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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

Villages and municipalities under the waters of a reservoir. Sometimes, a new village or municipality is created with the same name in another location: * Old village of Benagéber in Embalse de Benagéber, Valencian Community * Old village of Fayón in Embalse de Ribarroja, Zaragoza * La Muedra in Embalse de La Cuerda del Pozo, Soria * Old village of Mansilla de la Sierra in Embalse de Mansilla de la Sierra, La Rioja * Mediano in Embalse de Mediano, Province of Huesca * Anciles,
Burón Burón () is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instit ...
(partially), Éscaro,
La Puerta La Puerta is a village in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is the head of the Ambato Department Ambato is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Arge ...
,
Old village of Riaño Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...
and
Pedrosa del Rey Pedrosa del Rey is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research cente ...
in
Embalse de Riaño Embalse is the Spanish word for "reservoir". It is found in many place names. If otherwise unqualified, it might refer to: * Embalse, Córdoba Embalse is a city in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located within the Calamuc ...
, province of León *
Sant Romà de Sau Sant may refer to: People * Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician * Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet * David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer * Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet * James Sant ( ...
in
Embalse de Sau Embalse is the Spanish word for "reservoir". It is found in many place names. If otherwise unqualified, it might refer to: * Embalse, Córdoba Embalse is a city in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located within the Calamuc ...
, Catalonia *
Santa María de Poyos Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
in
Embalse de Buendía Embalse is the Spanish word for "reservoir". It is found in many place names. If otherwise unqualified, it might refer to: * Embalse, Córdoba Embalse is a city in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located within the Calamuc ...
, province of GuadalajaraMás de 300 personas conmemoran la historia de Santa María de Poyos
() * Santolea in Embalse de Santolea, province of TeruelSantolea, un pueblo para no olvidar
 * Old village of Portomarín, in Embalse de Belesar, province of Lugo * Old village of Castellar de la Frontera, in province of Cadiz * El Atance in Embalse de El Atance, province of GuadalajaraPueblos deshabitados: El Atance
() * Argusino in Embalse de Almendra,
province of Zamora Zamora () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, León, Valladolid, and Salamanca, and by Portugal. The present-day province of Zamora w ...
.Un libro rescata la historia de Argusino, anegado por un embalse hace 41 años
() * Old village of Tiurana in Embalse de Rialb,
province of Lleida The Province of Lleida (; Aranese Occitan: Lhèida ; es, Lérida ) is one of the four provinces of Catalonia. It lies in north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and is bordered by the Provinces of ...
.Tiurana renace tras sucumbir bajo las aguas de Rialb
() * Old village of Lanuza in Embalse de Lanuza, province of Huesca. *
Talavera la Vieja Talavera may refer to: Battles * Battle of Talavera de la Reina, Spain, an 1809 battle of the Peninsular War * Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936), during the Spanish Civil War People * Talavera (surname), list of people with this name * Tala ...
in Embalse de Valdecañas, province of Cáceres.Acontecimientos previos a la inundación de Talaverilla
() * Old village of Canales in Embalse de Canales,
province of Granada Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropical). ...
.Pueblo de canales
 * Peñarrubia in
Embalse de Guadalteba Embalse is the Spanish word for " reservoir". It is found in many place names. If otherwise unqualified, it might refer to: * Embalse, Córdoba Embalse is a city in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located within the Calamu ...
,
province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( es, Provincia de Málaga ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to ...
.Cuarenta años del éxodo de Peñarrubia
() *
Gascas de Alarcón Gascas de Alarcón is the site of a former town in the province of Cuenca, Spain. It was flooded by the Alarcón Reservoir, which underwent construction from 1946 to 1970 through the initiative of Valencian farmers who wanted to regulate the flow ...
in the
Alarcón Reservoir Alarcón is a municipality in the province of Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Geography Located 87 kilometers (54 miles) south of the city of Cuenca, Alarcón spans an area of 120 km² (50 sq mi) at an ...
,
province of Cuenca Cuenca is one of the five provinces of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located in the eastern part of this autonomous community and covers 17,141 square km. It has a population of 203,841 inhabitants -- the least populated of ...
.


Gallery

File:Riaño antiguo.jpg,
Old village of Riaño Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...
in November 1984, three years before being submerged File:Embalse de Mediano.jpg, Embalse de Mediano, the tower of the Church of Mediano is visible File:Ruinas del antiguo Mansilla.jpg, Old village of Mansilla de la Sierra ruins File:Portomarín, Río Miño, Galiza.jpg, Old village of Portomarín ruins


Submerged landmarks

Landmarks which are partially or completely under the waters of a reservoir. Some of them may be visible under some circumstances: * Church of Mediano in Embalse de Mediano, Province of HuescaMediano, Valle de la Fueva, Pirineo Aragonés
 *
Church of Sant Romà Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * C ...
in
Pantà de Sau Sau Reservoir ( ca, Pantà de Sau) is a reservoir located on the Ter river, near Vilanova de Sau, Catalonia, Spain. The dam was completed in 1962, creating a reservoir with a storage capacity of 151.3 hm³ that covered the former town of Sant Romà ...
, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia * Hermitage of El Mibral in Embalse de Guadalcacín,
province of Cádiz Cádiz is a Provinces of Spain, province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of conti ...
* Hermitage of San Antonio in Embalse de Mediano, Province of Huesca * Hermitage of Virgen de Monclús in Embalse de Mediano, Province of Huesca * A medieval bridge in Embalse de Mediano, Province of Huesca * Reales Baños de La Isabela in
Embalse de Buendía Embalse is the Spanish word for "reservoir". It is found in many place names. If otherwise unqualified, it might refer to: * Embalse, Córdoba Embalse is a city in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, located within the Calamuc ...
, Province of Guadalajara


Gallery

File:Mediano (Uesca, Aragón).jpg, Church of Mediano, Huesca File:205.Mediano torre.jpg, Tower of the Church of Mediano, Huesca


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 Pedrosa del Rey is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research cente ...
to New Riaño. * The Church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario was moved from
La Puerta La Puerta is a village in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is the head of the Ambato Department Ambato is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Arge ...
to New Riaño. * The Church of San Nicolás was moved from the old
Portomarín Portomarín is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo. It has a population of 2008 (Spanish 2001 Census) and an area of 115 km². It is located on the pilgrimage route known as the French Way of the Camino de Santiago. The town o ...
to the new one. * The Church of San Pedro was moved from the old
Portomarín Portomarín is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo. It has a population of 2008 (Spanish 2001 Census) and an area of 115 km². It is located on the pilgrimage route known as the French Way of the Camino de Santiago. The town o ...
to the new one. * The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was moved from El Atance to
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
and renamed to Church of San Diego de Alcalá. * A fountain from El Atance was moved to a park in Sigüenza. * The facade of the Church of San Pedro was moved from the old village of
Tiurana Tiurana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationa ...
to the new one.


Gallery

File:S. Xoán de Portomarín.JPG, Church of San Xoán, Portomarín moved brick-by-brick File:Tiurana façana santpere.jpg, The facade of the Church of San Pedro, Tiurana


See also

* List of reservoirs and dams in Spain * List of missing landmarks in Spain


References


External links


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