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Belváros-Lipótváros
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 ("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 somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...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] |
Lipótváros
Lipótváros (, ) is a traditional neighbourhood in the city centre of Budapest, named after Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, King Leopold II. It is one of the two neighbourhoods of Belváros-Lipótváros, District V, the other one being Inner City (Budapest), Inner City (Belváros), which is the old town of Pest, Hungary, Pest. Lipótváros 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 Building, Parliament was built on Kossuth Square. Many ministries followed in the later decades. After the 1989 change Lipótváros gradually became again the business centre of Budapest with many banks and office buildings. The neighbourhood is rich in listed historic buildings and landmarks. Location Lipótváros is located in the centre of Budapest. Its borders are Szent István körút – Nyugati tér – Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út – Deák Ferenc tér – Deák Ferenc utca – Vigadó té ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner City (Budapest)
__NOTOC__ Inner City (; ) the central part of Budapest. It is more or less equivalent with the historic old town of Pest. Location The Inner City is situated on the east bank of the river Danube. Until 1949 it was the ''4th district'' of the town. Since then it has largely comprised the 5th district and the 6th district. The border of the city from the east follows the line of the old city walls, which is the Small Boulevard; its sections are (''Charles Boulevard''), (''Museum Boulevard'') and (''Vámház Boulevard''). The border from the west is the river Danube itself. A colloquial definition of inner city (or city centre, both with lower case letters) also exists according to which the city centre of Budapest, in a broader sense, is bordered by the Grand Boulevard on Pest side of the city. In Buda (if it is also included), it is bordered by the continuation of Grand Boulevard by ''Margit körút (Margaret Boulevard)'', ''Krisztina körút (Christina Boulevard)'', ''Buda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terézváros
Terézváros (, English: Theresa Town, German: Theresienstadt) is the District VI of Budapest, and was named after Queen Maria Theresa in 1777, who visited the neighbourhood 26 years earlier in 1751. The territory was first inhabited in the early 18th century when the old town of Pest (today: Inner City) was already fully built, so that people had to inhabit lands outside the city. Terézváros was one of the ten districts that were formed when the city of Budapest was created in 1873. Today Terézváros is the second in population density after the neighbouring Erzsébetváros. Terézváros is meanwhile the second smallest district (also the first being Erzsébetváros). Both districts are famous for their night life. Location Terézváros is located in the Pest side of Budapest. Neighbours of District VI are (clockwise from north): *District XIII * District XIV: Zugló * District VII: Erzsébetváros ("Elizabeth Town"), known of the historical Jewish quarter * District V: Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District I, Budapest
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. Etymology The word "district" in English is a loan word from French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józsefváros
Józsefváros (, ) is the 8th district of Budapest, Hungary. Historically one of the city's 18th–19th century outer suburbs, it is considered part of the broader city centre due to its proximity to Belváros (Budapest), Belváros (Inner City). Location The main streets in Józsefváros are Baross utca, Rákóczi út and Üllői út; Kálvin tér connects this district with the District V,Budapest, 5th and Budapest IX. kerülete, 9th. Eastern Railway Station (Budapest), Keleti (Eastern) Railway Station is located at the junction of Budapest's District VII, 7th, 8th and Budapest XIV. kerülete , 14th districts. Name The 18th-century suburb was originally known as ''Alsó-Külváros'' (literally "Lower Suburb"). In 1777, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II, heir to the Hungarian throne. Description Józsefváros mostly consists of old, often neglected residential buildings with nice interiors. It can be divided into three parts, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferencváros
Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary. Name The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary. History The development of Ferencváros began in the late 18th century. In both 1799 and 1838, many buildings in Ferencváros were destroyed by flooding of the River Danube. Subsequent construction utilized brick and stone instead of adobe, mud bricks, thus preventing serious flood damage. Industrialisation of the district occurred during the second half of the 19th century. During this period, Ferencváros' five mills, slaughterhouse (the largest in Hungary) and Great Market Hall (Budapest), Central Market Hall were constructed. Mixed district: has areas along the Danube (the National Theatre, Müpa Budapest, Müpa, the Palace of Arts are located here, more universities in or close to the area); has a semi-pedestrian street, Ráday utca, with plenty of resta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buda
Buda (, ) is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the western bank of the Danube. Historically, “Buda” referred only to the royal walled city on Castle Hill (), which was constructed by Béla IV between 1247 and 1249 and subsequently served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1361 to 1873. In 1873, Buda was administratively unified with Pest, Hungary, Pest and Óbuda to form modern Budapest. Royal Buda is called the ''Castle Quarter (Budapest), Várnegyed'' () today, while “Buda” ''pars pro toto'' denotes Budapest’s I., II., III., XI., XII. and XXII. districts. This colloquial definition thus includes medieval Óbuda and amounts to a third of the city’s total area, much of it forested. Buda's landmarks include the Royal Palace (Budapest), Royal Palace, Matthias Church, the Citadella, Gellért Baths, the Buda Hills, the Carmelite Monastery of Buda, and the residence of the President of Hungary, Sándor Palace. Etymology Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újlipótváros
Újlipótváros ("New Leopold Town") is a neighborhood in the 13th List of districts in Budapest, district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located north to Lipótváros ("Leopold Town") neighbourhood of the 5th District, with the Grand Boulevard (Budapest), Szent István Boulevard (''Szent István körút'') separating it from its southern neighbor, Lipótváros. It lies east of the river Danube, west of Terézváros, and south of Vizafogó. Unlike most other neighborhoods in the 13th district, Újlipótváros is considered part of the Budapest city center. History Previously an industrial area, it was rebuilt as a residential district from the late 1920s. Almost all of the buildings were built between 1927 and 1944. This makes Újlipótváros quite different from the other parts of the inner city, which were mainly built before World War I, mostly in the last three decades of the nineteenth century. The very first buildings of Újlipótváros (the so-called "Palatinus houses") are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube
The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important river, it was once a frontier of the Roman Empire. In the 21st century, it connects ten European countries, running through their territories or marking a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine. Among the many List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to and extends into nine more countries. The Danube's longest headstream, the Breg (river), Breg, rises in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, while the river carries its name from its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Schiffer () is a German occupational surname, which means a "boatman", "bargee" or "skipper". Alternative spellings include Schifer and Schiffers. The name may refer to: *András Schiffer (born 1971), Hungarian politician *Adolf Schiffer (1873–1950), Hungarian cellist *Ben Schiffer (born 1983), British writer *Claudia Schiffer (born 1970), German model *Craig Schiffer (1956–2014), American businessman *Emanuel Schiffers (1850–1904), Russian chess player and writer * Ervin Schiffer (1932–2015), Hungarian musician *Eugen Schiffer (1860–1954), German politician *Hubert Schiffer (1915–1982), German priest *John Schiffer (1945–2014), American politician *Menahem Max Schiffer (1911–1997), American mathematician *Michael Brian Schiffer (born 1947), American archaeologist *Paul Schiffer (born 1959), American radio host * Roy Schiffer Pinney (1911–2010), American photographer and writer *Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (born 1966), American chemist *Stephen Schiffer (born 1940), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
