Casasimarro is a
municipality in the
Province of Cuenca
Cuenca is one of the five provinces of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located in the eastern part of this autonomous community and covers 17,141 square km. It has a population of 203,841 inhabitants -- the least populated of ...
, in the
autonomous community of
Castile-La Mancha,
Spain.
The area has an elevation of and a
continental
climate, in summer and in winter. , the municipality had a population of just over 3,000. The area of Casasimarro is about 50 km.
The local economy is based on
agriculture and
cattle raising, with the main produce being
mushrooms,
cereal
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s,
wine and
olive oil
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. Industries include
guitar- and
carpet-making.
Casasimarro is a relatively new municipality. The oldest document that acknowledges it, is Felipe II's ''"Relación Topográfica"'' in 1598. This document states the foundation of a village of the "House of the Simarros" ("Casa de los Simarro") in 1470.
References
2. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/spain-castillalamancha.php?cityid=16066, Retrieved Dec. 5th, 2019.
Municipalities in the Province of Cuenca
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