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Kőbánya
Kőbánya (, , ) is the 10th district of Budapest () and one of the largest by territory. It is located in southeast Pest (city), Pest, easily accessible from the downtown by Budapest Metro, Metro 3, whose Terminal station, terminus is named ''Kőbánya-Kispest''. It has strong industrial and trade union, organized labour traditions; as such, it suffered a decline after the collapse of the Hungarian People's Republic in 1989–90. Today, the district is rebuilding itself into a living area for the middle class. Due to its large size, there are several diverse areas within Kőbánya, each with different architecture. History The Kőbánya area was historically used to mine limestone for buildings in Buda and north-west Hungary. The extensive and often un-plotted Kőbánya cellar system, tunnel network that was created during the past five centuries is a major source of problems today, causing buildings to sink and roadbeds collapse. There were also clay-mining pits for the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kőbánya Cellar System
The Kőbánya cellar system or cellar system of Kőbánya (; in Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''kőbányai pincerendszer'', "cellar system of Kőbánya", or ''kőbányai alagútrendszer'', "tunnel system of Kőbánya"), sometimes known to non-Hungarians simply as the Kőbánya Mine, or the Kobanya Mine, is an extensive network of Subterranea (geography), subterranea, or underground spaces, in the Kőbánya, 10th district of Budapest (Kőbánya), in Hungary. It is considered to be the largest Basement, cellar complex in the country. The complex as a whole started as an underground limestone quarry in a wine-growing area of present-day Kőbánya in the Middle Ages. Later Winery, wineries and brewery, beer breweries were established on the premises and they continued to use some of the underground spaces. During the World War II, Second World War, the dimensions of the complex enabled it to be used as a covert aircraft engine assembly plant and a civilian hideout. Since 2008, Kőbán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
