List of Caves and Grottos of the Republic of Moldova

No.	Name	District	Location / Position	Host Rock	Genesis Type	Length, m	Area, m²	Volume, m³
1	Emil Racoviță (Cenușăreasa / Cinderella)	Briceni d.	Criva v.	gypsum	corrosion cavity	92000	206500	550000
2	Surprizelor (Surprise Cave) (PM-90)	Criuleni d.	Criuleni t.	sarmatian white and light-grey shelly limestone	dilatancy-corrosion cavity	925	—	—
3	Mygly (PM-85)	Orhei d.	Piatra v., on the left bank of the Răut River	lower sarmatian reefal light-grey limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	30	37	50
4	Jeloboc (PM-87)	Orhei d.	Jeloboc v., on the left bank of the Răut River, 1 km downstream	grey limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	58	320	150
5	PM-148	Orhei d.	Butuceni v., on the right bank of the Răut River	light-grey sarmatian limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	9	5	5
6	PM-149	Orhei d.	Mașcăuți v., on the right bank of the Răut River	microdetrital sarmatian limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	44	95	285
7	PM-150	Orhei d.	Mașcăuți v., on the right bank of the Răut River	microdetrital sarmatian limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	127	252	907
8	PM-151	Orhei d.	Butuceni v., on the right bank of the Răut River	light-grey sarmatian limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	5	3	2
9	Mărcăuți	Dubăsari d.	Mărcăuți v., on the right bank of the Dniester River	—	—	—	—	—
10	Harmațca-1 (PP-75)	Dubăsari d.	Harmațca v., 1.5 km north of the village	sarmatian oolitic-shelly limestone	dilatancy-corrosion cavity	30	85	50
11	Harmațca-2 (PP-76)	Dubăsari d.	Harmațca v., 1.5 km north of the village, quarry wall, 35 m from Harmațca-1	sarmatian oolitic-shelly limestone	dilatancy-corrosion cavity	20	20	15
12	Harmațca-3 (PP-77)	Dubăsari d.	Harmațca v., 1.5 km north of the village, 10 m from Harmațca-2	sarmatian oolitic-shelly limestone	dilatancy-corrosion cavity	15	40	60
13	Harmațca-4 (PP-78)	Dubăsari d.	Harmațca v., 1.5 km north of the village, 25 m from Harmațca-3	sarmatian oolitic-shelly limestone	dilatancy-corrosion cavity	7	10	5
14	Rudi (PM-122)	Dondușeni d.	Rudi v., on the right bank of the Dniester River	limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	75.6	287	384
15	Calarașovca Grotto (PM-123)	Dondușeni d.	Otaci t., on the right bank of the Dniester River	limestone	denudation cavity	55	10	—
16	Rașcov-1 (PP-108)	Camenca d.	Rașcov v., on the left bank of the Dniester River (Red Rock)	red-yellow sarmatian limestone	dilatancy-denudation cavity	28	29	71
17	Rașcov-2 (PP-120)	Camenca d.	Rașcov v., on the left bank of the Dniester River, entrance on the forested slope at the foot of the Red Rock at an altitude of 50 m	light-yellow stratified shelly limestone	dilatancy cavity	164	198	950
18	Rașcov-3 (PP-107)	Camenca d.	Rașcov v.	yellowish-brown sarmatian limestone	dilatancy cavity	11	14	53
19	Rașcov-4 (PP-101)	Camenca d.	Rașcov v.	light-yellow stratified sarmatian limestone	dilatancy cavity	27	14	37
20	Rașcov-5 (PP-99)	Camenca d.	Rașcov v.	dark-yellow sarmatian limestone	dilatancy cavity	28	29	71
21	Rașcov-9 (PP-112)	Camenca d.	Rașcov v.	yellowish sarmatian shelly limestone	dilatancy cavity	—	49	580
