Vajont Dam

The Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in the valley of the Vajont river under , in the municipality of , 100 kilometres north of , Italy.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: disused dam
  • Also known as: “a Vajont patak gátja”, “Vaiontdam”, “Vajont dam”, and “Vajont-gát”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Monte Toc and Santa Maria Immacolata church.

Peak
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, nicknamed The Walking Mountain by locals… is situated 3½ km south of Vajont Dam.

Church
Photo: Mountainwilderness, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 km west of Vajont Dam.

Church
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is situated 2 km west of Vajont Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casso and Castellavazzo.

Hamlet
Photo: Tor91, Public domain.
is an Italian village, frazione of , in the .

Village
Photo: Vaghestelledellorsa, CC BY 3.0.
is a former comune in the… is situated 2½ km northwest of Vajont Dam.

Village
Photo: jitsharan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Vajont Dam.

Vajont Dam

Latitude
46.26722° or 46° 16′ 2″ north
Longitude
12.32894° or 12° 19′ 44″ east
Elevation
717 metres (2,352 feet)
Open location code
8FRJ788H+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 978323273
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7283964
Wiki­data ID
Q22335
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Vajont Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد فايونت”
  • Catalan: “presa del Vajont”
  • Chinese: “瓦伊昂大坝”
  • Chinese: “瓦伊昂大壩”
  • Czech: “Vajont”
  • Danish: “Vajont-dæmningen”
  • Dutch: “Vajontdam”
  • French: “Barrage de Vajont”
  • French: “barrage du Vajont”
  • French: “Barrage du Vajont”
  • German: “Vajont-Staumauer”
  • Greek: “Φράγμα Βάιοντ”
  • Hungarian: “Vajont-völgyzárógát”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Vajont”
  • Italian: “diga del Vajont”
  • Italian: “Diga del Vajont”
  • Japanese: “バイオントダム”
  • Korean: “바이온트댐”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vaiont-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Vaiont-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد وایونت”
  • Polish: “Zapora Vajont”
  • Portuguese: “Barragem do Vajont”
  • Russian: “Вайонт”
  • Russian: “Плотина Вайонт”
  • Sicilian: “Disastru dô Vajont”
  • Spanish: “Presa del Vajont”
  • Ukrainian: “Гребля Вайонт”
  • Ukrainian: “Дамба Вайонт”
  • Venetian: “Strage del Vajont”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Zona Industriale di Frasein and Dogna.

Nearby Places

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