Szelim cave
Szelim-barlang | |
Szelim cave | |
| Location | Gerecse Mountains, near Tatabánya |
|---|---|
| Region | Komárom-Esztergom County, Central Transdanubia, Hungary |
| Coordinates | 47°35′25″N 18°24′25″E / 47.59028°N 18.40694°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 |
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.