Bathory Cave Explained

Bathory Cave
Location:Buda Hills, Budapest
Depth:50 m
Length:360 m
Elevation:440 m

The Bathory Cave is a cave located just below the top of (Great Linden Hill), on the northeast side of the mountain. It is located within the Danube-Ipoly National Park and the 2nd district of Budapest. The cave gets its name from Pauline monk, László Báthory who used the cave as a hermitage for twenty years.

Background

Geothermal springs carved the cave from Dachstein limestone probably during the Pliocene era.[1] The upper portions of the cave extend into the Hárshegy sandstone. The cave consists of several cupola-like carved from the stone.[2] There are horizontal passages connected by steep shafts.[3] There are speleothem formations of various shapes and colors, and a small number of stalactites are found inside. There are formations of hematite and limonite inside the cave.[4] Names of the cave halls and passages include the Great Stairs, Pyramid Branch, Tavas Hall, Hall of Loyalty, Hármas termi, Saint Laszlo Hall, Dome Hall, Triple Hall, Small-Staircase, Y-branch, Vortex Corridor and Pauline Hall.

The cave has been in use by people since the Neolithic age, and the bones of both the woolly rhinoceros and red deer have been found inside. The limonite in the cave has been mined for the gold and silver contained in the ore.[4]

Seeking solitude to focus on his work, Pauline monk László Báthory left the Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda and used the cave as a hermitage, where he lived from 1437 to 1457.[5] The cave was sealed after his death. The cave has been forgotten and rediscovered several times. The cave was formally named in his honor in 1911.[6] Located in the 2nd district of Budapest, the area is popular to outdoor enthusiasts and is accessible from the and of the Budapest Children's Railway.[7] Access to the cave is now controlled by the Danube-Ipoly National Park.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ferenc Schafarzik .

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    . Aladár Vendl .

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    . Ferenc Papp.

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    . hu . Geológiai kirándulások Budapest környékén . Műszaki Könyvkiadó . 1964. Budapest . 140 142 .
  2. Osborne . R. A. L. . The troubles with cupolas . Acta Carsologica . 10.3986/ac.v33i2.289 . 2004 . 33 . 2 . Spherical niches are a rare form of void reported from Sàtorköpuszta and Batöri caves in Hungary .... free .
  3. Book: Szabó, József . hu . Budapest és környéke geológiai tekintetben . József Szabó de Szentmiklós . Budapest és környéke természetrajzi, orvosi és közmivelődési leírása . Budapest . 1879.
  4. Book: Budapest természeti képe . Natural Picture of Budapest . 1958. Budapest . 192–195 . hu . Márton Pécsi .

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    hu:Marosi Sándor (geográfus)

    . Sándor Marosi . JenőSzilárd Jenő .
  5. Book:

    hu:Mészöly Gedeon

    . Mészöly Gedeon . hu . Legrégibb bibliafordításunkról . Magyar Nyelv . 1917 . 35–44, 71–83.1.
  6. Web site: What do we know about the Bathory Cave today . hu . 2021-05-06.
  7. Web site: Sights. Children's Railway . 2020-10-21 .

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