Cervaro is a town and comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Frosinone

Province of Frosinone

The Province of Frosinone is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 comuni . Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of 3,244 km², and a total population of 489,042 .The Province was established by Royal Decree on 6 December 1926 with territories belonging to Lazio...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Lazio. It is located in the Liri valley, about 130 km southeast of Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 and about 50 km southeast of Frosinone

Frosinone

Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...

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Cervaro borders the following municipalities: Cassino, San Vittore del Lazio

San Vittore del Lazio

San Vittore del Lazio is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 130 km southeast of Rome and about 50 km southeast of Frosinone...

, Sant'Elia Fiumerapido

Sant'Elia Fiumerapido

Sant'Elia Fiumerapido is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy....

, Vallerotonda

Vallerotonda

Vallerotonda is a town and comune 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:...

, Viticuso

Viticuso

Viticuso is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 130 km southeast of Rome and about 50 km 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

Petronax of Monte Cassino

Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino , 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 destroyed by the invading Lombards in the late sixth century.A native of Brescia, Petronax had made a pilgrimage...

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Cervaro was destroyed in the Battle of Monte Cassino

Battle of Monte Cassino

The Battle of Monte Cassino was a costly series of four battles during World War II, fought by the Allies against Germans and Italians with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome.In the beginning of 1944, the western half of the Winter Line was being anchored by Germans...

 during World War II

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, with access also from Rome Fiumicino and Naples Airport. In 2012 Frosinone Airport should open to civil and commercial aviation; Cervaro will have its province airport located only 20 minutes from the city.
Cervaro is reachable from Rome by train; timetables can be found on trenitalia

Trenitalia

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, by bus or by car from the Motorway A1 (Cassino exit). Cervaro is also very well 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. Bus timetables are on http://www.cotralspa.it/

External links

• Official website