Tavoliere delle Puglie|Tavoliere]] plain, in south of its province, and spans from the [[Saline di Margherita di Savoia|Salt Marshes of Margherita di Savoia]] to the borders with [[Basilicata]] region. It borders with [[Ascoli Satriano]], [[Canosa di Puglia]], [[Carapelle]], [[Lavello]], [[Manfredonia]], [[Ordona]], [[Orta Nova]], [[San Ferdinando di Puglia]], [[Stornara]], [[Stornarella]], [[Trinitapoli]] and [[Zapponeta]].<ref>{{OSM|r|41120|41120}}</ref>
The large municipality is located in the [[Ofanto|Valley of Ofanto]], a strip of land that runs alongside the homonymous river delimiting the southern edge of the Tavoliere [[Tavoliere delle Puglie|Tavoliere]]. Cerignola is situated in south of the [[province of Foggia]], and spans from the [[Saline di Margherita di Savoia|Salt Marshes of Margherita di Savoia]] to the borders with [[Basilicata]] region. It borders with [[Ascoli Satriano]], [[Canosa di Puglia]], [[Carapelle]], [[Lavello]], [[Manfredonia]], [[Ordona]], [[Orta Nova]], [[San Ferdinando di Puglia]], [[Stornara]], [[Stornarella]], [[Trinitapoli]] and [[Zapponeta]].<ref>{{OSM|r|41120|41120}}</ref>

Cerignola is the second biggest town of [[:it:Capitanata|Capitanata]] for its number of inhabitants as well as for being the largest agriculture centre in its province.

==History==
==History==
{{see also|Battle of Cerignola}}
{{see also|Battle of Cerignola}}
Cerignola occupies the site of [[Furfane]], a station on the ancient Roman [[Via Traiana]] between [[Canusium]] and [[Herdoniae]].
Cerignola occupies the site of [[Furfane]], a station on the ancient Roman [[Via Traiana]] between [[Canusium]] and [[Herdoniae]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}


It was a [[municipium]] during the Roman Empire. In the [[Middle Ages]], as part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]], in 1418 it become a fief of the [[Caracciolo]] family.
It was a [[municipium]] during the Roman Empire. In the [[Middle Ages]], as part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]], in 1418 it became a fief of the [[House of Caracciolo|Caracciolo]] family.


In 1503 the Spaniards under [[Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba|Gonzalo de Córdoba]] defeated the French under [[Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours|Louis d'Armagnac]] (6th [[Duke of Nemours]]) below the town, a victory which ensured Spain the rule over the [[kingdom of Naples]] (see [[battle of Cerignola]]) and is considered the first battle whose outcome was determined by gunpowder.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution|last=Wootton|first=David|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2015|isbn=978-0-06-175952-9|location=E-book|pages=Kindle Location 1216}}</ref>
In 1503 the Spaniards under [[Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba|Gonzalo de Córdoba]] defeated the French under [[Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours|Louis d'Armagnac]] (6th [[Duke of Nemours]]) below the town, a victory which ensured Spain the rule over the [[kingdom of Naples]]{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} (see [[battle of Cerignola]]) and is considered the first battle whose outcome was determined by gunpowder.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution|last=Wootton|first=David|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2015|isbn=978-0-06-175952-9|location=E-book|pages=Kindle Location 1216}}</ref>


In 17th century the fief passed to the Pignatelli family. Cerignola was rebuilt after a great earthquake in 1731. In the 19th century, after the [[land reclamation|reclamation]] of its territory, it has been home to a considerable agricultural production.
In 17th century the fief passed to the Pignatelli family. Cerignola was rebuilt after a great earthquake in 1731.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} In the 19th century, after the [[land reclamation|reclamation]] of its territory, it has been home to a considerable agricultural production.


