Lake Dirillo
Dirillo Lake is an reservoir to the south of Licodia Eubea in the Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy, which was formed in the 1960s by damming the river Dirillo. It has a surface area of 1.1 km2, an average depth of 21.4m and an altitude of 330m.Photo: Cinegg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Sicily
- Also known as: “Dirillo Lake”, “Invaso Ragoleto”, and “Lago Dirillo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santapau Castle and Chiesa di Santa Lucia al Borgo.
Santapau Castle
Photo: Lelezaff, Public domain.
Santapau Castle is situated 3 km north of Lake Dirillo.
Chiesa di Santa Lucia al Borgo
Church
Photo: Cinegg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chiesa di Santa Lucia al Borgo is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Lake Dirillo.
Chiesa di Santa Margherita
Church
Photo: Cinegg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chiesa di Santa Margherita is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Lake Dirillo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cunziria and Piano dell’Acqua.
Cunziria
Hamlet
Photo: Dafniprs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cunziria is an 18th-century village in Vizzini, Sicily. Cunziria is situated 6 km northeast of Lake Dirillo.
Piano dell’Acqua
Village
Photo: Sal73x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piano dell'Acqua is a southern Italian village and hamlet of Chiaramonte Gulfi, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. In 2011 it had a population of 3,172. Piano dell’Acqua is situated 6 km southwest of Lake Dirillo.
Monterosso Almo
Photo: Catarella, Public domain.
Monterosso Almo is a picturesque hill town in the province of Ragusa, in southeastern Sicily, Italy. Nestled in the Hyblaean Mountains at an elevation of over 700 meters, it is one of the highest and most charming villages in the region.
Lake Dirillo
Latitude
37.12651° or 37° 7′ 35″ northLongitude
14.69922° or 14° 41′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8F9P4MGX+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 49923645OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q3825691
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Sicilian—“Lake Dirillo” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lago Dirillo”
- French: “Lago Dirillo”
- German: “Lago Dirillo”
- Italian: “lago Dirillo”
- Italian: “Lago Dirillo”
- Sicilian: “Lacu di Licuddìa”
- Sicilian: “Lacu Dirillu”
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Highlights include Poggio Vascello and Monte Casasia.
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