Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas
Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas is a reservoir in Ávila, Castile and León. Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas is situated nearby to the locality La Era, as well as near Prado Heno.Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir on the Adaja river, Ávila, Spain
- Also known as: “Embalse del Castro de Las Cogotas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Las Cogotas and Cemetery of Ávila.
Las Cogotas
Historic site
Las Cogotas is an archaeological site in Spain in Cardenosa municipality, province of Avila. The site was researched by the Galician archaeologist Juan Cabré in 1920s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardeñosa and Mingorría.
Cardeñosa
Village
Cardeñosa is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2025 census, the municipality had a population of 430 inhabitants.
Mingorría
Village
Mingorría is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. The origin of Mingorría is quite obscure; its names has, or it seems to have, some Basque roots: from Mendigorría, red hill in Basque language, but there are not definitive signs of that origin.
Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas
- Categories: dam, vault, and body of water
- Location: Ávila, Avila, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.7007° or 40° 42′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.6981° or 4° 41′ 53″ westOpen location code
8CGQP822+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 24314675OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q2841616
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas” goes by many names.
- French: “Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas”
- German: “Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas”
- Portuguese: “Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas”
- Spanish: “Embalse del Castro de las Cogotas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Era and Prado Heno.
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