Óbuda-Békásmegyer is the
3rd district of
Budapest
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Hungary
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Landmarks
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Aquincum
Aquincum (, ) was an ancient city, situated on the northeastern borders of the province of Pannonia within the Roman Empire. The ruins of the city can be found in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. It is believed that Marcus Aurelius wrote ...
, ruins of the Roman city
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Óbuda Jewish Cemetery
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Római Part (Roman Beach)
History
The military camp, then city of
Aquincum
Aquincum (, ) was an ancient city, situated on the northeastern borders of the province of Pannonia within the Roman Empire. The ruins of the city can be found in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. It is believed that Marcus Aurelius wrote ...
, located in part of what later became known as Óbuda, was built there by the Roman Empire. The settlement, which existed from the 1st to the 4th century, had a military and a separate civilian area. It had advanced infrastructure such as an aqueduct, a bath and two amphitheatres, one for the military and one for the civilians. Several villas belonged to the settlement, and the Roman governor had his palace on
Hajógyári Island.
Politics
The current mayor of III. District of Budapest is
László Kiss (DK).
The District Assembly, elected at the
2019 local government elections, is made up of 23 members (1 Mayor, 16 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:
List of mayors
Twin towns – sister cities
Óbuda-Békásmegyer is
twinned with:
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Bemowo (Warsaw), Poland
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Billigheim, Germany
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Büyükçekmece, Turkey
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Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
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Landstrasse, Austria
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Old Town (Košice), Slovakia
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Udine
Udine ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity ...
, Italy
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Sơn Tây, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Stirling
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, Scotland, United Kingdom
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