town, Toscana ( Tuscany) regione, central Italy. Local mineral springs are used to treat rheumatism. The town's Church of Santa Maria, built in Pisan style, dates from the 12th century. Cascina was a historic battleground in the Pisans' resistance against the Florentines, who sacked the town in 1364; remnants of its ancient ramparts are preserved. Furniture manufacture is an economically important industry, and there is a cabinetmaking school in the town. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 40,743.