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Kőlik-barlang
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Kőlik-barlang

Kőlik-barlang matters for one simple reason: it is a protected cave system in Hungary that plays an outsized role in winter bat survival. It is one of the caves of the Szentgáli-kőlik area listed among Hungary’s *fokozottan védett*—strictly protected—caves, and it lies in the Bakony hills on the Szentgál area. Formed in dolomite, it is described as the second-longest cave in Hungary that developed in dolomite. The cave opens at about 370 m above sea level, roughly 50 m above the valley floor, and you reach it after a about 1 km walk from Szentgál’s center along marked trails. Inside, the passages run 420 m long and reach 39 m deep. The entrance is sealed by a 4.2 m wide, 2.5 m high metal door with a bat flight opening, and the temperature averages around 10 °C. …

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