Caves of Les Planes d'Hostoles
The municipality of les Planes d'Hostoles, in the Garrotxa, has 2 catalogued caves, both of the Cova type, with a total length of 64 metres and a maximum depth of 15 metres.
Les Planes d'Hostoles has 2 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Cova de Fontanil (59m). 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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The municipality of les Planes d'Hostoles, in the comarca of the Garrotxa, has 2 catalogued caves, both of the Cova type. Together they total a length of 64 metres and reach a maximum depth of 15 metres. The lithologies represented are Limestone and Travertine, with 1 cave in each.
The longest cave is the Cova de Fontanil, with 59 metres of length, a vestibule, galleries and stalagmitic flows; it is also the deepest, at 15 metres. The Cova de l'Avellaner is a small sepulchral cave from the early Neolithic, 5 metres long, opened in travertines.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de FontanilLes Planes d'Hostoles, Girona59 m
- 2Cova de l'AvellanerLes Planes d'Hostoles, Girona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de FontanilLes Planes d'Hostoles, Girona15 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de Fontanil | 59 meters | 15 meters | Planes d'Hostoles, Les | Garrotxa |
| Cova de l'Avellaner | 5 meters | 0 meters | Planes d'Hostoles, Les | Garrotxa |
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