Cassino
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city, municipality
Cassino is a comune in the province of Frosinone, Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio.
Population (as of 2007)
- Total 32,643.
Cassino's origins lie in the Volsci settlement of Casinum, at the base of the nearby Monte Cairo. Casinum passed under the control of the Samnites, but the Romans eventually gained control of Casinum, establishing a colony there in 312 B.C. At least once during Punic Wars, Hannibal passed near Casinum. Casinium was also the site of a villa belonging to Marcus Terentius Varro.
The modern town which arose on the site of the ancient town of Casinum was called San Germano, but on 28 July 1863 the name was officially reverted to "Cassino".
Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Rapido and Liri rivers. The city is best known as the site of the Abbey of Montecassino and the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II, which resulted in tremendous Allied and German casualties as well as the near total destruction of the town itself. Today, Cassino is also home to the University of Cassino and a FIAT automotive plant.
Population (as of 2007)
- Total 32,643.
Cassino's origins lie in the Volsci settlement of Casinum, at the base of the nearby Monte Cairo. Casinum passed under the control of the Samnites, but the Romans eventually gained control of Casinum, establishing a colony there in 312 B.C. At least once during Punic Wars, Hannibal passed near Casinum. Casinium was also the site of a villa belonging to Marcus Terentius Varro.
The modern town which arose on the site of the ancient town of Casinum was called San Germano, but on 28 July 1863 the name was officially reverted to "Cassino".
Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Rapido and Liri rivers. The city is best known as the site of the Abbey of Montecassino and the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II, which resulted in tremendous Allied and German casualties as well as the near total destruction of the town itself. Today, Cassino is also home to the University of Cassino and a FIAT automotive plant.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassino
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°29'26"N 13°49'47"E
- Latina 81 km
- Cisterna di Latina 86 km
- L'Aquila 106 km
- Rome 133 km
- Rieti 135 km
- Anguillara Sabazia 147 km
- Ascoli Piceno 155 km
- Terni 162 km
- Viterbo 179 km
- Civitavecchia 187 km
- Cassino 1.5 km
- Fiat Cassino Car Assembly Plant 6.2 km
- San Pietro Infine 12 km
- Extinct volcano of Roccamonfina 24 km
- Tora e Piccilli Municipality 24 km
- Roccamonfina Municipality 27 km
- Sessa Aurunca Municipality 29 km
- Gulf of Gaeta 54 km
- Molise 65 km
- Campania 115 km
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