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 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 ...

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

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. Since 1950, Újpest is the 4th District of Budapest. The

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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, Káposztásmegyer, Istvántelek, Székesdűlő and the northern tip of the island

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History

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owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to

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but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was Jewish. In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would build the factory. North of Pest, there was an empty tract of land that was owned by the

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 ...

nobles. Lowy bought the land; the deed included the right of religious freedom, the right to self-government, and the right to engage in business. By 1838, 13 Jewish families lived in Újpest; soon thereafter Christians began moving in. Famous statues, like Wesselényi Monument,

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, were cast in bronze by the workshops of

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from Újpest.

Sport

* Újpest FC, football team *

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 i ...

, football team *

Újpesti MTE Újpesti Munkásképző Torna Egyesület was a Hungarian football club from the town of Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. History Újpesti Munkásképző Torna Egyesület debuted in the 1945–46 season of the Hungarian League Hungarian may refer t ...

, football team * Újpesti TE (men's water polo) *

Újpesti TE (ice hockey) Újpesti Torna Egylet jégkorong szakosztály ( en, Újpesti Torna Egylet ice hockey department) is an ice hockey club from Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. Újpesti TE is one of the sport clubs in Hungary that are part of the Újpesti TE sport societ ...

* Újpest Bulldogs, American football team

Politics

The current mayor of IV. District of Budapest is

Tibor Déri Tibor Déri (born 1985) is a Hungarian politician, who has been the Mayor of Újpest (4th district of Budapest) since 2019. Life and career Tibor Déri was born in Eger, Heves County. He is married and has three children. He earned a degree of g ...

(Momentum). The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:

List of mayors

Famous residents

Julius Dessauer Julius Dessauer (1832–1883) was a Hungarian rabbi and writer. Dessauer was born in Neutra to Gabriel L. Dessauer. He was for some years rabbi at Újpest. Bibliography *''Die Fünf Bücher Moses. Nebst dem Raschi-Commentar, Punktirt, Leich ...

(b. 1832), rabbi and writer. *

Lipa Goldman Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Goldman (1905–1982) was a renowned Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi, ''Dayan (rabbinic judge), dayan'', and publisher in Hungary and the United States. Goldman was born in Neupest (Hungarian: Újpest), a suburb of Budapest, ...

(b. 1905) chief rabbi of the Orthodox Jewish Community. *

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scholar and bookdealer. *

Olivér Halassy Olivér Halassy (né ''Haltmayer''; 31 July 1909 – 10 September 1946) was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. Halassy lost his left leg below the knee when he was ...

(1909–1946), water polo player and freestyle swimmer. *

(1793–1847), Hungarian industrialist and founder of Újpest. *

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(1899–1981), Soviet spy. * Ferenc Szusza *

Ludwig Venetianer Ludwig Venetianer ( hu, Venetianer Lajos) (May 19, 1867 in Kecskemét – November 25, 1922 in Újpest) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian rabbi and writer. Venetianer was born in Kecskemét. He studied at the rabbinical seminary and the Eötvö ...

(1867–1922), rabbi and writer.

Twin towns

''Újpest is twinned with:'' * Marzahn-Hellersdorf of Berlin, Germany * Tyresö,

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Chalcis Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...

, Greece * Csíkszentgyörgy, Romania

Image gallery

File:Civertanmegyeri5.jpg, Megyeri bridge File:Újpestaquaworldcivertanlegi.jpg, Ramada Resort Aquaworld File:Újpestutestadioncivertanlegi.jpg, Ute stadium File:Újpestvárosházacivertanlegi.jpg, Town Hall File:UjpestVaroshazaFotoThalerTamas.JPG, Town Hall File:Újpestvíztoronycivertanlegi.jpg, Water tower File:Újpestplebaniacivertanlegi.jpg , Parish Church File:UjpestEgekKirFotoThalerTamas.JPG, Parish Church

Notes

References

External links

Official Homepage of the district (Hungarian)

Aerial photographs of Újpest
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ujpest Populated places established in 1838 Urban planning in Hungary 1838 establishments in the Austrian Empire