Geológus Kert Tatán: Egy jelentős földrajzi és földtani bemutatóhely

The Geological Garden, managed by Eötvös Loránd University, is a nature conservation area located in Tata, about 70 km to the west of Budapest, in Hungary. It has been established as an open-air geological museum where a succession of Tethyan Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, characteristic of the Alpine-Carpathian region is excellently exposed in abandoned quarries and cleaned rock surfaces. Several formations widely distributed in the Transdanubian Range of Hungary were studied here in detail and key sections of three of them have been designated here. In addition to geological values, the area houses Copper Age chert pits as well as a fine collection of different rocks of Hungary. Due to its scientific value and educational potential, the Geological Garden is one of the most valued Hungarian geosites.