Üllői út (Üllői Avenue, lit. means "Road to

Üllő Üllő is a town in Pest county, Hungary. It is around south-east of the centre of Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the E ...

", ) is a major transport artery in

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. Üllői út is the longest avenue in Budapest. It is 15.6 km long and nearly perfectly straight. It starts at the edge of

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proper, crosses Small Boulevard and Grand Boulevard and runs as far as the boundary of the capital in southeastern direction, reaching the nearby towns (

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) of Vecsés and

, the latter providing its name. During the socialist era, the avenue's name was Vörös Hadsereg útja (lit. Street of the

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) between

Határ út Lunca () is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Briheni (''Berhény''), Hotărel (''Határ''), Lunca, Sârbești (''Szerbesd''), Seghiște (''Szegyesd''), and Șuștiu (''Susd''). Demographics At the 201 ...

(pre-1950 city limit) and the present (post-1950) city limit. See also: Greater Budapest The Metro 3 runs under it from

Kálvin tér Kálvin tér (English: Calvin Square) is a major square and intersection in the city center of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was named after the French Protestantism, Protestant Reformer John Calvin (''Kálvin János'' in Hungarian langu ...

as far as

, having 8 stations along it. It has a side-road leading to Ferihegy Airport, the most important international airport of Hungary. It also forms the boundary between

Ferencváros Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary. Name The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary. History The developmen ...

and

Józsefváros Józsefváros (, ) is the 8th district of Budapest, Hungary. Historically one of the city's 18th–19th century outer suburbs, it is considered part of the broader city centre due to its proximity to Belváros (Budapest), Belváros (Inner City) ...

. Üllő means "anvil" in Hungarian. Among its notable points are *

Semmelweis University Semmelweis University (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Semmelweis Egyetem'', ) is a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1769. With six faculties and a doctoral school it covers all aspects of medical and health sciences. ...

* Museum of Applied Arts *Semmelweis University Clinics * Szent István Hospital and

Szent László Ladislaus I (, , , ; 1040 – 29 July 1095), also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091. He was the second son of King Béla I of Hungary and Richeza (or Adelaide) of Poland. After Béla's death ...

Hospital (together Üllői Avenue Clinics, the largest hospital complex in Budapest) *

Stadion Albert Flórián Stadion Albert Flórián was a sports stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The stadium was the home of the association football club Ferencvárosi TC. The stadium had a capacity of 18,100. Formerly known as ''Üllői úti stadion'' for its location, it ...

(former Üllői úti stadion/Stadion Üllői Avenue) * People's Park with the central

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station *

Attila József Attila József (; 11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) was one of the most famous Hungarian poets of the 20th century. Generally not recognized during his lifetime, József was hailed during the communist era of the 1950s as Hungary's great ...

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(built 1957–1967), the first

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-style

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in Budapest * Wekerletelep, a historic

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built before and around

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, named after Sándor Wekerle, its central square planned by the architect

Károly Kós Károly Kós (, born Károly Kosch; 16 December 1883 – 25 August 1977) was a Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Austria-Hungary and Romania. Biography Born as Károly Kosch in Temesvár, Austria-Hun ...

Sources

* ''Budapest City Atlas'', Dimap, Budapest, 2006, CM Streets in Budapest Urban planning in Hungary {{Hungary-road-stub