Budapest
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| Capital City of Budapest Budapest Főváros |
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| Nickname(s): Heart of Europe, Pearl of Danube, Capital of Freedom, Capital of Spas and Thermal Baths, Capital of Festivals | |||
  Budapest |
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| Coordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E / 47.4925°N 19.05139°ECoordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E / 47.4925°N 19.05139°E | |||
| Country |  Hungary |
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| Region | Central Hungary | ||
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| Unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda | 17 November 1873 | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| - Type | Mayor–Council | ||
| - Body | Budapest General Assembly | ||
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| Area[2] | |||
| - City | 525.2 km2 (202.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 2,538 km2 (979.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 7,626 km2 (2,944.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | Lowest (Danube) 96 m Highest (János hill) 527 m (315 to 1,729 ft) |
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| Population (2013)[4] | |||
| - City | 1,740,041  |
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| - Rank | 1st (7th in EU) | ||
| - Density | 3,314/km2 (8,583.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 2,551,247 | ||
| - Metro | 3,284,110 | ||
| Demonym | Budapester | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code(s) | 1011–1239 | ||
| Area code | 1 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HU-BU | ||
| NUTS code | HU101 | ||
| GDP per capita PPS | €37,632 ($52,770)[5] | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
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Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation centre[6].
History
21st century
In 2007, Budapest had 1,696,128 inhabitants[7] with an official agglomeration of 2,451,418 [7], down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube (Hungarians call it the Duna river) with the amalgamation on 17 November 1873 of right-bank (west) Buda (Ofen in German) and Óbuda (Old Buda or Alt-Ofen) together with Pest on the left (east) bank.
Aquincum, originally a Celtic settlement, was the direct ancestor of Budapest, becoming the Roman capital of Lower Pannonia. Magyars (pronounced "mahdyars") arrived in the territory around 900. Their first settlement was pillaged by the Tatars in 1241-42[8]. The re-established town became one of the global centers of Renaissance humanist culture in the 15th century. Following nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule, development of the region entered a new age of prosperity in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Budapest became a global city after the 1873 unification of its three constituents. It also became the second capital of Austria-Hungary, a great power that dissolved in 1918.
Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world[9][10], Budapest is considered an important Central European hub[11] for business, culture and tourism. Its World Heritage Sites include the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, Andrássy Avenue and the Millennium Underground railway, the first on the European continent[9][12]. Budapest attracts over 20 million visitors a year[13], making it one of the top destinations in Europe. The city ranks 74th on Mercer Consulting's 'World's Top 100 Most Livable Cities' list[14].
External links
In German
- Schlacht um Ofen-Pest (Battle in WWII 1944/45)
References
- ↑ http://budapest.hu/sites/english/Lapok/The-Municipality-of-Budapest.aspx
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/83080/Budapest
- ↑ http://www.stay.com/budapest/attractions/688/erzsebet-lookout-tower
- ↑ Gazetteer of Hungary, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2012 (PDF). Retrieved on 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Budapest - HU101 - Employment Institute. Iz.sk. Retrieved on 10 June 2013.
- ↑ Budapest. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Social and economic parameters of Budapest (Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ↑ Budapest. 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nomination of the banks of the Danube and the district of the Buda Castle. International Council on Monuments and Sites. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Budapest Is Stealing Some of Prague’s Spotlight. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ↑ Doing Business : Budapest, the soul of Central Europe. International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ↑ World Heritage Committee Inscribes 9 New Sites on the World Heritage List. Unesco World Heritage Centre. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Budapest City Guide. European Rail Guide. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ↑ World's Top 100 Most Livable Cities. Business Week. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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