22	Severinovca-3 (PP-110)	Camenca d.	Severinovca v., right bank of the Pogaina creek	greyish-white sarmatian limestone	dilatancy cavity	22	34	50
23	Severinovca-4 (PP-109)	Camenca d.	Severinovca v., opposite Severinovca-3	greyish-white sarmatian limestone	dilatancy-denudation cavity	5	4	5
24	Valea Adâncă-1 (PP-121)	Camenca d.	Valea Adâncă v.	light-grey sarmatian limestone	dilatancy cavity	38	38	71
25	Valea Adâncă-2 (PP-119)	Camenca d.	Valea Adâncă v.	light-grey sarmatian limestone	dilatancy-denudation cavity	7	11	13
26	Valea Adâncă-3 (PP-124)	Camenca d.	Valea Adâncă v.	light-grey sarmatian limestone	denudation cavity	14	32	71
27	Ciaica (Seagull) (PM-86)	Rezina d.	Saharna Nouă v.	sarmatian limestone	erosion-corrosion cavity	8	8	5
28	Beloci-1 (PP-102)	Rîbnița d.	Beloci v., on the left bank of the Beloci River	sarmatian limestone	dilatancy cavity	76	11	10
29	Beloci-2 (PP-103)	Rîbnița d.	Beloci v., on the left bank of the Beloci River	sarmatian limestone	dilatancy cavity	10	11	85
30	Red Grotto (PP-117)	Rîbnița d.	Beloci v., Chervona Skala (Red Rock)	sarmatian grey thick-stratified cavernous shelly limestone	denudation cavity	54	24	63
31	Stroiești Grotto (Eagle Grotto PP-104)	Rîbnița d.	Stroiești v., on the bank slope of the Dniester River at approx. 50-80 m	light-grey sarmatian shelly limestone	denudation cavity	5	18	21
32	Stroiești Grotto (PP-105)	Rîbnița d.	Stroiești v., on the bank slope of the Dniester River at approx. 50-80 m	light-grey sarmatian shelly limestone	denudation cavity	5	21	31
33	Văratic Grotto-1 (PM-113)	Rîșcani d.	Văratic v., on the left bank of the Ciuhur River in the upper part of the open slope at an altitude of approx. 60 m	grey sarmatian limestone	denudation cavity	7	21	42
34	Văratic Grotto-2 (PM-114)	Rîșcani d.	Văratic v., on the left bank of the Ciuhur River in the upper part of the open slope at an altitude of approx. 60 m	grey sarmatian limestone	denudation-dilatancy cavity	16	22	24
35	Duruitoarea Grotto-1 (PM-115)	Rîșcani d.	Duruitoarea v., in the upper part of the open slope at the foot of the cliffs at an altitude of 50 m	light-yellow sarmatian limestone	denudation cavity	7	14	17
36	Duruitoarea Grotto-2 (PM-116)	Rîșcani d.	Duruitoarea v., on the left bank of the Ciuhur River, in the upper part of the open slope at the foot of the cliffs at an altitude of 50 m	light-yellow sarmatian limestone	denudation cavity	7	18	35
37	Butești Grotto	Glodeni d.	Butești v., Butești Reef / Rock	—	—	—	—	—
38	Brânzeni Grote	Edineț d.	Brânzeni v.	—	—	—	—	—
39	Horodiște Grotto	Rîșcani d.	Horodiște v.	—	—	—	—	—
40	Grotto PM-128	Edineț d.	Trinca v., Draghiște River, 200-300 m south of the village	sarmatian / tortonian limestone	denudation cavity	24	80	180
41	Grotto PM-125	Edineț d.	Trinca v., Draghiște River, 400 m south of the village	sarmatian / tortonian limestone	denudation cavity	7	12	11
42	Grotto PM-127	Edineț d.	Trinca v., right bank of the Draghiște River	sarmatian / tortonian limestone	denudation cavity	6	12	12
43	Grotto PM-126	Edineț d.	Trinca v., Draghiște River, 400 m south of the village	sarmatian / tortonian limestone	denudation cavity	5	30	67