Casal Vasco
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Casal Vasco is a small village in Portugal
. It belongs to the municipality of Fornos de Algodres
, district of Guarda. It's also located in the former region of Beira Alta
. It has an area of 6,44 km² and 269 inhabitants (Census 2001
). Its density is 41,8 hab/km². Includes the place of Ramirão and the Quinta das Moitas.
No one really knows when Casal Vasco was founded, but the first documentation of the village's existence a list of Portuguese villages from 1527. Ever since, Casal Vasco is a place where most of the people dedicated their lives to agriculture.
Casal Vasco has a rich heritage which includes:
It also has a big tradition on legends, theater, traditional games, gastronomy and crafts (pieces made in wood and embroidery).
The Municipality of Fornos de Algodres
is just 5km away. It has restaurants, supermarkets, and bars.
This is a place hidden in the left side of the biggest mountain of continental Portugal, Serra da Estrela (almost 2000 m).
The Mondego River passes 5 kilometers away.
The cities of Viseu
and Guarda
are just 35km from Casal Vasco.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It belongs to the municipality of Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres is a municipality and a town in Portugal with a total area of 131.5 km² and a total population of 5,435 inhabitants. The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion...
, district of Guarda. It's also located in the former region of Beira Alta
Beira Alta
Beira Alta Province was a Portuguese province in the north of Portugal.Vast plateaus, river valleys, mountains, and castles abound in Beira Alta.Formerly it was part of the Beira Province.The two main cities were Guarda and Viseu...
. It has an area of 6,44 km² and 269 inhabitants (Census 2001
Demographics of Portugal
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Portugal, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
). Its density is 41,8 hab/km². Includes the place of Ramirão and the Quinta das Moitas.
No one really knows when Casal Vasco was founded, but the first documentation of the village's existence a list of Portuguese villages from 1527. Ever since, Casal Vasco is a place where most of the people dedicated their lives to agriculture.
Casal Vasco has a rich heritage which includes:
- 1 church: Saint Antony - 18th century;
- 4 chapels: Senhor dos Loureiros (16th cent), Senhora da Encarnação (15th cent), Senhora da Graça (18th cent) e São Sebastião (16th cent);
- "alminhas";
- Roman grave stone: from 1st century.;
- anthropomorphic graves: somewhere 7th and 12th century;
- manor houses: both from 15th century
It also has a big tradition on legends, theater, traditional games, gastronomy and crafts (pieces made in wood and embroidery).
The Municipality of Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres is a municipality and a town in Portugal with a total area of 131.5 km² and a total population of 5,435 inhabitants. The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion...
is just 5km away. It has restaurants, supermarkets, and bars.
This is a place hidden in the left side of the biggest mountain of continental Portugal, Serra da Estrela (almost 2000 m).
The Mondego River passes 5 kilometers away.
The cities of Viseu
Viseu
Viseu is both a city and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 99,593 , and the city proper has 47,250...
and Guarda
Guarda, Portugal
Guarda is a city in Guarda Municipality, Portugal. The city has a population of 32 111Guarda was founded in 1199 by the second king of Portugal, Sancho I....
are just 35km from Casal Vasco.