Lake Albano

Lake Albano is a small volcanic crater lake in the of , at the foot of , 20 km southeast of . , overlooking the lake, is the site of the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake south of Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: Alban Lake” and “Lake of Albano

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castel Gandolfo railway halt and Bergantino nymphaeum.

Railway station
is a railway station.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
Photo: Albert Hertel, Public domain.
The Villa of Domitian, known as Albanum Domitiani or Albanum Caesari in Latin, was a vast and sumptuous or palace built by emperor Domitian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castel Gandolfo and Albano Laziale.

is a city in the province of . It is in the area southeast of Rome known as the and is mainly known as the summer residence of the Pope.

Town
Photo: Deblu68, CC0.
, sometimes known simply as Albano, is a comune in the , on the , in the region of . is 25 kilometres distant.

Town
is an comune with 46,676 inhabitants located in the in . Situated south of the capital, on the in the area of the , nestled between , , and…

Lake Albano

Latitude
41.74799° or 41° 44′ 53″ north
Longitude
12.66896° or 12° 40′ 8″ east
Elevation
292 metres (958 feet)
Open location code
8FHJPMX9+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 15800929
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3183358
Wiki­data ID
Q849448
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Lake Albano” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة ألبانو
  • Basque: Albano aintzira
  • Bulgarian: Албани езеро
  • Bulgarian: Албани
  • Bulgarian: Албано
  • Bulgarian: Лаго Албано
  • Catalan: Llac Albano
  • Cebuano: Lago Albano (lanaw sa Italya)
  • Cebuano: Lago Albano
  • Chinese: 亞爾班奴湖
  • Chinese: 阿尔巴诺湖
  • Chinese: 阿巴諾湖
  • Chinese: 阿爾巴諾湖
  • Chuvash: Альбан кӳлли
  • Czech: Albanské jezero
  • Czech: Jezero Albano
  • Danish: Albanersøen
  • Danish: Albanosøen
  • Dutch: Albanomeer
  • Dutch: Meer van Albano
  • Esperanto: Albana Lago
  • Estonian: Albano järv
  • Finnish: Albanojärvi
  • French: Lac albain
  • French: Lac Albano
  • French: lac d’Albano
  • French: Lac d’Albano
  • French: Lac dAlbano
  • German: Albaner See
  • German: Albanersee
  • German: Lago Albano
  • Hebrew: אגם אלבנו
  • Italian: lago Albano di Castelgandolfo
  • Italian: lago Albano
  • Italian: Lago Albano
  • Italian: lago di Albano
  • Italian: lago di Castel Gandolfo
  • Italian: lago di Castelgandolfo
  • Japanese: アルバーノ湖
  • Japanese: アルバヌス湖
  • Latin: Albanus lacus
  • Latin: Lacus Albanus
  • Literary Chinese: 艾爾巴羅湖
  • Literary Chinese: 阿巴諾湖
  • Literary Chinese: 阿爾巴羅湖
  • Macedonian: Албано
  • Malay: Tasik Albano
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lago di Albano
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Albanosjøen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lago Albano
  • Norwegian: Lago di Albano
  • Polish: Albano
  • Portuguese: Lago Albano
  • Russian: Альбано
  • Russian: Альбанское озеро
  • Russian: Озеро Альбано
  • Serbian: Албано (језеро)
  • Serbian: Албано
  • Serbo-Croatian: Albano
  • Spanish: Lago Albano
  • Swedish: Albano-sjön
  • Swedish: Albanosjön
  • Swedish: Lago Albano
  • Turkish: Albano Gölü
  • Ukrainian: Альбанське озеро
  • Vlaams: Meer van Albano
  • Welsh: Llyn Albano
  • Wu Chinese: Lake Albano
  • Wu Chinese: 阿嘞白拿
  • Wu Chinese: 阿嘞白拿湖
  • Yue Chinese: Albano Lake
  • Yue Chinese: Lago di Albano
  • Yue Chinese: 亞爾巴羅湖
  • Yue Chinese: 亞爾班奴湖
  • Yue Chinese: 艾爾巴羅湖

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Acqua Acetosa and Circolo Kayak Castel Gandolfo.

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