PT Journal
AU Carrión, A
   Fornes, A
TI Underground medieval water distribution network in a Spanish town
SO Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
PY 2016
BP 90
EP 97
VL 51
DE Water distribution; Underground cistern; Medieval tunnel
AB The city of Alcudia de Crespins, in the centre of the Valencia province (east of Spain), has an exceptional water distribution system that in the past served fresh water to many houses in the town. This system is formed by more than one km of tunnels and underground cisterns, and dates probably in the late medieval times, while it has been in use and suffering modifications until 1955. This paper presents the structure and characteristics of such exceptional system, and explains the functioning parameters of the infrastructure.
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