Cornalvo Dam
The Cornalvo Dam is a Roman gravity dam built to supply water to the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. It was built in the 1st–2nd century AD as part of the infrastructure which supplied water.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam
- Also known as: “Cornalvo-Staudamm”, “Cornalvo-Staumauer”, “Parque Natural de Cornalvo”, “presa romana de Conalvo”, “presa romana de Cornalvo”, “Presa y embalse de Cornalvo”, “Presa y pantano de Cornalvo”, “Roman Conalvo dam”, “Salto de Cornalbo”, “Salto de Cornalvo”, and “Talsperre von Cornalvo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pedro de Mérida and Torrefresneda.
San Pedro de Mérida
Village
San Pedro de Mérida is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. San Pedro de Mérida is situated 4½ km south of Cornalvo Dam.
Trujillanos
Village
Cornalvo Dam
- Categories: ancient Roman dam, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.98867° or 38° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
-6.19136° or 6° 11′ 29″ west
Open location code
8CCMXRQ5+FF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Cornalvo Dam” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Embassament de Cornalvo”
- Esperanto: “Akvobaraĵo Kornalvo”
- Extremaduran: “Cornalvu”
- French: “barrage romain de Cornalvo”
- French: “Barrage romain de Cornalvo”
- Galician: “Cornalvo”
- German: “Cornalvo-Talsperre”
- Italian: “diga di Cornalvo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cornalvo-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Cornalvo-demningen”
- Russian: “Корналво”
- Spanish: “presa de Cornalvo”
- Spanish: “Presa de Cornalvo”
- Turkish: “Cornalvo Barajı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Presa de Cornalbo/Cornalvo and Cerro del Madroñal.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Casa de Soriano and Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal.
Extremadura: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Badajoz and Caceres.
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