Caminomorisco

Caminomorisco municipality
View of the hamlet of Riomalo de Abajo
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Extremadura
Province :	Cáceres
Comarca :	Las Hurdes
Coordinates	40 ° 20 ′  N , 6 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′  N , 6 ° 17 ′  W
Height :	475  msnm
Area :	147.06 km²
Residents :	1,194 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	8.12 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	10620
Municipality number  ( INE ):	10041
administration
Website :	Caminomorisco

Caminomorisco is a place and a Spanish municipality ( municipio ) with 1,194 inhabitants (as of 2019) in the north of the province of Cáceres in the autonomous region of Extremadura . The municipality also includes the hamlets (pedanías) Arrolobos , Cambrón , Cambroncino , Dehesilla , Huerta and Riomalo de Abajo ; two other settlements ( Arrocerezo and Arrofranco ) have been abandoned (despoblados) .

location

The place Caminomorisco is about 120 km (driving distance) north of the provincial capital Cáceres near the border to the neighboring region Castile-León in the southern foothills of the Iberian Mountains at an altitude of approximately 475 m above sea level. d. Because of the relative altitude, the climate is temperate to warm, rain (approx. 545 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2017
Residents	k. A.	964	1,852	1,228	1,203

The significant population decline since the 1950s is mainly due to the abandonment of small farms and the associated loss of jobs.

economy

The area has served the people since ancient times as a summer pasture for their herds of sheep and goats. After settling down, olives, vines and figs began to be grown; later other types of fruit (apples, cherries, etc.) were added. In earlier centuries the cultivation of barley and other crops served mainly for self-sufficiency . The most important trade goods were charcoal , ham and sausages as well as cheese and honey . Nowadays the most important source of income for the place is tourism in the form of the rental of holiday homes (casas rurales) .

history

Arrocerezo stele

Neolithic hunters and gatherers roamed the area; some seem to have stayed longer because there are several steles with incised drawings. The Celts , Romans , Visigoths and Moors paid only marginal attention to the area. The first permanent settlements probably emerged in the High Middle Ages, but at that time there were neither churches nor chapels; these only emerged from the 17th to 19th centuries. The creation of the name Caminocerezo only developed in the early 20th century, when the place Las Calabazas was renamed accordingly.

Attractions

• The Church of San José dates from the 18th century and belongs to the diocese of Coria .
• The house of culture (Casa de Cultura) built at the end of the 20th century was built in a traditional architectural style.

Surroundings

• The church of Santa Catalina in the hamlet of Cambroncino , built in the 17th century, is interesting .

Web links

Commons : Caminomorisco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Caminomorisco, hikes in the area - photos + information (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Caminomorisco - map with altitude information
3. ↑ Caminomorisco - climate tables
4. ↑ Caminomorisco - population development