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Caves of Sant Quirze Safaja

Sant Quirze Safaja (Moianès) contains 11 caves, with a total length of 325 m and a maximum depth of 13 m. Notable among them are the Cau de la Guilla, at 182 m, and the Balma de Roca Gironella, at 158 m.

Sant Quirze Safaja has 11 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 11 caves. The longest is Cau de la Guilla (182m) and the deepest is Balma de Roca Gironella (13m). Most caves are found in limestone.

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Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.

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Sant Quirze Safaja, a municipality in the Moianès, has 11 inventoried caves, all of them of the Cova type. Together they total 325 m of length and reach a maximum depth of 13 m. The lithologies present are limestone (4), conglomerates (4) and travertines (3).

Among the most notable cavities is the Cau de la Guilla, with 182 m of length, with narrow galleries along N-S and E-W joints, explored on 27 July 1897 by Norbert Font i Sagué, Francesc and Anton Maspons and Pere Pagès. The Balma de Roca Gironella, with 158 m of extent, is a spectacular rock shelter in the Cingles de Bertí, below the Roca Gironella waterfall of the riera del Rossinyol, and is also the deepest, at 13 m. Other cavities are the Balma Inferior de Roca Gironella, the Balma de l'Espluga, the Cova de Vallderrós and the Cova Xaloc.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cau de la GuillaSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona182 m
  2. 2Balma de Roca GironellaSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona22 m
  3. 3Balma Inferior de Roca GironellaSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona22 m
  4. 4Balma de l'EsplugaSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona20 m
  5. 5Cova de VallderrósSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona19 m
  6. 6Cova XalocSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona15 m
  7. 7Cova del MoroSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona12 m
  8. 8Balma del TraverSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona10 m
  9. 9Cova del SaltantSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona10 m
  10. 10Barbot NegreSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona9 m
  11. 11Barbot PetitSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona4 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Balma de Roca GironellaSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona13 m
  2. 2Cau de la GuillaSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona7 m
  3. 3Balma Inferior de Roca GironellaSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona6 m
  4. 4Cova XalocSant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona3 m
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Name↕
Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Cau de la Guilla182 meters7 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Balma Inferior de Roca Gironella22 meters6 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Balma de Roca Gironella22 meters13 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Balma de l'Espluga20 meters0 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Cova de Vallderrós19 meters0 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Cova Xaloc15 meters3 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Cova del Moro12 meters0 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Cova del Saltant10 meters0 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Balma del Traver10 meters0 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Barbot Negre9 meters0 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès
Barbot Petit4 meters0 metersSant Quirze SafajaMoianès

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