Cava Dei Tirreni
an Italian city in the southern province of Salerno, situated three miles N. W. of the city of that name. It contains a cathedral, several other churches, a seminary and a convent. The principal manufactures are silk, cotton, and linen. About a mile from the town is the great Benedictine Convent of the Trinity, founded by St.
Alferius in 1025. The town is a popular spring and summer resort. Pop. about 24,000.