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			{{Short description|Capital and largest city of Hungary}}
	{{About|the capital of Hungary}}		{{About|the capital of Hungary}}
	{{Distinguish|Bucharest}}		{{Distinguish|Bucharest}}
	{{pp-move-indef}}		{{Pp-move}}
	{{short description|Capital of Hungary}}
	{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}		{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
	{{EngvarB|date=November 2016}}		{{EngvarB|date=November 2016}}
	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Budapest		<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Budapest
	| official_name = Capital City of Hungary <br/>''Budapest főváros''		| official_name = Capital City of Hungary<br />''Magyarország fővárosa''
	| settlement_type = Capital city		| settlement_type = ] and ]
	<!-- images, nicknames, motto - -->| image_skyline = Montage of Budapest.jpg		<!-- images, nicknames, motto --->| image_skyline = {{multiple image
	| imagesize = 275		| border = infobox
			| perrow = 1/2/3/2
	| image_caption = Clockwise from top left: ], ] on ], ], ], ] and ]
			| caption_align = center
	| image_flag = Flag of Budapest (2011-).svg
	| image_shield = Coa Hungary Town Budapest big.svg		| total_width = 280
	| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Budapest		| image1 = 20190503 Hungarian Parliament Building 1814 2263 DxO.jpg
			| caption1 = ]
	| nicknames = Heart of Europe, Queen of the Danube, Pearl of the Danube, Capital of Freedom, Capital of Spas and Thermal Baths, Capital of Festivals
	<!-- maps and coordinates ---- -->| pushpin_map = Hungary#Europe		| image2 = "Arany Palota" Budapest - panoramio.jpg
	| pushpin_relief = 1		| caption2 = ] and the ]
	| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Hungary##Location within Europe		| image3 = Heroes Square Budapest 2010 quartersize.jpg
			| caption3 = ]
	| coordinates = {{coord|47|29|33|N|19|03|05|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
	| coor_pinpoint =		| image4 = Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church 21 juli 2023.jpg
			| caption4 = ] with ]
	| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- location ---------------- -->
	| subdivision_type = Country		| image8 = Budapest Liberty Bridge (31715672085).jpg
			| caption8 = ] and the ]
	| subdivision_name = Hungary
			}}
	| subdivision_type2 = ]
	| subdivision_name2 = ]		| image_flag = Flag of Budapest (2011-).svg
			| image_shield = Coa Hungary Town Budapest big.svg
	| subdivision_type3 = ]
	| parts = ]		| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Budapest
			| nicknames = <!-- maps and coordinates ------>
	| p1 = ]
			| pushpin_map = Hungary#Europe
	| p2 = ]
			| pushpin_relief = 1
	| p3 = III., ]-]
			| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Hungary##Location within Europe
	| p4 = ]
			| coordinates = {{coord|47|29|33|N|19|03|05|E|format=dms|region:HU-BU_type:city(1,800,000)|display=inline,title}}
	| p5 = ]
			| coor_pinpoint =
	| p6 = ]
			| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- location ------------------>
	| p7 = ]
			| subdivision_type = Country
	| p8 = ]
			| subdivision_name = {{flag|Hungary}}
	| p9 = ]
			| subdivision_type2 = ]
	| p10 = ]
			| subdivision_name2 = ]
	| p11 = ]
	| p12 = ]		| parts = ]
	| p13 = ]		| p1 = ]
	| p14 = ]		| p2 = ]
	| p15 = ]		| p3 = ], ]-]
	| p16 = ]		| p4 = ]
	| p17 = ]		| p5 = ]
	| p18 = ]		| p6 = ]
	| p19 = ]		| p7 = ]
	| p20 = ]		| p8 = ]
	| p21 = ]		| p9 = ]
	| p22 = ]		| p10 = ]
	| p23 = ]		| p11 = ]
			| p12 = ]
	<!-- established ------------- -->| established_title = Unification of ], ] and ]
	| established_date = 17 November 1873		| p13 = ]
			| p14 = ]
	<!-- government type, leaders -->| government_footnotes = <ref name="municipality">{{cite web|url=http://budapest.hu/sites/english/Lapok/The-Municipality-of-Budapest.aspx|title=The Municipality of Budapest (official) |date=11 September 2014|accessdate=11 September 2014}}</ref>
	| government_type = Mayor – Council		| p15 = ]
	| governing_body = ]		| p16 = ]
	| leader_title = ]		| p17 = ]
	| leader_name = ] (])		| p18 = ]
	<!-- display settings ------- -->| unit_pref = Metric		| p19 = ]
			| p20 = ]
	<!-- area -------------------- -->| area_footnotes = <ref name="britannica.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Budapest |title=Budapest|work=Encyclopædia Britannica |date=11 September 2014|accessdate=11 September 2014}}</ref>
