District V is the heart of Budapest and the political, financial, commercial and touristic center of Hungary. The name of the district is Belváros-Lipótváros (English: Inner City – Leopold Town), which refers to the two historical neighbourhoods that is located in the district; Belváros ("Inner City") and

Lipótváros Lipótváros (, ) is a traditional neighbourhood in the city centre of Budapest, named after King Leopold II. It is one of the two neighbourhoods of District V, the other one being Inner City (Belváros), which is the old town of Pest. Lipó ...

("Leopold Town"). Inner City is the old town of Pest, while Leopold Town was established in the early 19th century, and became the political and financial centre of Hungary in the early 20th century when the Hungarian Parliament was built. The two neighbourhoods were originally the 4th (Inner City) and 5th (Leopold Town) districts of Budapest until 1950 when the two districts were merged and number IV was given to Újpest ("New Pest"). Today there is a coexisting larger definition of "inner city" (with lower case letters) which includes all of District V and some parts of District VI, District VII, District VIII, District IX and District XIII, and sometimes even some parts of the Buda side, however this larger definition is only colloquial. The reason Inner City is not the 1st district, is that until 1873, Buda served as the capital city of Hungary, so it was obvious to start the numbering at the Buda Castle District. Districts on the Pest side received numbers from IV to X.

Location

The Inner City is situated in the Pest side, on the banks of the

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. Neighbours of District V are (clockwise from north): *

Újlipótváros Újlipótváros ("New Leopold Town") is a neighborhood in the 13th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located north to Lipótváros ("Leopold Town") neighbourhood of the 5th District, with the Szent István Boulevard (''Szent István körút'') ...

("New Leopold Town") neighbourhood of the District XIII * District VI: Terézváros ("Theresa Town") * District VII: Erzsébetváros ("Elizabeth Town") * District VIII: Józsefváros ("Joseph Town") * District IX: Ferencváros ("Francis Town") * River Danube

Landmarks

Inner City * Inner City Parish Church * Váci Street *

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Church on Ferenc Deák Square * Pilvax Café *

Elisabeth Bridge Elisabeth Bridge ( hu, Erzsébet híd) is the third newest bridge of Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the River Danube. The bridge is situated at the narrowest part of the Danube in the Budapest area, spanning only 290 m. I ...

Leopold Town * Hungarian Parliament Building * St Stephen's Basilica *

Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its ma ...

* Széchenyi Chain Bridge *

Gresham Palace The Gresham Palace (''Gresham-palota'') is a building in Budapest, Hungary; it is an example of Art Nouveau architecture. Completed in 1906 as an office and apartment building, it is today the Four Seasons Hotel Budapest Gresham Palace, a luxur ...

* Vigadó Concert Hall * Liberty Square *

Danube Promenade The Danube Promenade ( hu, Dunakorzó) is located on the Pest side of Budapest, Hungary. The promenade itself lies on the left bank of the Danube, extending from the Széchenyi Chain Bridge to the Erzsébet Bridge. History From the middle of ...

* University Church * U.S. Embassy * Supreme Court * Ministry of Education * Ministry of Youth * Ethnographical Museum

Politics

The current mayor of V. District of Budapest is Péter Szentgyörgyvölgyi (Fidesz). The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 members (1 Mayor, 10 Individual constituencies MEPs and 4 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:

List of mayors

Twin towns

''Belváros-Lipótváros is twinned with:'' * Gyergyószentmiklós,

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* Old Town of

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* District II of

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* Topolya,

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* Torockó, Romania * Ráhó,

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* Rozsnyó, Slovakia * Énlaka, Romania

Notes

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