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Town in S Italy, 80 km/50 mi NW of Naples; at
the foot of Monte Cassino; population (1981)
31,139. It was the scene of heavy fighting
during World War II in 1944, when most of the
town was destroyed. It was rebuilt 1.5 km/1
mi to the N. The abbey on the summit of Monte
Cassino, founded by St Benedict in 529, was
rebuilt in 1956.