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List of submerged places in Spain

List of submerged places in Spain

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This is a list of submerged places in Spain. This list includes settlements which are submerged under the waters of a reservoir. When the water level is low, the structures are visible.

Submerged villages and municipalities

New Riaño, the new village built after the flooding of Riaño, in the province of León, Spain. The old village is located under the bridge. The mountain on the left is Peak Gilbo.

Villages and municipalities under the waters of a reservoir. Sometimes, a new village or municipality is created with the same name in another location:

Submerged landmarks

Church of Sant Romà

Landmarks which are partially or completely under the waters of a reservoir. Some of them may be visible under some circumstances:

  • Church of Mediano, Huesca
  • Tower of the Church of Mediano, Huesca
  • Castro Candaz, province of Lugo

Moved landmarks

Some landmarks have been moved partially or completely to another locations and saved from being submerged:

  • The Church of Pedrosa del Rey was moved from Pedrosa del Rey to New Riaño.
  • The Church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario was moved from La Puerta to New Riaño.
  • The Church of San Nicolás was moved from the old Portomarín to the new one.
  • The Church of San Pedro was moved from the old Portomarín to the new one.
  • The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was moved from El Atance to Guadalajara and renamed to Church of San Diego de Alcalá.[3]
  • A fountain from El Atance was moved to a park in Sigüenza.[3]
  • The facade of the Church of San Pedro was moved from the old village of Tiurana to the new one.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Más de 300 personas conmemoran la historia de Santa María de Poyos (Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine) (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    Santolea, un pueblo para no olvidar Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    Pueblos deshabitados: El Atance (Archived May 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine) (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    Un libro rescata la historia de Argusino, anegado por un embalse hace 41 años (Archived July 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine) (in Spanish)
  5. [5]
    Tiurana renace tras sucumbir bajo las aguas de Rialb (Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine) (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    Acontecimientos previos a la inundación de Talaverilla (Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine) (in Spanish)
  7. [7]
    Pueblo de canales (in Spanish)
  8. [8]
    Cuarenta años del éxodo de Peñarrubia (Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine) (in Spanish)
  9. [9]
    Mediano, Valle de la Fueva, Pirineo Aragonés Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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