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Casasimarro

Coordinates: 39°22′N 2°02′W / 39.367°N 2.033°W / 39.367; -2.033
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Casasimarro
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Casasimarro is located in Spain
Casasimarro
Casasimarro
Casasimarro is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Casasimarro
Casasimarro
Coordinates: 39°22′N 2°02′W / 39.367°N 2.033°W / 39.367; -2.033
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile-La Mancha
ProvinceCuenca
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total3,072
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Casasimarro is a municipality in the Province of Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.[2]

The area has an elevation of 750 metres (2,460 ft) and a continental climate, 40 °C (104 °F) in summer and −10 °C (14 °F) in winter. As of 2003, the municipality had a population of just over 3,000. The area of Casasimarro is about 50 km.[2]

The local economy is based on agriculture and cattle raising, with the main produce being mushrooms, cereals, wine and olive oil. 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Lara, Joseph Clemot y (1787). Descripción y mapa de Casasimarro (Cuenca) y sus alrededores (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Breve Historia de Casasimarro". Ayuntamiento de Casasimarro. Retrieved April 18, 2013.

2. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/spain-castillalamancha.php?cityid=16066, Retrieved Dec. 5th, 2019.