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Caves and potholes of Emilia-Romagna

The catalogue of Emilia-Romagna lists 980 caves, including 574 potholes and 345 caves. The longest is Inghiottitoio dell'Acquafredda (5,030 m) and the deepest is Risorgente di Monte Caldina (212 m).

980 caves
111.1 km total length
212m max depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 116. Without depth data: 157. Without known lithology: 980.

The 20 longest

Full ranking: longest caves in Emilia-Romagna

The 20 deepest

Full ranking: deepest caves and potholes in Emilia-Romagna

Map

Provinces

Bologna

305 caves
39.9 km
111m
🏆 Longest: Inghiottitoio dell'Acquafredda (5,030m)
⬇️ Deepest: Grotta Secca (111m)

Ravenna

274 caves
48.6 km
202m
🏆 Longest: Inghiottitoio a Ovest di Ca'Siepe (4,864m)
⬇️ Deepest: Abisso Luciano Bentini (202m)

Modena

74 caves
1.2 km
34m
🏆 Longest: Grotta di Lavacchio (126m)
⬇️ Deepest: Grotta di Ca'Castello (34m)

Rimini

35 caves
4.3 km
71m
🏆 Longest: Grotta di Pasqua di Montescudo (1,315m)
⬇️ Deepest: Grotta di Onferno (71m)

Parma

24 caves
885 m
34m
🏆 Longest: Grotta Giulia da Neda (209m)
⬇️ Deepest: Grotta Giulia da Neda (34m)

The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.