Cerignola is a town of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, 40 km southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any comune in Italy, at 593.71 km² (229.23 sq mi). History Cerignola occupies the site of Furfane, a station on the Via Traiana between Canusium and Herdoniae. 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 Córdo… (More on Cerignola)