PRESA ROMANA DE CORNALVO
Heritage cataloging: Lugar Arqueológico
Locality: Trujillanos (Badajoz)
Path and stage:
- Camino Mozárabe desde Almería / Torrefresneda-Mérida
Address: Ctra. Trujillanos-embalse de Cornalvo
Coordinates: 39.0587751, -6.3119355
Distance to the nearest axis of the path: 5 km
Printing...Of Roman origin, it supplied water to the Roman city of Merida. Built in the S.II after Christ, declared National Monument in 1912 and World Heritage in 1923 along with the archaeological site of Mérida.
It is the oldest Roman dam still in operation.
Stands out for a filling from a channel that draws water from another river bed that is responsible for the filling of the Cornalvo Reservoir. There is also a spillway.
Contact
Fixed: +34924327400
Closing days
Closed: Does not close
Services
Accessible reduced mobility: YES
Visits
Free: YES
Digital tools
Apps: YES