Újpest (; german: Neu-Pest, en, New Pest) is the 4th District in

Budapest 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 o ...

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. It is located on the left bank of the

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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 Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional 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 1905 and has been relegat ...

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

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 ...

owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to Pest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was

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ish. 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

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, were cast in bronze by the workshops of

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from Újpest.

Sport

, 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 in ...

, 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 to ...

, football team *

Újpesti TE (men's water polo) Újpesti Torna Egylet (Újpesti TE or UTE) is a Hungarian sports society, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club, which was founded in 1885, includes sports sections that represent the club at ice hockey, men's water polo, women's volleyball, ath ...

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 (b. 1832), rabbi and writer. * Lipa Goldman (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. * Alexander Rado (1899–1981), Soviet spy. * Ferenc Szusza * Ludwig Venetianer (1867–1922), rabbi and writer.

Twin towns

''Újpest is twinned with:'' *

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* Tyresö,

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* Csíkszentgyörgy,

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Image gallery

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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

District

History

Sport

Politics

List of mayors

Famous residents

Twin towns

Image gallery

See also

Notes

References

External links