Caso
Encyclopedia
Caso is a municipality
in the Spanish Principality of Asturias. It shares a boundary to the North with Piloña
; to the East with Ponga
; to the South with León
and to the West with Sobrescobio
and Laviana
.
Most of the inhabitants of Caso live in the Nalón Valley, on which the largest town is the capital El Campu
. The town is divided in two neighbourhoods: L'Arrobiu and El Barru.
The municipalities of Caso and Sobrescobio
together constitute the Redes Natural Park
, designated by the UNESCO
as a Biosphere Reserve
. The Natural Monument of the Cueva Deboyu (the Nalón River
passes through a cave
in the mountain
) is also located in Caso. Caso is famous for its landscape, European beech
forests, wood handcraft and its cheese
, that is called casín.
In the past, most of Caso's people worked in coal mining
and livestock farming. Nowadays, tourism
has become one of the more important activities in Caso, but farming is still the most relevant.
The Dam of Tanes provides electric energy and drinking water
to the central part of Asturias.
- Pass of Tarna) road is the easiest form to reach Caso from Oviedo
or Gijón
. The AS-254 (El Campu - L'Infiestu) road connects Caso with Piloña
and the N-634 road. Caso and León
are connected by the Pass of Tarna. The nearest train station
is located in Pola de Laviana
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Spanish Principality of Asturias. It shares a boundary to the North with Piloña
Piloña
Piloña is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is the town of Infiesto. Piloña is bounded to the north by Villaviciosa and Colunga, to the east by Parres, to the west by Nava and Cabranes, and to the south by Ponga, Caso and Sobrescobio...
; to the East with Ponga
Ponga
Ponga may refer to:*Ponga, , the silver tree fern endemic to New Zealand*Ponga , a municipality in Asturias, Spain*Ponga , an improvisational contemporary jazz/fusion ensemble*Ponga, Burkina Faso...
; to the South with León
León (province)
León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....
and to the West with Sobrescobio
Sobrescobio
Sobrescobio is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Piloña, on the east by Caso, on the south by Aller, and on the west by Laviana...
and Laviana
Laviana
Laviana is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, located in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Bimenes and Nava, on the south by Aller, on the east by Piloña and Sobrescobio, and on the west by San Martín del Rey Aurelio and Mieres.Situated in the basin of...
.
Most of the inhabitants of Caso live in the Nalón Valley, on which the largest town is the capital El Campu
Campo de Caso
Campo de Caso is one of ten parishes in Caso, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....
. The town is divided in two neighbourhoods: L'Arrobiu and El Barru.
The municipalities of Caso and Sobrescobio
Sobrescobio
Sobrescobio is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Piloña, on the east by Caso, on the south by Aller, and on the west by Laviana...
together constitute the Redes Natural Park
Redes Natural Park
The Redes Natural Park is located in the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. Its total area is , split between two municipalities: Caso and Sobrescobio . It was declared a natural park in 1996.-Conservation:...
, designated by the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
as a Biosphere Reserve
Biosphere reserve
The Man and the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO was established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.-Development:...
. The Natural Monument of the Cueva Deboyu (the Nalón River
Nalón River
The Nalón is a 153km long river and the longest river in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. It joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay in San Esteban de Pravia. Its tributaries include the Narcea River.-See also :* List of rivers of Spain...
passes through a cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
in the mountain
Mountain
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) is also located in Caso. Caso is famous for its landscape, European beech
European Beech
Fagus sylvatica, the European Beech or Common Beech, is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech family Fagaceae.-Natural range:...
forests, wood handcraft and its cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
, that is called casín.
In the past, most of Caso's people worked in coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
and livestock farming. Nowadays, tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
has become one of the more important activities in Caso, but farming is still the most relevant.
The Dam of Tanes provides electric energy and drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water or potable water is water pure enough to be consumed or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry is all of drinking water standard, even though only a very small proportion is actually...
to the central part of Asturias.
