Várkerület
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Várkerület “Castle District” |
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District I | |
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Country | Hungary |
City | Budapest |
District | District I |
Established | 1873 |
Government | |
• Type | mayor |
• Mayor | Gábor Tamás Nagy |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 24,933 |
ZIP Code prefix | 1011 ... 1016 |
Website | [1] |
Várkerület is the historical part of the Buda side of Budapest and consists of the Buda Castle Hill and some other neighbourhoods around it, like Tabán, Krisztinaváros and parts of Gellért Hill.
Location
The Castle District is situated on the banks of the Danube, in the Buda side.
Neighbours of District I are (clockwise from north):
- river Danube
- District XI: Újbuda ("New Buda"), which is most known of the universities and student life
- District XII: Hegyvidék ("Highlands")
- District II
Landmarks
- Buda Castle
- Matthias Church
- Hungarian National Gallery
- Castle Hill Funicular
- Sándor Palace
- Fisherman's Bastion
- Labyrinth of Buda Castle
- Gellért Hill
Twin towns
District I of Vienna, Austria
Capestrano, Italy
Carouge, Switzerland
Lendava, Slovenia
Marlow, England
District I of Prague, Czech Republic
District I of Bratislava, Slovakia
Regensburg, Germany
Székelyudvarhely, Romania
Zenta, Serbia[1]
References
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External links
District I, Budapest travel guide from Wikivoyage