Cervaro is a town and ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone ( it, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune''; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area ...
in the
Italian
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region
Lazio
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. It is located in the
Liri
The Liri (Latin Liris or Lyris, previously, Clanis; Greek: ) is one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little below Minturno under the name Garigliano.
Source and route
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valley, about southeast of
Rome
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and about southeast of
Frosinone
Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the ...
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Cervaro borders the following municipalities:
Cassino
Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley.
Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari and Liri ri ...
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San Vittore del Lazio
San Vittore del Lazio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone.
The castle of San Vittore has belonged to the Mancini family from ...
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Sant'Elia Fiumerapido,
Vallerotonda
Vallerotonda (locally ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley.
Geography
The area is hi ...
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Viticuso
Viticuso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about east of Frosinone.
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.
History
Cervaro originated from a castle built here in the Early Middle Ages by abbot
Petronax of Monte Cassino
Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino ( it, Petronace di Monte Cassino) (May 1, 670 – May 6, 747), called "The Second Founder of Monte Cassino", was an Italian monk and abbot who rebuilt and repopulated the monastery of Monte Cassino, which had been ...
.
Cervaro was destroyed in the
Battle of Monte Cassino during
World War II
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.
Main sights
*
Church of ''Madonna de' Piternis''
*Castle of Monte Trocchio, located in a hill reachable only on a long walk panoramic route. It is situated a short drive from the famous monastery of Monte Cassino.
The
Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park is not far.
Transportation
The nearest airport is
Rome Ciampino
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, with access also from
Rome Fiumicino and Naples Airport.
Cervaro is easily reachable from Rome by train, bus or car from the Motorway A1 (Cassino exit). Cervaro is also connected by bus from the nearest villages and from the closest city of Cassino where buses link to other Lazio destinations.
Cotral is the regional company which operates services in all Lazio.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lazio
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