Carașova

Carașova lies in the hills of the Banat beside the Caraș River, near a medieval fortress overlooking its valley. Recorded as Karasow in 1333, it gave its name to a district whose privileges were confirmed in 1457. The village became the centre of a South Slavic Catholic community known as the Carașovans. A Catholic institution and religious order were recorded here by the early sixteenth century, while the inhabitants' language and customs distinguished their villages within the varied communities of the Banat.