Krisztinaváros () () is a neighborhood in central
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 popul ...
, situated just west of
Castle Hill, north of
Tabán
The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda (i.e., western) side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the ...
. It is named after
Archduchess Maria Christina, daughter of
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the ...
, who interceded for buildings to be erected in this area. The history of Krisztinaváros is inseparable from that of the neighboring old
Tabán
The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda (i.e., western) side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the ...
,
Naphegy
Naphegy (, meaning "Sun Hill") is a hill and neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. It is part of Krisztinaváros and administratively belongs to the 1st District.
Location
Naphegy rises south of the center of Krisztinaváros, between Gellérthegy a ...
and
Gellérthegy.
The central features are ''Krisztina tér'' and the entrance to the Castle Hill tunnel. It is also home to the Tabán Cinema,
a small cinema that presents art films and documentaries. (Despite its name, this cinema belongs to Krisztinaváros, not Tabán.)
Sights

Monuments
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Krisztina Tér Church
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Gesztenyéskert, a huge park with chestnut trees, previously the old Krisztinaváros Cemetery
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Mom park, with modern office buildings and
Novotel Szálló (Hotel Novotel).
Historical cafés and restaurants
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Philadelphia Kávéház
Notable residents
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Dezső Szabó, author
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Géza Ottlik
Géza Ottlik (9 May 1912 – 9 October 1990) was a Hungary, Hungarian writer, translator, mathematician, and contract bridge, bridge theorist. According to an American obituary bridge column, he was known in Hungary as "the ultimate authority ...
, writer
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Sándor Márai
(; Archaic English name: Alexander Márai; 11 April 1900 – 21 February 1989) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian writer, poet, and journalist.
Biography
Márai was born on 11 April 1900 in the city of Košice, Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary, Hun ...
, Hungarian writer and journalist.
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Vilmos Aba-Novák
Vilmos Aba-Novák (, until 1912: ; March 15, 1894 – September 29, 1941["Aba Novák, Vilmos."](_blank)
''Encyclop ...
, painter
Gallery
File:Marai-Img portrait-0430.jpg, Statue of Sándor Márai
in Budapest
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Mikó utca, Krisztinaváros
File:Marai-Img Miko-u-0431.jpg, Márai's memorial on his former home in Krisztinaváros
File:Ottlikgeza-Attila-u-45.jpg, Géza Ottlik
File:Aba-Novak-home.jpg, Vilmos Aba-Novák
File:Philadelphia kávéház és Szabó Dezső emléktáblája I kerület Alagút utca 3.JPG, Dezső Szabó
See also
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Tabán
The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda (i.e., western) side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the ...
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Krisztina Téri Iskola
Krisztina Téri Iskola (Krisztina Square School) a 220-year-old historic school in the I. district of Budapest, Krisztinaváros, Hungary (in 2007).
"The school started after vintage in 1787". (historic documenHofecker, Ferencz 1887)
History
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Naphegy
Naphegy (, meaning "Sun Hill") is a hill and neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. It is part of Krisztinaváros and administratively belongs to the 1st District.
Location
Naphegy rises south of the center of Krisztinaváros, between Gellérthegy a ...
References
External links
Historical documents about the area
Neighbourhoods of Budapest
Várkerület
Buda
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