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The Church of Sant Romà is an 11th-century Romanesque church in the village of Sant Romà de Sau, Spain. The church and village were submerged by the Sau reservoir after a dam was built on the Ter River in the 1960s in the municipality of Vilanova de Sau, Catalonia, Spain.^[1]^[2] In periods of drought, the entire church of Sant Romà can be visible, whereas usually only the tip of its bell tower can be seen out of the water. ^[3]

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41°58′22″N 2°23′35″E / 41.972754°N 2.393062°E / 41.972754; 2.393062

^ Sabater, Sergi; Barceló, Damià (2010-07-20). Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean: Perspectives Under Global Change. Springer. p. 77. ISBN 978-3-642-03971-3.
^ Werstroh, Nike; Mig, Jacint (2022-11-15). Walking in Catalunya - Barcelona: Montserrat, Montseny and Sant Llorenç Del Munt i L'Obac Nature Parks. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-78362-939-8.
^ Lidz, Franz (2022-09-09). "With Drought, 'Spanish Stonehenge' Emerges Once Again". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-10.

[1] Sabater, Sergi; Barceló, Damià (2010-07-20). Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean: Perspectives Under Global Change. Springer. p. 77. ISBN 978-3-642-03971-3.

[2] Werstroh, Nike; Mig, Jacint (2022-11-15). Walking in Catalunya - Barcelona: Montserrat, Montseny and Sant Llorenç Del Munt i L'Obac Nature Parks. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-78362-939-8.

[3] Lidz, Franz (2022-09-09). "With Drought, 'Spanish Stonehenge' Emerges Once Again". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-10.

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+The '''Church of Sant Romà''' is an 11th-century [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church in the village of [[Sant Romà de Sau]], Spain. The church and village were submerged by the [[Sau Reservoir|Sau reservoir]] after a dam was built on the [[Ter (river)|Ter River]] in the 1960s in the municipality of [[Vilanova de Sau]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabater |first=Sergi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMdqCQAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean: Perspectives Under Global Change |last2=Barceló |first2=Damià |date=2010-07-20 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-642-03971-3 |pages=77 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Werstroh |first=Nike |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3COGEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Walking in Catalunya - Barcelona: Montserrat, Montseny and Sant Llorenç Del Munt i L'Obac Nature Parks |last2=Mig |first2=Jacint |date=2022-11-15 |publisher=Cicerone Press Limited |isbn=978-1-78362-939-8 |pages=90 |language=en}}</ref> In periods of drought, the entire church of Sant Romà can be visible, whereas usually only the tip of its bell tower can be seen out of the water. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Lidz |first=Franz |date=2022-09-09 |title=With Drought, ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ Emerges Once Again |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/science/stonehenge-spain-guadalperal-archaeology.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-[[File:Pantà de Sau - Restes de l'església de Sant Romà2.jpg|thumb|right|When the level of waters is low, the Church of Sant Romà is visible]]
-The '''Church of Sant Romà''' is a submerged [[church (building)|church]] located in [[Sant Romà de Sau]], a village now submerged under the [[Sau Reservoir|Sau dam]], in the municipality of [[Vilanova de Sau]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. It's the oldest church still standing in a body of water. During the drought in the summer of 2022, the water level dropped so much that the church of Sant Romà rose almost completely, whereas usually only the tip of its bell tower can be seen out of the water.
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