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Encyclopedia > Cassino, Italy

Comune di Cassino
Coat of arms of Comune di Cassino
Municipal coat of arms
Country Italy Italy
Region Lazio
Province Frosinone (FR)
Mayor Bruno Vincenzo Scittarelli
Elevation 40 m
Area 82 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 32,593
 - Density 397/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 41°30′N 13°50′E
Gentilic Cassinati
Dialing code 0776
Postal code 03043
Patron St. Benedict
Website: www.comune.cassino.fr.it

Cassino is a comune in the province of Frosinone, Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio. Image File history File links Cassino-Stemma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... Frosinone (in Italian, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Latium region of Italy, with 91 comuni. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... This article is about Saint Benedict of Nursia, for other uses of the name Benedict see Benedict (disambiguation) Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. ... In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... Frosinone (in Italian, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Latium region of Italy, with 91 comuni. ... Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ...


Cassino is located at the base of Monte Cairo at the confluence of the Liri and Rapido rivers. Today, it is the site of a FIAT auto plant and the University of Cassino. The Liri is a river located in southern Italy. ... The Rapido is a river in Italy, which flows near SantAngelo. ... Fiat Punto FIAT Group, or Fiat S.p. ...


The city is most famous for being the site of the Abbey of Montecassino. United States, British, Polish, New Zealand, Indian, French, Moroccan, Brazillian and Italian soldiers died during the fierce omonymous battle (1944). Many are buried in nearby cemeteries. The restored Abbey Monte Cassino is a rocky hill about eighty miles (130 km) south of Rome, Italy, a mile to the west of the town of Cassino (the Roman Cassinum having been on the hill) and about 1700 ft (520 m) altitude. ... Battle of Monte Cassino Conflict World War II, Italian Campaign Date January 17, 1944-May 19, 1944 Place Monte Cassino, Italy Result Allied victory The strategic position of Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and sieges from antiquity. ...

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History

Cassino's origins lie in 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 BCE. At least once during Punic Wars, Hannibal passed near Casinum. Casinium was also the site of a villa belonging to Marcus Terentius Varro. The Volsci were an ancient Italic people, well known in the history of the first century of the Roman Republic. ... Casinum, an ancient town of Italy, probably of Volscian origin. ... Samnite warriors Samnium (Oscan Safinim) was a region of the southern Apennines in Italy that was home to the Samnites, a group of Sabellic tribes that controlled the area from about 600 BC to about 290 BC. Samnium was delimited by Latium in the north, by Lucania in the south... The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage. ... Hannibal is one of the most common prenames in Punic and we know several military commanders (strategos) with this prename during the Punic Wars, while their family names or nicknames are often not recorded. ... Marcus Terentius Varro ([[116 BC]–27 BC), also known as Varro Reatinus to distinguish him from his contemporary Varro Atacinus, was a Roman scholar and writer, who the Romans came to call the most learned of all the Romans. ...


The modern town which arose on the site of the ancient town of Casinum was called San Germano, but in on 28 July 1863 the name was officially reverted to "Cassino". July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ...


The site of fierce fighting during the Battles of Monte Cassino during World War II, the old town was almost completely destroyed and was rebuilt south-east of its prior location. Combatants United States United Kingdom Poland New Zealand India Free France Morocco Brazil and others Nazi Germany Commanders Harold Alexander Albert Kesselring Frido von Senger Strength 105,000 80,000 Casualties 54,000 20,000 The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...


Twin cities

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Sports

Cassino's football team plays in the Italian Serie C2. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ...


See also

Lazio · Comunes of the province of Frosinone
Acquafondata | Acuto | Alatri | Alvito | Amaseno | Anagni | Aquino | Arce | Arnara | Arpino | Atina | Ausonia | Belmonte Castello | Boville Ernica | Broccostella | Campoli Appennino | Casalattico | Casalvieri | Cassino | Castelliri | Castelnuovo Parano | Castro dei Volsci | Castrocielo | Ceccano | Ceprano | Cervaro | Colfelice | Colle San Magno | Collepardo | Coreno Ausonio | Esperia | Falvaterra | Ferentino | Filettino | Fiuggi | Fontana Liri | Fontechiari | Frosinone | Fumone | Gallinaro | Giuliano di Roma | Guarcino | Isola del Liri | Monte San Giovanni Campano | Morolo | Paliano | Pastena | Patrica | Pescosolido | Picinisco | Pico | Piedimonte San Germano | Piglio | Pignataro Interamna | Pofi | Pontecorvo | Posta Fibreno | Ripi | Rocca d'Arce | Roccasecca | San Biagio Saracinisco | San Donato Val di Comino | San Giorgio a Liri | San Giovanni Incarico | San Vittore del Lazio | Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano | Sant'Andrea del Garigliano | Sant'Apollinare | Sant'Elia Fiumerapido | Santopadre | Serrone | Settefrati | Sgurgola | Sora | Strangolagalli | Supino | Terelle | Torre Cajetani | Torrice | Trevi nel Lazio | Trivigliano | Vallecorsa | Vallemaio | Vallerotonda | Veroli | Vicalvi | Vico nel Lazio | Villa Latina | Villa Santa Lucia | Villa Santo Stefano | Viticuso

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Monte Cassino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (786 words)
Monte Cassino is a rocky hill about eighty miles (130 km) south of Rome, Italy, a mile to the west of the town of Cassino (the Roman Casinum having been on the hill) and 520 m (1700 ft) altitude.
A flourishing period of Monte Cassino followed its re-establishment in 718, when among the monks were Carloman, son of Charles Martel; Ratchis, predecessor of the great Lombard Duke and King Astolf; and Paul the Deacon, the historian of the Lombards.
In 1321, Pope John XXII made the church of Monte Cassino a cathedral, and the carefully preserved independence of the monastery from episcopal interference was at an end.
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