Gellért Hill Cave

The Gellért Hill Cave is part of a network of caves within in , . The cave is also referred to as "Saint Ivan's Cave", regarding a hermit who lived there and is believed to have used the natural thermal water of a muddy lake next to the cave to heal the sick.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:30 AM—7:30 PM
  • Type: Cave
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “Gellert Hill Cave”, “Gellért-hegyi Sziklatemplom”, and “Gellérthegyi-barlang”
  • Address: Szent Gellért rakpart 1, Budapest, 1114

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gellért Baths and Liberty Bridge.

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The Gellért Thermal Bath, also known as the , is a bath complex in in . It is part of the famous in . is situated 150 metres southwest of Gellért Hill Cave.

Bridge
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The or Freedom Bridge in , , connects and across the . It is the third southernmost public road bridge in Budapest, located at the southern end of the City Centre. is situated 230 metres northeast of Gellért Hill Cave.

Marketplace
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The or Central Market Hall, Market Hall I is the largest and oldest indoor market in , . The idea of building such a large market hall arose from the first mayor of Budapest, Károly Kamermayer, and it was his largest investment. is situated 540 metres east of Gellért Hill Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belváros and Belső-Ferencváros.

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or Downtown is the V. District of . It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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The usually refers to an area within the 1st district of , the capital of . It lies on the side of the , to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of .

Gellért Hill Cave

Latitude
47.48493° or 47° 29′ 6″ north
Longitude
19.05217° or 19° 3′ 8″ east
Inception
1931
Height
14 metres (46 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FVXF3M2+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9114091196
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q839142
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Gellért Hill Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف تل غيليرت”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qellert dağ mağarası”
  • Chinese: “蓋勒特山洞”
  • Dutch: “Grotkerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف تل جيليرت”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Sankta Gerardo”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Patrono de Hungaroj”
  • French: “Église troglodyte Notre-Dame-des-Hongrois”
  • French: “église troglodyte Saint-Gérard”
  • German: “Felsenkirche”
  • German: “Felskirche auf dem Gellért-Hügel”
  • German: “Magyarok Nagyasszonya-sziklatemplom”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Γκέλερτ”
  • Hungarian: “Magyarok Nagyasszonya Sziklatemplom”
  • Hungarian: “Magyarok Nagyasszonya-sziklatemplom”
  • Italian: “chiesa nella Roccia”
  • Italian: “Chiesa nella Roccia”
  • Kazakh: “Геллерт-Хилл үңгірі”
  • Macedonian: “Пештера на ридот Гелерт”
  • Romanian: “Biserica-Grotă Sfântul Gerard din Budapesta”
  • Russian: “Пещерная церковь”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia Rupestre de Budapest”
  • Turkish: “Gellért Tepesi Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Скельна церква Матері Божої”
  • Uzbek: “Gellért tepaligidagi gʻor”

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