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.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of around 720 metres (2,350 feet)
  • Description: disused dam

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Monte Toc and Santa Maria Immacolata church.
, nicknamed The Walking Mountain by locals…
3½ km south of Vajont Dam
2 km west of Vajont Dam

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casso and Castellavazzo.
Tor91, Public domain.
Hamlet
is an Italian village, frazione of , in the .
is a former comune in the…
2½ km northwest of Vajont Dam
is a village.
3½ km east of Vajont Dam
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Latitude
46.26722° or 46° 16′ 2″ north
Longitude
12.32894° or 12° 19′ 44″ east
Open location code
8FRJ788H+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway = dam
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Vajont Dam” goes by many names.
سد فايونتArabic
presa del VajontCatalan
瓦伊昂大坝Chinese
瓦伊昂大壩Chinese
VajontCzech
Vajont-dæmningenDanish
VaiontdamDutch
VajontdamDutch
Φράγμα ΒάιοντGreek
a Vajont patak gátjaHungarian
Vajont-gátHungarian
Vajont-völgyzárógátHungarian
Bendungan VajontIndonesian
Diga del VajontItalian
バイオントダムJapanese
바이온트댐Korean
Vaiont-demningenNorwegian
Vaiont-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد وایونتPersian
Zapora VajontPolish
ВайонтRussian
Плотина ВайонтRussian
Disastru dô VajontSicilian
Гребля ВайонтUkrainian
Дамба ВайонтUkrainian
Strage del VajontVenetian

Localities in the Area

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