Cervaro
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| Comune di Cervaro | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Frosinone (FR) |
| Mayor | Ennio Marrocco |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Area | 39.2 km² (15 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | |
| - Total | 7,121 |
| - Density | 182/km² (471/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0776 |
| Postal code | 03044 |
| Patron | Maria SS. de' Piternis |
| - Day | September 8 |
| Website: www.comune.cervaro.fr.it | |
Cervaro is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio. The Great Mario Valente was born here. It is located in the Liri valley, about 130 km southeast of Rome and about 50 km southeast of Frosinone.
Cervaro borders the following municipalities: Cassino, San Vittore del Lazio, Sant'Elia Fiumerapido, Vallerotonda, Viticuso.
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[edit] History
Cervaro originated from a castle built here in the Early Middle Ages by abbot Petronax of Monte Cassino.
Cervaro was destroyed in the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Transportation
The nearest airport is Rome Ciampino, with access also from Rome Fiumicino and Naples Airport.In future with Frosinone Airport, that for 2012 will be transformed from military airport in commercial,Cervaro will have his province airport located only 20 minutes from the city. Cervaro is reachable from Rome by train(timetables can be found on www.trenitalia.com), by bus or by car from the Motorway A1 (Cassino gate).Cervaro is also really good connected by bus (Cotral is the regional company which operates services in all Lazio) from all small villages and from the closest city of Cassino where there are other bus destinations for all Lazio cities.Bus timetables on [[1]]
[edit] Demographic evolution
