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Újpest FC Players
Újpest (; , ) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village for six decades until 1907 when it became a town. In 1950, the town was unified with Budapest to form Greater Budapest. Since 1950, Újpest has been the 4th District of Budapest. The football club Újpest FC 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 Népsziget. History Isaac Lowy owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to Pest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was Jewish. In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would build the factory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts In Budapest
Budapest, the capital of Hungary has 23 districts (, ), each with its own Municipality, municipal government. The number of districts in Budapest Budapest was organized into 10 districts (numbered from I to X) in 1873 after the unification of the cities of Pest (city), Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The districts at that time: *Buda: I, II *Óbuda: III *Pest: IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X In the 1930s, 4 new districts were organized, numbered from XI to XIV. On 1 January 1950, 7 neighboring towns and 16 villages were annexed to Budapest by creating 9 new districts, so the number of its districts increased to 22. District IV was annexed to District V and the number IV was given to the northernmost newly merged town, Újpest. Former district borders were also partly modified but the old numbering system is still clear on the map. In 1994, Soroksár left Pesterzsébet, District XX, became the newest district and received the number XXIII. Districts Listed below are the ordinal numbers of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club () is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, 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 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1905, 1905 and has been relegated only once since then. The club has been a member of the first division for 108 consecutive years. Újpest have been Hungarian champions twenty times, in addition to winning the Magyar Kupa eleven times and the Szuperkupa three times. In international competitions, Újpest are two-times winners of the Mitropa Cup and winners of the 1930 Coupe des Nations. They also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup 1973–74 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1961–62, and were runners-up in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69. Since 1922, their home ground has been the Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Újpest. Their biggest rivalry is with fellow Budapest-based club Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újpesti Törekvés SE
Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet was a Hungarian football club from the town of Újpest, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... History Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet debuted in the 1923–24 season of the Hungarian League and finished ninth. Name Changes *1908–1925: Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet *1924: merger with Újpesti SC *1925: merger with Palotai NTE *1925: Újpest-Rákospalotai Törekvés SE *1925: the two clubs separated *1925–1927: Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet *1927–1928: Újpesti Törekvés Football Club *1928–1944: Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet *1944: Mátyás Újpesti Törekvés SE *1945–1948: Mauthner Újpesti Törekvés SE *1948: merger with Pannónia *1948–1949: Pannónia-UTSE *1949–1950: Bőripari Dolgozók SE I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Matthias Beschorner
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Corvinus Monument
The Matthias Corvinus Monument (; ) is a monument located in Piața Unirii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This classified historic monument, conceived by János Fadrusz and opened in 1902, represents Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus (; ; ; ; ; ) was King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia from 1458 to 1490, as Matthias I. He is often given the epithet "the Just". After conducting several military campaigns, he was elected King of Bohemia in 1469 and .... It is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania, classified with number CJ-III-m-A-07819. After casting the sculpture in bronze in the ore foundry, another small plaster model was made and sent to the World Exhibition in Paris. The plaster sample has been awarded the Grand Prix, the highest award at the World Expo. See also * Wesselényi Monument References External links * Buildings and structures completed in 1902 1902 in Hungary Monuments and memorials in Cluj-Napoca Outdoor sculpture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesselényi Monument
The Wesselényi Monument (; ) is a monument in Zalău, Romania. This classified historic monument, conceived by János Fadrusz and opened on September 18, 1902, represents Miklós Wesselényi protectively embracing an old serf. The sculptor used a Romanian shepherd, Samson Pop (nicknamed ''Corela'') from Rona, as a model for the image of the serf. History The first plan for the construction dates back to 1891 when the administration of Szilágy County intended to build a monument to Wesselényi for the Millennium Celebrations of 1896. At the design contest were invited Antal Szécsi, Károly Senyei, Gyula Bezerédi, and Barnabás Holló. Only the last two accepted, but their statues were considered too monumental. The realisation of the monument was postponed. János Fadrusz visited Zilah (Zalău) for the first time in 1896 and on August 1 he exposed the first draft of the statue at the headquarters of Szilágy County in Zilah. The contract was signed on November 29, 1896. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Károlyi