Access
The AS-17 (AvilésAvilés
Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
- Pass of Tarna) road is the easiest form to reach Caso from Oviedo
Oviedo
Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city....
or Gijón
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
. The AS-254 (El Campu - L'Infiestu) road connects Caso with Piloña
Piloña
Piloña is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is the town of Infiesto. Piloña is bounded to the north by Villaviciosa and Colunga, to the east by Parres, to the west by Nava and Cabranes, and to the south by Ponga, Caso and Sobrescobio...
and the N-634 road. Caso and León
León (province)
León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....
are connected by the Pass of Tarna. The nearest train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
is located in Pola de Laviana
Pola de Laviana
Pola de Laviana is one of nine parishes in Laviana, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.-Villages:...
.
Parishes
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Orlé Orlé is one of ten parishes in Caso, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.... Sobrecastiello Sobrecastiello is one of ten parishes in Caso, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 469 . The postal code is 33996.... Tanes Tanes is one of ten parishes in Caso, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 215 . The postal code is 33994.... Tarna Tarna is one of ten parishes in Caso, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 100 .... Tozo Tozo is one of ten parishes in Caso, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 75 .... |
Representative fauna
- Brown BearBrown BearThe brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It can weigh from and its largest subspecies, the Kodiak Bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family and as the largest land-based predator.There are several recognized...
- CapercaillieCapercaillieThe Western Capercaillie , also known as the Wood Grouse, Heather Cock or Capercaillie , is the largest member of the grouse family, reaching over 100 cm in length and 6.7 kg in weight. The largest one ever recorded in captivity had a weight of 7.2 kg....
- Red DeerRed DeerThe red deer is one of the largest deer species. Depending on taxonomy, the red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being...
- Wolf
- BoarBoarWild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
- ChamoisChamoisThe chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand...
- Roe DeerRoe DeerThe European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer, chevreuil or just Roe Deer, is a Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from...
- Golden EagleGolden EagleThe Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas...
- Griffon VultureGriffon VultureThe Griffon Vulture is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.The Griffon Vulture is long with a wingspan. In the nominate race the males weigh and females typically weigh , while in the Indian subspecies the vultures average...
- Fallow DeerFallow DeerThe Fallow Deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. This common species is native to western Eurasia, but has been introduced widely elsewhere. It often includes the rarer Persian Fallow Deer as a subspecies , while others treat it as an entirely different species The Fallow...
- TroutTroutTrout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
Representative flora
- European BeechEuropean BeechFagus sylvatica, the European Beech or Common Beech, is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech family Fagaceae.-Natural range:...
- HollyHollyIlex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones world wide....
- OakOakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
- YewTaxus baccataTaxus baccata is a conifer native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. It is the tree originally known as yew, though with other related trees becoming known, it may be now known as the English yew, or European yew.-Description:It is a small-...
- BirchBirchBirch is a tree or shrub of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. The Betula genus contains 30–60 known taxa...
- ChestnutChestnutChestnut , some species called chinkapin or chinquapin, is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.-Species:The chestnut belongs to the...
Feasts
- 24 June, Saint John the BaptistJohn the BaptistJohn the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
, El Campu - 25 July, Saint James the GreatSaint James the GreatJames, son of Zebedee was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was a son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of John the Apostle...
, BueresBueresBueres is one of ten parishes in Caso, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.Situated at above sea level, it is... - 8 August, Harvester's Feast, Caliao
- Last weekend of August, Casín Cheese's Contest, Collada de Arnicio (Gobezanes)
- 8 October, Cattle Market and Contest, El Campu
Tourist attractions
- Museo de la Madera y la Madreña (wood handcraft museum), in Veneros
- Taller de la Madera y la Madreña (wood handcraft workshop), in Pendones
- Redes Visitor Centre, in Campo de Caso
- Arrudos Defile, in Caleao
- Deboyu Cave, in Campo de Caso
- Mongayu Cascades, in Tarna
- Brañagallones (shepherd's huts in the mountain), in Bezanes
- Pandu Quarter (traditional asturian architecture), in Campo de Caso
- Santa Maria la Real Church (16th century), in Tanes
- Santa Cruz de la Real Church (BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
altarpiece), in Caleao