Grases

Grases

Grases (is one of 41 parishes (administrative divisions) in Villaviciosa, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

Situated at 68 m (223 ft) above sea level, the parroquia is 2.78 km^2 (1.07 sq mi) in size, with a population of 112 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets

• Casquita
• El Mayorazu
• Grases
• Grases de Riba
• La Barraca
• La Llosa
• La Mota
• La Venta
• Los Cuadros
• Los Molinos
• Maoxu
• Sabudiellu

Etymology

Xosé Lluis García Arias, in his book "Pueblos Asturianos: El Porqué de Sus Nombres" ("Asturian People: The Reasons Behind the Names"), explains the etymological significance for Grases and the people of the parroquia:

Grases: This is an anthroponym, or a toponym derived from the name of a person. It was probably attributed to the village before the formation of the present population . García Arias proposes that the name is derived from the Latin word CRASSUS.[1]

El Mayorazo: According to García Arias, this refers to "the old civil institution where a family could perpetually enjoy certain patrimonial goods" (translated from Spanish). Mayorazu is derived from a combination of the Latin MAIOREM (higher) and the suffix -ACEUM.[2]

External links

• official site

See also

• Demographics of Spain

References

1. García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2000). Pueblos Asturianos: El Porqué de Sus Nombres. Gijón: Alborá Llibros Ediciones. ISBN 84-87562-21-3.
2. García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2000). Pueblos Asturianos: El Porqué de Sus Nombres. Gijón: Alborá Llibros Ediciones. ISBN 84-87562-21-3. La antigua institución civil según la cual una familia podía disfrutar perpetuamente de determinados bienes patrimoniales con prohibición de enajenarlos.

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