The House of Károlyi is the name of an old and prominent Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family, whose members held the title of Count in Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary, awarded to them on 5 April 1712 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. They claim descent from the late 9th century Magyar chieftain Kond (chieftain), Kond. Notable members * Károlyi family ** László Károlyi (1622–1689), László Károlyi (1622–1689), Hungarian politician ** Sándor Károlyi (1668–1743), first count ** Ferenc Károlyi (1705–1758) Hungarian count and soldier ** Antal Károlyi (1732–1791), Hungarian politician ** József Károlyi (1768–1802), Hungarian politician ** István Károlyi (1797–1881), Hungarian politician ** Lajos Károlyi (1799–1863), Hungarian politician ** György Károlyi (1802–1877), Hungarian politician ** László Károlyi (1824–1852), László Károlyi (1824–1852), Hungarian naval officer ** Alajos Károlyi (1825–1899), Austro-Hungarian diplomat ** Gyula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pest (city)
Pest () is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873; prior to this, it was an independent city. In colloquial Hungarian, "Pest" is sometimes also used ''pars pro toto'' to refer to Budapest as a whole. Comprising about two-thirds of the city's area, Pest is flatter and much more heavily urbanized than Buda. Many of Budapest's most notable sites are in Pest, including the Inner City (), the Parliament (''Országház''), the Opera, the Great Market Hall, Heroes' Square, and Andrássy Avenue. Etymology According to Ptolemy the settlement was called ''Pession'' in antiquity ( Contra-Aquincum). Alternatively, the name ''Pest'' may have come from a Slavic word meaning "furnace", "oven" (Bulgarian ; Serbian /''peć''; Croatian ''peć''), related to the word (meaning "cave"), probably with reference to a local cave where fire burned. The spelling ''Pesth'' was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Lowy
Isaac ( ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼà Faith. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in which he is the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel. Isaac's name means "he will laugh", reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of Abraham and Sarah, when told by God that they would have a child., He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died aged 180, the longest-lived of the three patriarchs. Recent scholarship has discussed the possibility that Isaac could have originally been an ancestor from the Beersheba region who was venerated at a sanctuary. Etymology The anglicized name "Isaac" is a transliteration of the Hebrew name () which literally means "He laughs/will laugh". Ugaritic texts datin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest Sun
''The Budapest Sun'' was a general interest, English language newspaper based in Budapest, Hungary. The paper claimed to have the largest circulation of a foreign language newspaper in the country. History ''The Budapest Sun'' was established in 1993 by Jim Michaels. Much of the staff had come over from the already defunct ''Budapest Post''. It was acquired by Associated Newspapers of Great Britain, a member of the ''Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily Middle-market newspaper, middle-market Tabloid journalism, tabloid conservative newspaper founded in 1896 and published in London. , it has the List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation, h ...'' General Trust, in 1996. The paper had a circulation of 16,000 copies in 2002. ''The Budapest Sun'' was closed in early 2009, its last issue appearing on 29 January of that year. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Budapest Sun 1993 establishments in Hungary 2009 disestablishments in Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Népsziget
Népsziget is a neighborhood in Budapest, located in the Újpest, IV and 13th district of Budapest, XIII districts. It is also known as ''Újpesti Island'' or ''Mosquito Island''. The peninsula is approximately 2 km long and covers an area of 50 hectares. It is situated on the boundary between the districts, on the northern and southern sides of the Újpest railway bridge embankment. Originally, it was one of the Danube river's islands, but today it is a peninsula. It is bordered by the Danube on all sides except for Zsilip Street. It is located to the northeast of Hajógyári Island. History It was called Saban Island, according to the records of the border survey of Pest in September 1695. On 18th-19th century maps it is shown as Pesti Island, later Újpesti Island. Later it was colloquially known as Szúnyog-sziget (Mosquito Island) or Csigás-sziget (Snail Island). It was originally an island on the Danube on the border of Pest, Hungary, Pest and Rákospalota, which was co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