==Main sights==
==Main sights==
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==Cuisine==
==Cuisine==
{{See also|Cerignola olive}}
{{See also|Cerignola olive}}
===Rosso di Cerignola DOC===
The [[Italian wine DOC]] of Rosso di Cerignola is designated for red wine production only. Grapes are limited to a [[harvest (wine)|harvest]] yield of 14 tonnes/ha with the finished wine required to have at least 12% alcohol. The wine is a blend of at least 55% [[Uva di Troia]], 15-30% [[Negroamaro]], and up to 15% of an assortment of [[Sangiovese]], [[Barbera]], [[Montepulciano]], [[Malbec]] and [[Trebbiano]]. If the wine is labeled as ''Riserva'' then the wine must have been aged at least two years in [[oak barrels]]/wood with a minimum alcohol level of 13%.<ref>P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pg 196 Firefly Books 2004 {{ISBN|1-55297-720-X}}</ref>
The [[Italian wine DOC]] of Rosso di Cerignola is designated for red wine production only. Grapes are limited to a [[harvest (wine)|harvest]] yield of 14 tonnes/ha with the finished wine required to have at least 12% alcohol. The wine is a blend of at least 55% [[Uva di Troia]], 15-30% [[Negroamaro]], and up to 15% of an assortment of [[Sangiovese]], [[Barbera]], [[Montepulciano]], [[Malbec]] and [[Trebbiano]]. If the wine is labeled as ''Riserva'' then the wine must have been aged at least two years in [[oak barrels]]/wood with a minimum alcohol level of 13%.<ref>P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pg 196 Firefly Books 2004 {{ISBN|1-55297-720-X}}</ref>


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Public bus service in the town is provided by STUC company.
Public bus service in the town is provided by STUC company.


==People==
==Notable people==
{{see also category|People from Cerignola}}
{{category see also|People from Cerignola}}
Cerignola is the native town of [[philologist]] [[Nicola Zingarelli]], founder of the [[Zingarelli]] Italian [[dictionary]], and [[syndicalist]] [[Giuseppe Di Vittorio]]. Achille La Guardia, father of [[Fiorello LaGuardia]], Mayor of [[New York City|New York]], originated from here.
* [[Nicola Zingarelli]], [[philologist]], founder of the [[Zingarelli]] Italian [[dictionary]]
* [[Giuseppe Di Vittorio]], [[syndicalist]]


==Sport==
==Sport==
The local football team is the [[U.S.D. Audace Cerignola|Audace Cerignola]], and its home ground is the [[Domenico Monterisi Stadium]].<ref>{{it icon}} [http://www.audacecerignola.it/ Audace Cerignola official website]</ref>
The local football team is the [[S.S.D. Audace Cerignola|Audace Cerignola]], and its home ground is the [[Domenico Monterisi Stadium]].<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.audacecerignola.it/ Audace Cerignola official website]</ref>


==International relations==
==International relations==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{EB1911|wstitle=Cerignola|volume=5|page=761}}
*{{EB1911|wstitle=Cerignola|volume=5|page=761}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Cerignola}}
{{Commons category|Cerignola}}
*[http://www.comune.cerignola.fg.it Official website] {{it icon}}
*[http://www.comune.cerignola.fg.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
*[http://www.lanotiziaweb.it/ ''La Notizia Web'' - Cerignola's online newspaper] {{it icon}}
*[http://www.lanotiziaweb.it/ ''La Notizia Web'' - Cerignola's online newspaper] {{in lang|it}}


{{Province of Foggia}}
{{Province of Foggia}}

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[[Category:Cerignola| ]]
[[Category:Cerignola| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Apulia]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Apulia]]
[[Category:Castles of the Teutonic Knights]]

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For the olive cultivar, see Cerignola (olive).
Not to be confused with Cerignale.
Cerignola
Comune
Comune di Cerignola
Chiesa del Carmine in Cerignola
Chiesa del Carmine in Cerignola
Coat of arms of Cerignola
Coat of arms
Cerignola within the Province of Foggia
Cerignola within the Province of Foggia
Location of Cerignola
Map
Cerignola is located in Italy
Cerignola
Cerignola
Location of Cerignola in Italy
Cerignola is located in Apulia
Cerignola
Cerignola
Cerignola (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°16′N 15°54′E / 41.267°N 15.900°E / 41.267; 15.900
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceFoggia (FG)
FrazioniAngeloni, Borgo Libertà, Borgo Tressanti, Cerignola Campagna, La Pila, Montaltino, Moschella, Posta Incorvera, Posta Uccello, Pozzo Terraneo, Salice, San Giovanni in Fonte, San Michele delle Vigne, Tannioa
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Bonito
Area
[1]
 • Total
593.71 km2 (229.23 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total
58,534
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
DemonymCerignolani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71042
Dialing code0885
Patron saintMadonna of Ripalta
Saint daySeptember 8
WebsiteOfficial website
Mercadante Theatre.
Pavoncelli Palace.

