Szelim cave
Cave and archaeological site in Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Szelim cave (Hungarian: Szelim-barlang or Szelim-lyuk (Szelim hole), Bánhidai nagy barlang (Bánhidian big cave), Eperjes-barlang, Szemi-luki, Szemi-lyuka, Szelimluk barlang, Bánhidai-zsomboly, Szent Vit-barlang) is located in northwestern Hungary at the western margin of the Gerecse Mountains, 289 m (948 ft) above the Által-ér Valley near Tatabánya city. The cave interior is 45 m (148 ft) long and 14 m (46 ft) high. The site has been regularly frequented and used as a shelter by local villagers over the centuries, is easily accessible and its huge rectangular entrance features a memorial of the Turul.[1]
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Szelim-barlang | |
Location | Gerecse Mountains, near Tatabánya |
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Region | Komárom-Esztergom County, Central Transdanubia, Hungary |
Coordinates | 47°35′25″N 18°24′25″E |
Length | 45 m (148 ft) |
Height | 14 m (46 ft) |
History | |
Material | karst, limestone |
Periods | Upper Paleolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1932, 1934 |
Archaeologists | Hubert Kessler, István Gaál |
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