Pozzo del Merro
Pozzo del Merro is a flooded sinkhole in the countryside northeast of Rome, Italy. Situated at the bottom of an 80 m conical pit, at 392 m it is the second deepest underwater vertical cave in the world.Photo: Francesco Cervoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parrocchia Santa Maria e San Biagio.
Parrocchia Santa Maria e San Biagio
Church
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parrocchia Santa Maria e San Biagio is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Pozzo del Merro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castelchiodato and Sant’Angelo Romano.
Sant’Angelo Romano
Village
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sant'Angelo Romano is a town and comune in Latium, Italy, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Rome. It is located north of Guidonia Montecelio, where the closest Trenitalia train station is located. Sant’Angelo Romano is situated 2½ km east of Pozzo del Merro.
Mentana
Town
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mentana is a town and comune, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. It is located 29 kilometres north-east of Rome and has a population of about 23,000. Mentana is situated 3 km west of Pozzo del Merro.
Pozzo del Merro
- Type: Cave
- Description: flooded sinkhole in the countryside northeast of Rome, Italy
- Categories: sinkhole and landform
- Location: Mentana, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.03931° or 42° 2′ 22″ northLongitude
12.68051° or 12° 40′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FJJ2MQJ+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1757098526OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q3909761
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Pozzo del Merro” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Pozzo del Merro”
- French: “Pozzo del Merro”
- German: “Pozzo del Merro”
- Indonesian: “Pozzo del Merro”
- Italian: “Pozzo del Merro”
- Turkish: “Pozzo del Merro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include bosco del Merro and Cisterna Romana.
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