Global InformationSimanya cave information
| Simanya Cave | |
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| Carrer Cova Simanya | |
 Cave entrance | |
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| Location | Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac |
| Coordinates | 41°40′27″N 2°00′32″E / 41.6741°N 2.0090°E |
| Length | 372 m |
| Elevation | 885 m |
| Geology | conglomerate |
Simanya cave or Great Simanya cave is a cave in the Sant Llorenç del Munt massif located in the municipality of Sant Llorenç Savall, in Vallès Occidental. It has a route of 372 m and a gradient of 8 m. The entrance is 885 m in height.[1] It is in the Llor canal on the eastern side of Montcau (1,056 m) and at a distance of almost 400 m from the summit.[2] It is a hypogean talveg of karst origin formed by conglomerate.[3]
The cave is part of a set of five systems that correspond to the same karst system. From south to north they are: Triangle cave (38 m), Simanya Petita cave (60 m), Simanya cave, Torrent cave (38 m), and Àngel cave (18 m). The five caves make up the so-called "complex de les Simanyes" or "Simanyes caves" and form the same unit that have been separated due to duct blockage.[4]
It is within the boundaries of the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac, created in 1972. Since 2000, it has also been part of the Inventory of Geological Interest Areas of Catalonia (IEIGC), inventoried as an area of geological interest in the Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac GeoZone.[5][6]
The cave has been declared a Cultural Asset of Local Interest by the Department of Culture of Catalonia and listed as an element of natural heritage in the Cultural Heritage Map of the Provincial Council of Barcelona.[7]
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- ^ "Topographic Map of Catalonia". Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya. cc.cat.
- ^ "Simanya Cave". Great Catalan Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ Monterde, M. (6 July 2019), Caving in the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt and the Serra de l'Obac, p. 68
- ^ "223. Saint Lawrence and the Obac" (PDF), Department of Environment and Housing, retrieved November 27, 2020
- ^ "Geozone 223. Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac" (PDF), Department of Environment and Housing, retrieved November 27, 2020
- ^ de Castellet and Ramon, Laura (17 June 2008). "Cova Simanya (Great Simanya Cave)". Cultural Heritage Maps. Retrieved November 27, 2020.