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CAVA DEI TIRRENI
, a See also:town and episcopal see of See also:Campania, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Salerno, 6 m
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N.W. by See also:rail from the town of Salerno
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Pop
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(1901) town, 7611; See also:commune, 23,415
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It lies fairly high in a richly cultivated valley, surrounded by wooded hills, and is a favourite resort of foreigners in See also:spring and autumn, and of the Neapolitans in summer
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A mile to the See also:south-See also:west is the See also:village of Corpo di Cava (1970 ft.), with the See also:Benedictine See also:abbey of La Trinity della Cava, founded in 1025 by St Alferius
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The See also: Morcaldi, Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis (See also:Naples and See also:Milan, 1873-1893) . |
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