Cerignola (Italian pronunciation: [tʃeriɲˈɲɔːla]; Cerignolano: Ceregnòule [tʃərəɲˈɲɔwlə] ⓘ) is a town and comune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any comune in Italy, at 593.71 square kilometres (229.23 sq mi), after Rome and Ravenna and it has the largest land area of any comune in Italy among those that are not the provincial capital. In 2017, it had a population of 58,534.[2]

Geography

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The large municipality is located in the Valley of Ofanto, a strip of land that runs alongside the homonymous river delimiting the southern edge of the Tavoliere Tavoliere. Cerignola is situated in south of the province of Foggia, and spans from the Salt Marshes of Margherita di Savoia to the borders with Basilicata region. It borders with Ascoli Satriano, Canosa di Puglia, Carapelle, Lavello, Manfredonia, Ordona, Orta Nova, San Ferdinando di Puglia, Stornara, Stornarella, Trinitapoli and Zapponeta.[3]

Cerignola is the second biggest town of Capitanata for its number of inhabitants as well as for being the largest agriculture centre in its province.

History

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See also: Battle of Cerignola

Cerignola occupies the site of Furfane, a station on the ancient Roman Via Traiana between Canusium and Herdoniae.[4]

It was a municipium during the Roman Empire. In the Middle Ages, as part of the Kingdom of Naples, in 1418 it became a fief of the Caracciolo family.

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 ensured Spain the rule over the kingdom of Naples[4] (see battle of Cerignola) and is considered the first battle whose outcome was determined by gunpowder.[5]

In 17th century the fief passed to the Pignatelli family. Cerignola was rebuilt after a great earthquake in 1731.[4] In the 19th century, after the reclamation of its territory, it has been home to a considerable agricultural production.

Main sights

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  • The Cathedral
  • The Chiesa Madre of St. Francis of Assisi (11th-12th centuries)
  • Torre Alemanna (13th century), in the frazione Borgo Libertà
  • Church of Beata Vergine del Monte Carmelo (16th century)
  • Palazzo Cirillo-Farrusi
  • Piano delle Fosse del Grano

Cuisine

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See also: Cerignola olive

The Italian wine DOC of Rosso di Cerignola is designated for red wine production only. Grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 14 tonnes/ha with the finished wine required to have at least 12% alcohol. The wine is a blend of at least 55% Uva di Troia, 15-30% Negroamaro, and up to 15% of an assortment of Sangiovese, Barbera, Montepulciano, Malbec and Trebbiano. If the wine is labeled as Riserva then the wine must have been aged at least two years in oak barrels/wood with a minimum alcohol level of 13%.[6]

Transportation

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Cerignola has a station, Cerignola Campagna, on the Pescara-Bari main railroad (Adriatic railway), served by regional trains. From 1891 to 1956, it was the terminus of a short line to the city centre (Cerignola Città station).[7]

It has also an exit ("Cerignola Est") on the A14 motorway Bologna-Taranto, and one ("Cerignola Ovest") on the A16 motorway Naples-Canosa. Provincial roads connect it to the main centre in the region as well.

Public bus service in the town is provided by STUC company.

Notable people

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See also: Category:People from Cerignola

Sport

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The local football team is the Audace Cerignola, and its home ground is the Domenico Monterisi Stadium.[8]

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Cerignola is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2017
  3. ^ 41120 (x j a h) 41120 on OpenStreetMap
  4. ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
  5. ^ Wootton, David (2015). The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution. E-book: HarperCollins. pp. Kindle Location 1216. ISBN 978-0-06-175952-9.
  6. ^ P. Saunders Wine Label Language pg 196 Firefly Books 2004 ISBN 1-55297-720-X
  7. ^ see Commons' map
  8. ^ (in Italian) Audace Cerignola official website

Sources

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