Casares

Casares is one of thirteen parishes in Quirós, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 131.

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Type: Hamlet with 15 residents
Description: parish (parroquia) in Quirós, Asturias, Spain
Also known as: “Casares, Asturias”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of San Pedro, Arrojo and Bermiego Yew.

Church of San Pedro, Arrojo

Church

Church of San Pedro, Arrojo

Photo: Eldelcarro, CC BY-SA 2.5 es.

Bermiego Yew

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Bermiego Yew, also called in Asturias "Teixu l'Ilesia" is an ancient tree of the species Taxus baccata growing in the village of Bermiego in the Principality of Asturias, northern Spain on the western slope of the Sierra del Aramo. Bermiego Yew is situated 2½ km north of Casares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Proaza and Fresnéu.

Proaza

Village

Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.

Proaza is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Santo Adriano and Grado, on the south by Teverga and Quirós, on the west by Yernes y Tameza and Teverga, and on the east by Quirós. Proaza is situated 8 km north of Casares.

Fresnéu

Hamlet

Photo: Pablo Fernández García, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fresnéu is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southwest of Casares.

Rieḷḷu

Hamlet

Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.

Rieḷḷu is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Casares.

Casares

Categories: parish of Asturias, collective population entity of Spain, and locality
Location: Quirós Municipality, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.17936° or 43° 10′ 46″ north

Longitude

-5.99167° or 5° 59′ 30″ west

Population

15

Elevation

453 metres (1,486 feet)

United Nations Location Code

ES CSR

Open location code

8CMP52H5+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1054643719

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Casares” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Casares (Quirós)”
Asturian: “Casares”
German: “Casares (Quirós)”
German: “Casares”
Spanish: “Casares (Quirós)”
Spanish: “Casares”

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