Las Médulas

Las Médulas is a historic gold-mining site near the town of in the comarca of . It was the most important gold mine, as well as the largest open-pit gold mine, in the entire Roman Empire.
Photo: Frayle, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cultural property in Borrenes y Carucedo, Spain
  • Also known as: Las Medulas
  • Postal code: 24442

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castro de Orellán and Casa del Parque de las Médulas.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Las Médulas.

Tourism office
is a tourism office, which is situated 3½ km north of Las Médulas.

Town hall
is situated 3½ km north of Las Médulas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Las Médulas and Salas de la Ribera.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Las Médulas.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Las Médulas.

Las Médulas

Latitude
42.45842° or 42° 27′ 30″ north
Longitude
-6.76844° or 6° 46′ 6″ west
Elevation
732 metres (2,402 feet)
Open location code
8CJMF65J+9J
Geo­Names ID
3118898
Wiki­data ID
Q696803
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Las Médulas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: لاس مدولاس
  • Armenian: Լաս Մեդուլաս
  • Asturian: Las Médulas
  • Basque: Las Medulas
  • Basque: Las Médulas
  • Catalan: As Médulas
  • Catalan: Las Médulas
  • Catalan: Les Médules
  • Catalan: Les Mèdules
  • Catalan: Monument Natural de las Médulas
  • Chinese: 拉斯梅杜拉斯
  • Croatian: Las Médulas
  • Czech: Las Médulas
  • Danish: Las Medulas
  • Danish: Las Médulas
  • Dutch: Las Medulas
  • Dutch: Las Médulas
  • Esperanto: Las Médulas
  • Finnish: Las Medulas
  • Finnish: Las Médulas
  • French: Las Medulas
  • French: Las Médulas
  • Galician: As Médulas
  • Galician: Las Médulas
  • Georgian: ლას-მედულასი
  • German: Las Medulas
  • German: Las Médulas
  • Greek: Λας Μέδουλας
  • Hebrew: לאס מדולס
  • Hindi: लास मेदुलास
  • Hungarian: Las Médulas
  • Italian: Las Medulas
  • Italian: Las Médulas
  • Japanese: ラス・メドゥラス
  • Lithuanian: Las Médulas
  • Luxembourgish: Las Médulas
  • Malayalam: ലാസ് മെഡുലാസ്
  • Maltese: Las Medulas
  • Maltese: Las Médulas
  • Persian: لاس مدولاس
  • Polish: Las Medulas
  • Polish: Las Médulas
  • Portuguese: Las Médulas
  • Russian: Лас-Медулас
  • Serbo-Croatian: Las Médulas
  • Slovak: Las Médulas
  • Slovenian: Las Médulas
  • Spanish: Las Medulas
  • Spanish: Las Médulas
  • Spanish: Monumento Natural de Las Medulas
  • Spanish: Monumento Natural de las Médulas
  • Swedish: Las Médulas
  • Turkish: Las Médulas
  • Vietnamese: Las Médulas

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Localities in the Area

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