Cerignola

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the DOC wine grown here, see Rosso di Cerignola

Cerignola
Country	Italy
region	Apulia
province	Foggia  (FG)
Coordinates	41 ° 16 ′  N , 15 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E
height	120  m slm
surface	593.71 km²
Residents	58,450 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	98 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	71040, 71042
prefix	0885
ISTAT number	071020
Popular name	Cerignolani
Patron saint	Madonna di Ripalta
Website	Cerignola
Cerignola, the cathedral

Cerignola is a town with 58,450 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Foggia , Apulia region in Italy.

geography

Cerignola is about 40 kilometers southeast of Foggia . In addition, the city occupies an area of ​​593.71 km², which makes the city the third largest municipality in Italy after Rome and Ravenna.

The neighboring towns of Cerignola are Ascoli Satriano , Canosa di Puglia (BT), Carapelle , Lavello (PZ), Manfredonia , Ordona , Orta Nova , San Ferdinando di Puglia (BT), Stornara , Stornarella , Trinitapoli (BT) and Zapponeta .

Cerignola is the agricultural center of the Apulia region. The city is also the namesake for the Rosso di Cerignola wine-growing region , which is located in the surrounding area.

history

Cerignola was founded by the Normans and from 1418 onwards it was fiefdom of the Caracciolo family for several centuries . On April 28, 1503 the Spaniards defeated the French at Cerignola. As a consequence, the Kingdom of Naples became Spanish.

The father of former New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia was from Cerignola.

Attractions

• The neo-Gothic cathedral of San Pietro Apostolo from the 20th century
• The 11th century Chiesa Madre
• Torre Alemanna
• The baroque church of Beata Vergine del Monte Carmelo from the 16th century
• Palazzo Cirillo-Farrusi
• Piano delle Fosse del Grano

Demographics

Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 57,366 to 58,090. This corresponds to a percentage increase of 1.3%.

Town twinning

• Vizzini , Italy, since 1997
• Montilla , Spain, since 2003
• Nemours , France, since 2003
• Canosa di Puglia , Italy, since 2012

sons and daughters of the town

• Nicola Zingarelli (1860–1935), linguist and literary scholar
• Giuseppe Di Vittorio (1892–1957), Communist trade union official
• Riccardo Carapellese (1922–1995), football player and coach
• Nunzio Galantino (* 1948), Bishop, General Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference
• Giacomo Cirulli (* 1952), Roman Catholic Bishop of Teano-Calvi
• Elena Gentile (* 1953), politician
• Nicola Amoruso (* 1974), football player

Web links

Commons : Cerignola  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Information about Cerignola at www.italien.com ( Memento of the original from June 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.