12-401: 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
24-407: Is Péter Szentgyörgyvölgyi (Fidesz). The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections , is made up of 15 members (1 Mayor, 10 Individual constituencies MEPs and 4 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances: Belváros-Lipótváros is twinned with: Inner City (Budapest) Inner City ( Hungarian : Belváros ; German : Innenstadt )
36-449: Is a church next to ELTE university . Evangelical Church on Deák Square is an old Lutheran church on Deák Ferenc tér . Pilvax kávézó is a café with historical significance. Váci Street is the town's main shopping street full of shops, banks and also some travel agencies. Many tourists start sightseeing there. The Parliament building is the largest one in Hungary and serves as
48-452: Is a region of Buda , on the west bank of river Danube . Being the only district in Buda which has not got a connection to the river Danube , it lies on the green, hilly suburban area of Budapest . It borders 2nd district to the north, the 1st district (Castle district and Gellérthegy) to the east and 11th district ( Kelenföld and Sashegy ) to the south. Its western border marks the border of
60-653: The Blue and Red lines meet the Millennium Underground Railway (yellow). There are several bus , tram and trolleybus lines in this area. 47°29′53″N 19°02′24″E / 47.498°N 19.040°E / 47.498; 19.040 Hegyvid%C3%A9k Hegyvidék ( German : Bergland , literally " Highlands ", or " Mountain-land ") is the official name of the XII district of Budapest ( Hungarian : Budapest XII. kerülete ), capital of Hungary . It
72-683: The Buda side, however this larger definition is only colloquial. The reason Inner City is not the 1st district, is that until 1873, Buda served as the capital city of Hungary, so it was obvious to start the numbering at the Buda Castle District . Districts on the Pest side received numbers from IV to X. The Inner City is situated in the Pest side, on the banks of the Danube . Neighbours of District V are (clockwise from north): Inner City Leopold Town The current mayor of V. District of Budapest
84-643: The center of the Hungarian lawmaking. Szabadság Square is in the center of the town surrounded by monuments and historic buildings. Hungarian State Opera House is one of the most precious historic buildings of the town hosting the Hungarian State Opera . The building was the host of the Hungarian ballet. Várhegy contains the Buda Castle and a lot of historic buildings around it. The three Budapest Metro lines converge at Ferenc Deák Square where
96-622: The central part of Budapest . It is more or less equivalent with the historic old town of Pest . 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 Károly körút ( Charles Boulevard ), Múzeum körút ( Museum Boulevard ) and Vámház körút ( Vámház Boulevard ). The border from
108-567: 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) , Budaörsi út ( Budaörsi Street ) and Bocskai út (Bocskai Street). So
120-619: The whole city as well. Hegyvidék is said to be the lung of Budapest , as it gives place to many of the untouched green forests of the city and it also houses the highest hill of the entire urban area, János Hill (527 m above sea level). The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 60 thousand inhabitants. It has several neighbourhoods: Budakeszierdő , Csillebérc , Farkasrét , Farkasvölgy , Istenhegy , János Hill , Kissvábhegy , Krisztinaváros , Kútvölgy , Magasút , Mártonhegy , Németvölgy , Orbánhegy , Sashegy , Svábhegy , Széchenyihegy , Virányos , Zugliget . Hegyvidék
132-510: The wider area comprises the whole 5th district and some parts of the 6th , 7th , 8th , 9th , and the 13th districts on the Pest side, while also certain parts of the 1st. , 2nd , 11th , and the 12th. districts on the Buda side. Dunakorzó is a long esplanade along the east bank of the river with some of monuments. Belvárosi plábániatemplom is the oldest church of the town. Egyetemi templom
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