CERIGNOLA, a well built episcopal city of Naples, province of Capitanata, situated on an eminence commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country, 23 miles S.E. of Foggia. It is divided into an old and new town, and has a college, several convents, hospital, &c., and some trade in cotton and fruits. It is celebrated for the victory gained here in 1503 by Gonzalvo de Cordova over the French forces under the command of the Duc de Nemours. Pop. (including the dependent village of Tressanti) 10,300.