	| area_total_km2 = 525.2		| p21 = ]
	| area_urban_km2 = 2538		| p22 = ]
	| area_metro_km2 = 7626 <!-- en.wikipedia.org/Budapest_metropolitan_area -->		| p23 = ]
			<!-- established --------------->| established_title = Unification of ], ] and ]
	<!-- elevation --------------- -->| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stay.com/budapest/attractions/688/erzsebet-lookout-tower|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623082543/http://www.stay.com/budapest/attractions/688/Erzsebet-Lookout-Tower|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2010|title=Best view in Budapest from the city's highest hilltop|publisher=stay.com – Budapest|date=11 September 2014|accessdate=11 September 2014}}</ref>
			| established_date = 17 November 1873
	| elevation_m = Lowest (]) 96 m <br/> Highest (]) 527
			<!-- government type, leaders -->| government_footnotes = <ref name="municipality">{{cite web |url=http://budapest.hu/sites/english/Lapok/The-Municipality-of-Budapest.aspx |title=The Municipality of Budapest (official) |date=11 September 2014 |access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref>
	| elevation_ft = 315 to 1,729
			| government_type = Mayor – Council
	<!-- population -------------- -->| population_footnotes = <ref name="ksh.hu">{{cite web|url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.pdf |title=Gazetteer of Hungary, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2012 |accessdate=2 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Budapest City Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.euromonitor.com/budapest-city-review/report |title=Budapest City Review |publisher=Euromonitor International|date=December 2017 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>
			| governing_body = ]
	| population_total = 1,750,268<ref name="Population18">{{cite web|url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xstadat/xstadat_eves/i_wdsd001.html |title=Population by type of settlement – annually|publisher=]|date=12 April 2016|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref>
			| leader_title = ]
	| population_rank = ] (])
			| leader_name = ] (])
	| population_urban = 2,978,067<ref name="Urban area populaton – Budapest">{{cite web|url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en|title=Functional Urban Areas – Population on 1 January by age groups and sex, 2018|publisher=]|year=2019|accessdate=18 November 2019}}</ref>
			<!-- display settings --------->| unit_pref = Metric
	| population_metro = 3,011,598<ref name="appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu show">{{cite web |url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=met_pjanaggr3&lang=en |title=Metropolitan Area Populations |publisher=Eurostat |date=21 October 2019 |accessdate=18 November 2019}}</ref>
			<!-- area ---------------------->| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/shop.dok?p_id=1082018&p_mezo=MINTA |title=Területi statisztikai évkönyv, 2022 |trans-title=Regional Statistical Yearbook, 2022 → Central Hungary: Budapest (525 km<sup>2</sup>) and Pest (6,392 km<sup>2</sup>) |page=4 |publisher=] (KSH) |website=www.ksh.hu |date=2023 |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref>
	| population_as_of = 2017
	| population_density_km2 = 3388		| area_total_km2 = 525.1
			| area_urban_km2 = 2538
	| population_demonyms = Budapester, budapesti <small>''(Hungarian)''</small>
			| area_metro_km2 = 6917
	| blank3_name = ] (2017)
			<!-- elevation ----------------->| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stay.com/budapest/attractions/688/erzsebet-lookout-tower |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623082543/http://www.stay.com/budapest/attractions/688/Erzsebet-Lookout-Tower |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2010 |title=Best view in Budapest from the city's highest hilltop |publisher=stay.com – Budapest |date=11 September 2014 |access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref>
	| blank3_info = 0.896<ref>https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/</ref> – <span style="color:#090;">very high</span>
			| elevation_m = Lowest (]) 96&nbsp;m <br /> Highest (]) 527
	<!-- time zone(s) ------------ -->| timezone1 = ]
