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Újpest Bulldogs
Újpest (; german: Neu-Pest, en, New Pest) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village for 6 decades until 1907 when it became a town. In 1950, the town was unified with Budapest to form Greater Budapest. Since 1950, Újpest is the 4th District of Budapest. The football (soccer), football club Újpest FC is named after the area, since they were formed in the district in 1885, and have played there ever since. District The district is composed of six parts. Újpest is the largest, but the district also includes Megyer (Újpest), Megyer, Káposztásmegyer, Istvántelek, Székesdűlő and the northern tip of the island Népsziget. History Isaac Lowy owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to Pest (city), Pest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was Jewish. In 1835, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts In Budapest
Budapest, the capital of Hungary has 23 districts ( hu, kerület), each with its own municipal government. The number of districts in Budapest Budapest was organized into 10 districts (numbered from I to X) in 1873 after the unification of the cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The districts at that time: *Buda: I, II *Óbuda: III *Pest: IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X In the 1930s, 4 new districts were organized, numbered from XI to XIV. On 1 January 1950, 7 neighboring towns and 16 villages were annexed to Budapest by creating 9 new districts, so the number of its districts increased to 22. District IV was annexed to District V and the number IV was given to the northernmost newly merged town, Újpest. Former district borders were also partly modified but the old numbering system is still clear on the map. In 1994, Soroksár left District XX, became the newest district and received the number XXIII. Districts Listed below are the ordinal numbers of the 23 districts of Budapest, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional association football, football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1905, 1905 and has been relegated only once since then. The club has been a member of the first division for 108 consecutive years. Újpest have been Hungarian champions twenty times, and have won the Magyar Kupa eleven times and the Szuperkupa three times. In international competitions Újpest are two-times winners of the Mitropa Cup and winners of the 1930 Coupe des Nations. They also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup 1973–74 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62, and were runners-up in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69. Since 1922 their home ground has been the Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Újpest. Their biggest rivalry is with fellow Budapest-based club Ferencvárosi TC, with whom they contest a Ferencvárosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újpesti Törekvés SE
Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet was a Hungarian football club from the town of Újpest, Hungary. History Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet debuted in the 1923–24 season of the Hungarian League Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignm ... and finished ninth. Name Changes *1908–1925: Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet *1924: merger with Újpesti SC *1925: merger with Palotai NTE *1925: Újpest-Rákospalotai Törekvés SE *1925: the two clubs separated *1925–1927: Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet *1927–1928: Újpesti Törekvés Football Club *1928–1944: Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet *1944: Mátyás Újpesti Törekvés SE *1945–?: Mauthner Újpesti Törekvés SE *1948: merger with Pannónia *1948–1949: Pannónia-UTSE *1949–?: Bőripari Dolgozók SE III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Matthias Beschorner
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Corvinus Monument
The Matthias Corvinus Monument ( ro, Monumentul Matia Corvin; hu, Mátyás király emlékmű) is a monument in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This classified historic monument, conceived by János Fadrusz and opened in 1902, represents Matthias Corvinus. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania, classified with number CJ-III-m-A-07819. After casting the sculpture in bronze in the ore foundry, another small plaster model was made and sent to the World Exhibition in Paris. The plaster sample has been awarded the Grand Prix, the highest award at the World Expo. See also * Wesselényi Monument The Wesselényi Monument ( ro, Monumentul Wesselényi; hu, Wesselényi szobra) is a monument in the Zalău, Romania. This classified historic monument, conceived by János Fadrusz and opened on September 18, 1902, represents Miklós Wesselényi ... Notes and references External links * Buildings and structures completed in 1902 1902 in Hungary Monuments and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesselényi Monument
The Wesselényi Monument ( ro, Monumentul Wesselényi; hu, Wesselényi szobra) is a monument in the Zalău, Romania. This classified historic monument, conceived by János Fadrusz and opened on September 18, 1902, represents Miklós Wesselényi protectively embracing an old serf. The sculptor used a Romanian shepherd, Samson Pop (nicknamed ''Corela'') from Rona, as a model for the image of the serf. History The first plan for the construction dates back to 1891 when the administration of Szilágy County intended to build a monument to Wesselényi for the Millennium Celebrations of 1896. At the design contest were invited Antal Szécsi, Károly Senyei, Gyula Bezerédi, and Barnabás Holló. Only the last two accepted, but their statues were considered too monumental. The realisation of the monument was postponed. János Fadrusz visited Zilah (Zalău) for the first time in 1896 and on August 1 he exposed the first draft of the statue at the headquarters of Szilágy County in Zil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Károlyi
Károlyi is the name of a Hungarian noble family and a surname, and may refer to: * Károlyi family ** Alexander Károlyi (1668–1743), first count ** Alajos Károlyi (1825–1899), Austro-Hungarian count ** Gyula Károlyi (1871–1947), former Prime Minister of Hungary (1931–1932) ** Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955), former Prime Minister of Hungary (1918–1919) * Béla Károlyi (born 1942), Hungarian gymnastics coach, husband of Márta Károlyi * Márta Károlyi (born 1942), Hungarian-born Romanian-American gymnastics coach and National Team Coordinator for USA Gymnastics * Ottó Károlyi (died 2016), musicologist * Tibor Károlyi (chess player) (born 1961), Hungarian chess International Master * Tibor Károlyi (politician) (1843–1904), Hungarian politician and count See also * Károly, a Hungarian given name and surname * Karoli (other) * Nagykároly or Carei, a Hungarian-majority town in Satu Mare County, Romania * List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pest (city)
Pest () is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, Hungary, comprising about two-thirds of the city's territory. It is separated from Buda and Óbuda, the western parts of Budapest, by the Danube River. Among its most notable sights are the Inner City, the Hungarian Parliament Building, Heroes' Square and Andrássy Avenue. In colloquial Hungarian, "Pest" is often used for the whole capital of Budapest. The three parts of Budapest (Pest, Buda, Óbuda) united in 1873. Etymology According to Ptolemy the settlement was called ''Pession'' in ancient times (Contra-Aquincum). Alternatively, the name ''Pest'' may have come from a Slavic word meaning "furnace", "oven" (Bulgarian ; Serbian /''peć''; Croatian ''peć''), related to the word (meaning "cave"), probably with reference to a local cave where fire burned. The spelling ''Pesth'' was occasionally used in English, even as late as the early 20th century, although it is now considered archaic. History Pest was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Lowy
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel. Isaac's name means "he will laugh", reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of Abraham and Sarah, when told by God that they would have a child., He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died aged 180, the longest-lived of the three patriarchs. Etymology The anglicized name "Isaac" is a transliteration of the Hebrew name () which literally means "He laughs/will laugh." Ugaritic texts dating from the 13th century BCE refer to the benevolent smile of the Canaanite deity El. Genesis, however, ascribes the laughter to Isaac's parents, Abrah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest Sun
''The Budapest Sun'' was a general interest, English language newspaper based in Budapest, Hungary. The paper claimed to have the largest circulation of a foreign language newspaper in the country. History and profile ''The Budapest Sun'' was established in 1993 by Jim Michaels. Much of the staff had come over from the already defunct ''Budapest Post''. It was acquired by Associated Newspapers of Great Britain, a member of the ''Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...'' General Trust, in 1996. The paper had a circulation of 16,000 copies in 2002. ''The Budapest Sun'' was closed in early 2009, its last issue appearing on 29 January of that year. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Budapest Sun 1993 establishments in Hungary 2009 disestablishments in Hungary Defun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Népsziget
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
