Kispest (lit. ''Little
Pest
Pest or The Pest may refer to:
Science and medicine
* Pest (organism), an animal or plant deemed to be detrimental to humans or human concerns
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* Infectious disease, an illness resulting from an infection
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'') is the
19th (XIX) district of
Budapest,
Hungary. It lies south-southeast of the historical
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 ...
. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a village at the borderline of Pest, so it was named Kispest.
History
From 1880 to 1990 Kispest's population increased from 1820 to 72,838. Kispest became part of
Greater Budapest Greater Budapest is the name of Budapest in its present, extended size, as it was created by the ''Law No. XXVI of 1949'' passed on December 15, 1949 and it came into force on January 1, 1950. By attaching 7 towns and 16 villages to the former Budap ...
in 1950. When the Soviet troops re-entered Budapest to subdue the civil uprising in
October/November 1956, they approached the city centre from the south-east, up the
Üllői Street, with some of the first street clashes taking place in Kispest.
The huge
panel housing estate (Kispest
microdistrict) was built between the 1960s and the 1980s (12,100 flats, c. 33,000 inhabitants, making it the sixth-biggest housing estate/microraion in Budapest).
Housing estates of Budapest (Index.hu, Hungarian)
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Wekerletelep
Wekerletelep
The Wekerle estate ( hu, Wekerletelep) is a part of Budapest's XIX. district (known as Kispest). Kispest, formerly a suburb was administratively attached to Budapest in 1950 along with several other settlements of Greater Budapest.
Wekerle estat ...
is Kispest's suburb with detached houses and green areas. It was named after the Hungarian premier at the time of the development in the 1900s, Sándor Wekerle
Sándor Wekerle (14 November 1848 – 26 August 1921) was a Hungarian politician who served three times as prime minister. He was the first non-noble to hold the office in Hungary.
Biography
He was born in Mór to a Danube Swabian family, i ...
. Its central square, ''Főtér'', has two characteristic architectural gateways designed by the architect Károly Kós and based on Transylvanian building style. In May every year a festival called ''Wekerle Days'' (Hu: ''Wekerle Napok)'' takes place. This involves fun run, sports events, concerts and various other cultural and family oriented programss for all age groups.
Public transport
The district is served by the Metro 3 ( Kőbánya-Kispest and Határ út
Lunca ( hu, Biharlonka) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania
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stations), so there is direct connection with the city center. ''Határ út'' underground station is the third-busiest in the city (after Deák Square and Örs vezér tere) with an estimated 40,000 passengers using it (often twice) on a typical workday.
Sport
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás (, ; born Ferenc Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian football player and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward, ...
played football for Kispest F.C. (then called Kispest Honvéd FC) in the 1950s.
* Budapest Honvéd FC, football team
*Kispesti Textil SE
Kispesti Textil Sport Egyesület was a Hungarian football club from the town of Rákospalota, Budapest, Hungary.
History
Kispesti Textil Sport Egyesület debuted in the 1948–49 season of the Hungarian League Hungarian may refer to:
* Hunga ...
, defunct football team
Kispest NKK, women's handball team, NB1/B second league
List of mayors
Gallery
File:111kispesteste.jpg, The church of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Kispest
File:Budapest-Kispest 1.JPG, Kispest housing estate
File:Budapest-Kispest 2.JPG, A panel block next to Kőbánya-Kispest metro station
Notes
References
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