Pesterzsébet is the 20th district of

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. It is located in the southern part of the capital and is the 17th biggest district in the city. It is a mostly suburban area with approximately 70,000 residents.

History

Pesterzsébet was named until 1924 Erzsébetfalva, with a brief period of being called Leninváros during the

Hungarian Soviet Republic The Socialist Federative Republic of Councils in Hungary ( hu, Magyarországi Szocialista Szövetséges Tanácsköztársaság) (due to an early mistranslation, it became widely known as the Hungarian Soviet Republic in English-language sources ( ...

, 1924-1932 Pesterzsébet, 1932-1950 Pestszenterzsébet, 1950-1990 Pesterzsébet. Image:Budapest 20th district town center.jpg, The Town Center and statue of

Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (, hu, udvardi és kossuthfalvi Kossuth Lajos, sk, Ľudovít Košút, anglicised as Louis Kossuth; 19 September 1802 – 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, polit ...

Image:Pesterzsébet (02) (Budapest) (Hungary).jpg, A local and the main street behind

Sport

The most popular sport in this town is

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. The town had one team playing in the top level of the Hungarian football league system, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The name of the team was Erzsébeti TC, which played in the 1925-26 season.

List of mayors

Gallery

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Twin towns

''Pesterzsébet is twinned with:'' * Frankfurt-Nord-Ost,

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* Belin,

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* Nowa Słupia,

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References

External links

Official homepage of Pesterzsébet

Aerial photographs

Picture gallery
Urban planning in Hungary {{Budapest-geo-stub