- Caso
othername= Casu
demonym Spanish = Casín
capital= Campo de Caso
coordinates =
judicial district=Laviana
parishes= 10
year= 2005
population= 1,997
population rank= 49
population percentage = 0.18
density= 5.93
area= 337
area rank= 6
area percentage = 3.18
highest point= La Rapaína 2,022
postcode= 33990 to 33999
mayor= Elías Rodríguez Lozano
party= IU
website= http://www.ayto-caso.esCaso (Asturian: Casu) is a
municipality in thePrincipality of Asturias . It shares a boundary to the North withPiloña ; to the East withPonga ; to the South with León and to the West withSobrescobio andLaviana .Most of the inhabitants of Caso live in the Nalón Valley, on which the largest town is the capital
Campo de Caso . The town is divided in two neighbourhoods: Arrobio (El Arrobiu) and Barrio (El Barru).The Municipalities of Caso and
Sobrescobio together constitute theRedes Natural Park , designated by theUNESCO such asBiosphere Reserve . The Natural Monument of the "Cueva Deboyu" (theNalón River passes through acave in themountain ) is also located in Caso. Caso is famous for its landscape,european beech forests, wood handcraft and itscheese , that is called "casín".In the past, most of Caso's people worked in
coal mining andlivestock farming . Nowadays,tourism has becomed one of the more important activities in Caso, butfarming is still the most relevant.The Dam of Tanes provides
electric energy anddrinking water to the central part ofAsturias .Access
The AS-17 (
Avilés - Pass of Tarna) road is the easiest form to reach Caso fromOviedo orGijón . The AS-254 (Campo de Caso -Infiesto ) road connects Caso withPiloña and the N-634 road. Caso and León are connected by the Pass of Tarna. The nearesttrain station is located inPola de Laviana .Parishes of Caso
*
Soto de Caso
*Bezanes
*Belerda
*La Foz
*Abantro Representative Fauna
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Brown Bear
*Capercaillie
*Red Deer
*Wolf
*Boar
*Chamois
*Roe Deer
*Golden Eagle
*Griffon Vulture
*Fallow Deer
*Trout Representative Flora
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European Beech
*Holly
*Oak
* Yew
*Birch
*Chestnut Feasts
* 24th June, Saint
John the Baptist ,Campo de Caso
* 25th July,Saint James the Great ,Bueres
* 8th August, Harvester's Feast,Caleao
* Last weekend of August, Casín Cheese's Contest, Collada de Arnicio (Govezanes )
* 8th October, Cattle Market and Contest,Campo de Caso Tourist Atracttions
* Museo de la Madera y la Madreña (wood handcraft museum),
Beneros
* Redes Visitor Centre,Campo de Caso
* Arrudos Defile,Caleao
* Deboyu Cave,Campo de Caso
* Mongayu Cascades,Tarna
* Brañagallones (a sort of beautiful shepherd's huts in the mountain),Bezanes
* Pandu Quarter (traditional asturian architecture),Campo de Caso
* Santa Maria la Real Church (XVI Century),Tanes
* Santa Cruz de la Real Church (Baroque altarpiece),Caleao External links
* [http://www.ayto-caso.es Official site of the Municipality of Caso] es icon
* [http://www.asturiaspicosdeeuropa.com/english/redes.html Information about the Redes Natural Park] (in English)
* [http://www.parquederedes.com/ Official site of the Redes Natural Park] es icon
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