Caves of Sant Julià de Cerdanyola
Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, in the Berguedà, contains 7 cavities: 6 caves and 1 pit, with a total length of 177 metres and a maximum depth of 15 metres. The Surgència de les Nou Fonts, at 72 metres, is the longest.
Sant Julià de Cerdanyola has 7 catalogued caves, including 1 pothole and 6 caves. The longest is Surgència de les Nou Fonts (72 m) and the deepest is Forat del Puig (15 m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, a municipality in the Berguedà, has 7 inventoried cavities: 6 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 177 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 15 metres. All the cavities develop in limestone.
The Surgència de les Nou Fonts, with 72 metres of length, is the longest cavity in the municipality. It is followed by the Cova de les Nou Fonts, at 31 metres, with two entrances and a strong interior air current, and the Forat del Puig, at 29 metres, which with 15 metres is also the deepest cavity. The Cova de l'Engorjat, at 14 metres, the Cova Gran del Santuari de les Esposes, at 12 metres, and the Balmes del Torrent del Tripot complete the group.
The 20 longest
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forat del Puig | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, Barcelona | 15 m |
| 2 | Cova de l'Engorjat | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, Barcelona | 5 m |
| 3 | Surgència de les Nou Fonts | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, Barcelona | 3 m |
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Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgència de les Nou Fonts | 72 meters | 3 meters | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola | Berguedà |
| Cova de les Nou Fonts | 31 meters | 0 meters | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola | Berguedà |
| Forat del Puig | 29 meters | 15 meters | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola | Berguedà |
| Cova de l'Engorjat | 14 meters | 5 meters | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola | Berguedà |
| Cova Gran del Santuari de les Esposes | 12 meters | 0 meters | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola | Berguedà |
| Balmes del Torrent del Tripot | 10 meters | 0 meters | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola | Berguedà |
| Cova Petita del Santuari de les Esposes | 9 meters | 0 meters | Sant Julià de Cerdanyola | Berguedà |
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