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Embalse y presa romana de Proserpina

Mérida, Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas, Badajoz

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Embalse y presa romana de Proserpina

Monument · Mérida, Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas, Badajoz

A dam of Roman origin (specialists debate whether the entire current structure is from a single phase or was expanded in the 2nd century AD) that holds back about 6.5 hm³ over some 70 ha; it supplied water to Emerita Augusta through the Los Milagros aqueduct. Declared a Monumento Nacional in 1912, it is today also an area for swimming and hiking, with a perimeter trail of about 6 km.

Photo: Alonso de Mendoza (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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