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CAVOUR (anc. Caburrum or Forum Vibii)

This article appears in Volume V05, Page 586 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CAU-CHA
CAVOUR (anc. Caburrum or Forum Vibii) , a town of Piedmont,
Italy
 , in the province of
Turin
 , 32 m. S.W. by
rail
  and steam tram (via
Pinerolo
  from the town of
Turin
 ). Pop. (1901) town, 2091; commune, 6843. It lies on the
north
  side of a huge isolated
mass
  of granite (the Rocca di Cavour) which rises from the plain. On the summit was the
Roman
 
village
 , which. belonged to the province of the Alpes Cottiae. There are some ruins of medieval fortifications. The town gave its name to the Benso family bf
Chieri
 , who were raised to the marquisate in 1771, and of which the statesman Cavour was a member.
For the ancient name see Th. Mommsen in Corp. Inscrip. Lat. v. (Berlin, 1877), p. 825.


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