Bánhida

Bánhida is the oldest quarter of the city of Tatabánya in north-western Hungary. Inhabited since ancient times, excavations in this area have uncovered finds from the Bronze Age and the Roman era.

Type: Suburb
Description: quarter of the city of Tatabánya
Also known as: “Banhida”, “Bankhida”, and “Panhida”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tatabánya railway station and Szelim Cave.

Tatabánya railway station

Railway station

Photo: Random photos 1989, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tatabánya railway station is a railway station in Tatabánya, Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary. The station opened on 15 July 1884. The station is located on the main line between Vienna and Budapest, Line 12 Tatabánya–Oroszlány railway and Line 13 Tatabánya–Pápa railway.

Szelim Cave

Cave

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Szelim Cave is located in northwestern Hungary at the western margin of the Gerecse Mountains, 289 m above the Által-ér Valley near Tatabánya city.

Eszterházy Cave

Cave

Photo: Szenti Tamás, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Környe and Vértestolna.

Környe

Village

Photo: Engusz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Környe is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. This Hungarian town had Roman beginnings. Archeologists uncovered remains of a Roman fortress and villas, proving its existence as a strategic spot for the Roman Empire near its frontier. Környe is situated 5 km southwest of Bánhida.