Casar de Cáceres facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Casar de Cáceres, Spain
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Extremadura | ||
| Province | Cáceres | ||
| Municipality | Casar de Cáceres | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 4,500 | ||
| • Density | 34.6/km2 (90/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
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Casar de Cáceres is a charming town and a municipality (which is like a local government area) in Spain. It's located in the province of Cáceres, which is part of the Extremadura region.
In 2017, about 4,532 people lived here. This makes it the second biggest municipality in the Tajo-Salor area. The municipality has two main places where people live: Casar de Cáceres itself and a smaller area called La Perala. The main town is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the city of Cáceres. It is also right on the famous Vía de la Plata, an ancient route.
For a long time, until the early 1800s, Casar de Cáceres was considered a small part of the village of Cáceres. It was part of a larger community system called a comunidad de villa y tierra during the Ancien Régime (a period before the French Revolution).
What is the history of Casar de Cáceres?
We don't know exactly when Casar de Cáceres first started. But archaeologists have found some really old things here. They found a fort from the Bronze Age, which was thousands of years ago. They also found a special stone monument from before Roman times. Plus, there were human-shaped tombs. All these discoveries show that people have lived in this area for a very long time!
During the time of the Roman Empire, the town was an important stop along the Vía de la Plata. This was a major Roman road that connected different parts of ancient Spain.
In 1291, a king named Sancho IV of Castile gave the town a special permission. This permission allowed the people of Casar de Cáceres to farm and use the land. A copy of this important document, confirmed later by King Carlos IV, is still kept in the town's records today. Casar de Cáceres was always part of the larger area known as the Land of Cáceres.
After the Ancien Régime ended, around the early 1800s, Casar de Cáceres became its own official municipality. It joined the region of Extremadura. Since 1834, it has been part of the Judicial District of Cáceres, which means it falls under the legal system of the Cáceres area.
