Cassino, Italy
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Cassino is a comune in the province of Frosinone, Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio.
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.
Annunciata (Nancy) Beltrame, a Cassino native who now lives in Canada, has proposed a scholarship for the University of Cassino. The scholarship will be in her name, and it is currently in the early stages of development. She graduated from York University (Canada) in 2006, majoring in languages.
The city is most famous for being the site of the Abbey of Montecassino. Many German, British, Polish, French, Italian, and American soldiers died during the fierce omonymous battle (1944) are buried in nearby cemeteries.
History
Before 28 July, 1863, the comune, which arose on the site of the ancient town of Casinum, was called San Germano. Casinum had become a Roman colony in 309 BCE and was the site of a villa belonging to Marcus Terentius Varro.Cassino was the site of the Battles of Monte Cassino during World War II. The town was largely destroyed during the fighting, and was rebuilt after the war just south-east of its prior location.
Twin cities
- - Berline, Germany, since 1969
- - Zamość, Poland, since 1969
- - Falaise, France, since 1974
- - Tychy, Poland, since 1977
- - Uzice Serbia dal 1981
- - North York, Canada, since 1987
- - Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, since 1991
- - Ortona, Italy, since 1991
- - Casino, Australia, since 1997
- - Cavarzere, Italy, since 1998
- - Isla Senglea, Malta, since 2003
- - Leno, Italy, since 2005
Sports
Cassino's football plays in the Italian Serie D.
See also
| 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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