Pestújhely (literally: ''New
Settlement
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*Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money
*Settlement (litigatio ...
by
Pest'', ) is one of the northern suburbs 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 European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
, the
capital
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Common uses
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** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital
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* Capital letter, an upper-case letter
Econom ...
of
Hungary
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. It belongs to District XV.
History
Until the second half of the 19th century, this area belonged to the village of
Rákospalota
Rákospalota (literally: ''Castle ponRákos rook', ) is a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. With Pest-újhely and Új-palota it comprises District XV.
History
In the early Middle Ages there were about six villages in the northern part of ...
and was uninhabited and marshy. In 1897 building plots were sold out by auction and the new settlement became independent from Rákospalota in 1909.
The inhabitants of Pestújhely were clerks, postmasters, railwaymen and other lower-middle-class people, many of whom worked in Budapest. The rapid development of the village continued until the Second World War with the building of houses, churches and schools. In 1950 it became part of
Great-Budapest as well as Rákospalota. The small suburb today is a pleasant backwater with a quiet market-town atmosphere. Its landmarks are some old villas and three small churches.
See also
*
Újpalota
Újpalota is a panel housing estate in the 15th district of Budapest, Hungary.
History
In 1969, a new panel housing estate was founded on the northeastern border of Budapest, in a wheat field and a former cemetery, near the Szilas-patak ...
*
Rákospalota
Rákospalota (literally: ''Castle ponRákos rook', ) is a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. With Pest-újhely and Új-palota it comprises District XV.
History
In the early Middle Ages there were about six villages in the northern part 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 European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
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15th District of Budapest
Neighbourhoods of Budapest
Former municipalities of Hungary