Szelim cave

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Szelim cave

Szelim-barlang
Szelim cave
Location in Hungary
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 / 47.59028; 18.40694
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.^[1]