Lake Albano

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Lake Albano is a volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills near Rome, Italy, known for its scenic beauty and historical associations with ancient Roman rituals and papal residences.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Albano Laziale 1
Lago Albano 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake in Italy
volcanic crater lake
associatedWithCulture ancient Roman rituals
associatedWithDeity Jupiter Latiaris
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
associatedWithResidence Castel Gandolfo, Italy
surface form: Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo
basinCountry Italy
country Italy
drainageBasin Tyrrhenian Sea
surface form: Tyrrhenian Sea basin
emissaryBuiltBy ancient Romans
emissaryConstructionPeriod 4th century BC
hasAlternativeName Lake Albano
surface form: Lago Albano

Lake Nemi
surface form: Lago di Castel Gandolfo
hasLanguageOfToponym Italian
hasOutflow artificial emissary tunnel
hostedEvent rowing events of the 1960 Summer Olympics
hostedEventYear 1960
knownFor association with papal residences
historical significance in ancient Rome
scenic beauty
lakeType crater lake
locatedIn Alban Hills
locatedInMunicipality Albano Laziale
Castel Gandolfo, Italy
surface form: Castel Gandolfo
locatedInProvince Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
locatedInRegion Lazio
locatedNear Rome
locatedOn Italian Peninsula
maximumDepth about 170 metres
about 560 feet
nearArchaeologicalSite Sanctuary of Jupiter Latiaris
surface form: Alban Temple of Jupiter
nearestMajorCity Rome
nearSettlement Albano Laziale
Castel Gandolfo, Italy
surface form: Castel Gandolfo
origin volcanic
outflowName Emissario del Lago Albano
partOf Alban Hills
Albano Laziale
surface form: Colli Albani volcanic complex
regionCapitalNearby Rome
shape roughly circular
surfaceArea about 2.3 square miles
about 6 square kilometres
surfaceElevation about 293 metres above sea level
about 961 feet above sea level
usedFor fishing
recreation
rowing
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (5)

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this entity surface form: Albano Laziale
Lazio containsLake Lake Albano
Lake Albano hasAlternativeName Lake Albano
this entity surface form: Lago Albano
Alban Hills hasCraterLake Lake Albano
Castel Gandolfo, Italy overlooks Lake Albano
subject surface form: Castel Gandolfo