Presa de Proserpina

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Presa de Proserpina is an ancient Roman dam and reservoir near Mérida, Spain, notable for its well-preserved engineering and role in supplying water to the historic city of Emerita Augusta.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Presa de Proserpina canonical 1
Proserpina Dam 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman dam ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ
basinCountry Spain ⓘ
builder ancient Romans ⓘ
connectsTo Roman aqueducts of Mérida ⓘ
constructionStart 1st century AD ⓘ
coordinateLocation approximately 38.95°N 6.35°W ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
creates Proserpina reservoir ⓘ
currentUse cultural heritage site ⓘ
recreational reservoir ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasPart earthen embankment ⓘ
masonry retaining wall ⓘ
outlet works ⓘ
spillway ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatusCountry Spain ⓘ
inception Roman Imperial period ⓘ
length approximately 425 m ⓘ
locatedIn Extremadura ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Mérida ⓘ
autonomous community of Extremadura ⓘ
province of Badajoz ⓘ
linked to: Province of Badajoz
locatedInProtectedArea Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedNear Mérida ⓘ
Roman city of Emerita Augusta ⓘ
locatedOn Proserpina reservoir ⓘ
materialUsed ashlar masonry ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
rubble masonry ⓘ
maximumHeight approximately 21 m ⓘ
notableFor Roman hydraulic engineering ⓘ
longevity of operation ⓘ
state of preservation ⓘ
partOf Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida ⓘ
reservoirCapacity approximately 5 million cubic metres ⓘ
significantPeriod Roman Empire ⓘ
modern era ⓘ
supplied Emerita Augusta ⓘ
linked to: Augusta Emerita
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
usedFor irrigation ⓘ
urban water supply of Emerita Augusta ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
watercourse Rivilla stream basin ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mérida, Spain → hasStructure → Presa de Proserpina ⓘ
Los Milagros Aqueduct → waterSource → Proserpina Dam ⓘ
linked to: Presa de Proserpina