Proserpina Dam
The Proserpina Dam is a Roman gravity dam built to supply water to the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania.Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Carrascalejo and Esparragalejo.
El Carrascalejo
Village
El Carrascalejo is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 68 inhabitants. El Carrascalejo is situated 6 km northeast of Proserpina Dam.
Esparragalejo
Village
Photo: Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Esparragalejo is a municipality of Spain in the province of Badajoz, autonomous region of Extremadura. Located about 13 km from Mérida, it is known for its unique Roman multiple arch buttress dam, the Esparragalejo Dam, its two natural lagoons, and its religious festivals. Esparragalejo is situated 7 km southwest of Proserpina Dam.
Mirandilla
Village
Photo: Lorenzo Vallés, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mirandilla is a municipality located in Badajoz Province, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality has a population of 1358 inhabitants. Mirandilla is situated 8 km northeast of Proserpina Dam.
Proserpina Dam
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman dam in Spain
- Categories: ancient Roman dam, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.96973° or 38° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
-6.36775° or 6° 22′ 4″ westOpen location code
8CCMXJ9J+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 219155256OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1818061
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Proserpina Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد بروسيربينا”
- Catalan: “presa de Proserpina”
- Catalan: “Presa de Proserpina”
- Esperanto: “Akvobaraĵo Proserpina”
- Extremaduran: “Embalsi e Proserpina”
- French: “barrage romain de Proserpine”
- French: “Barrage romain de Proserpine”
- Galician: “Encoro de Proserpina”
- German: “Proserpina-Staudamm”
- German: “Proserpina-Staumauer”
- German: “Proserpina-Talsperre”
- German: “Talsperre von Proserpina”
- Hindi: “प्रॉस्पेरीना का पुल”
- Italian: “bacino di Proserpina”
- Italian: “diga di Proserpina”
- Italian: “Diga di Proserpina”
- Italian: “invaso di Proserpina”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Proserpina-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Proserpina-demningen”
- Panjabi: “ਪ੍ਰੋਸਰਪੀਨਾ ਬੰਨ੍ਹ”
- Persian: “سد پروسرپینا”
- Polish: “Zbiornik Prozerpiny”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Proserpina”
- Spanish: “presa de Proserpina”
- Spanish: “Presa de Proserpina”
- Spanish: “Presa y embalse de Proserpina”
- Spanish: “Presa y pantano de Proserpina”
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Highlights include Mirador de Proserpina and Royanejos.
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