Caves of Sabadell
Sabadell, in the Vallès Occidental, brings together 3 caves with a total length of 32 metres and a maximum depth of 2 metres. The longest is the Font de la Tosca, at 20 metres.
Sabadell has 3 catalogued caves, including 3 caves. The longest is Font de la Tosca (20 m) and the deepest is Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull (2 m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Sabadell, a municipality in the Vallès Occidental, has 3 inventoried caves, all of them catalogued as a Cova. Together they total a length of 32 metres and reach a maximum depth of 2 metres. The lithology recorded in all three is conglomerate.
The longest cavity is the Font de la Tosca, with 20 metres of length, a small mine located in the Parc fluvial del riu Ripoll. It is followed by the Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull, at 7 metres, and the Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull, at 5 metres. As for depth, the Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull reaches 2 metres, the Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull 1 metre and the Font de la Tosca 0 metres.
The two covetes of the Torre Turull have their entrance oriented to the SW and present two floor levels; the Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull is, moreover, of habitable dimensions.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Font de la Tosca | Sabadell, Barcelona | 20 m |
| 2 | Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull | Sabadell, Barcelona | 7 m |
| 3 | Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull | Sabadell, Barcelona | 5 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull | Sabadell, Barcelona | 2 m |
| 2 | Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull | Sabadell, Barcelona | 1 m |
Map
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Font de la Tosca | 20 meters | 0 meters | Sabadell | Vallès Occidental |
| Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull | 7 meters | 2 meters | Sabadell | Vallès Occidental |
| Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull | 5 meters | 1 meters | Sabadell | Vallès Occidental |
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