	| utc_offset1 = +1		| elevation_ft = 315 to 1,729
			<!-- population ---------------->| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/en/ |title=2022 Hungarian census |publisher=] (KSH) |website=www.ksh.hu |date=7 December 2023 |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref>
	| timezone1_DST = ]
			| population_as_of = 2022 census
	| utc_offset1_DST = +2
			| population_total = 1,685,342
	<!-- postal codes, area code - -->| postal_code_type = ]
			| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="Budapest.Population">{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/nep/en/nep0034.html |title=22.1.2.1. Resident population by sex, county and region, 1 January (annual series) |publisher=] (KSH) |website=www.ksh.hu |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>
	| postal_code = 1011–1239
			| pop_est_as_of = January 2024
	| area_code_type = ]
	| area_code = 1		| population_est = 1,686,222
			| population_rank = ] (])
	| iso_code = HU-BU
			| population_urban =
	<!-- website, footnotes ------ -->| blank_name_sec1 = ] code
			| population_metro = 3,019,479<ref name="Budapest.Population"/>
	| blank_info_sec1 = HU101
			| population_density_km2 = {{#expr: 1686222/525.2 round 0}}
	| website = {{URL|https://www.budapestinfo.hu/en/|BudapestInfo Official}}<br/>{{URL|budapest.hu/sites/english/Lapok/default.aspx|Government Official}}
			| population_density_metro_km2 = {{#expr: 3019479/6917 round 0}}
	| footnotes = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
			| population_demonyms = Budapester, budapesti (Hungarian)
	|child = yes
			| demographics_type1 = ] Nominal {{Nobold|(2022)}}
	|Official_name = Budapest, including the ], the ] Quarter and ]
			| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="Budapest.GDP">Multiple sources:
	|Year = 1987
			*{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/gdp/en/gdp0077.html |title=21.1.2.1. Gross domestic product (GDP) by county and region (at purchasers'prices, million HUF) |publisher=] (KSH) |website=www.ksh.hu |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=6 March 2024}} ''''
	|Extension = 2002
			*{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/gdp/en/gdp0078.html |title=21.1.2.2. Gross domestic product per capita by county and region |publisher=] (KSH) |website=www.ksh.hu |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=6 March 2024}} ''''
	|ID = 400
			*{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/gdp/en/gdp0004.html |title=21.1.1.4. Value of gross domestic product in HUF, EUR, USD, and in purchasing power parity |publisher=] (KSH) |website=www.ksh.hu |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=6 March 2024}} ''Official exchange rate ] → ]''
	|Criteria = Cultural: ii, iv
			*https://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_European_Union_regions_by_GDP
	|Area = 473.3 ha
			</ref>
	|Buffer_zone = 493.8 ha
			| demographics1_title1 = ] and ]
	}}
			| demographics1_info1 = €62&nbsp;billion (36.7% of Hungary)
	| leader_title1 = ]
			| demographics1_title2 = Metro
	| leader_name1 = ] (])<br>] (])<br>] (])<br>] (])<br>] (])
			| demographics1_info2 = €82&nbsp;billion (48.5% of Hungary)
			| demographics1_title3 = ] (City) (nominal and PPS)
			| demographics1_info3 = €36,276,<ref name="Budapest.GDP"/>
			€56.100<ref name="Budapest.GDP"/>
			| blank3_name = ] (2022)
			| blank3_info = 0.934<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/HUN/?levels=1+4&years=2022&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0 |title=Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab |website=globaldatalab.org}}</ref> – <span style="color:#090;">very high</span> · ]
			<!-- time zone(s) -------------->| timezone1 = ]
			| utc_offset1 = +1
			| timezone1_DST = ]
			| utc_offset1_DST = +2
			<!-- postal codes, area code --->| postal_code_type = ]
			| postal_code = 1011–1239
			| area_code_type = ]
			| area_code = 1
			| iso_code = HU-BU
			<!-- website, footnotes -------->| blank_name_sec1 = ] code
			| blank_info_sec1 = HU101
			| blank_name_sec2 = ]
			| blank_info_sec2 = ]
			| website = {{URL|https://www.budapestinfo.hu/en/|BudapestInfo Official}}<br />{{URL|budapest.hu/sites/english/Lapok/default.aspx|Government Official}}
			| module = {{designation list
			|embed = yes
			|designation1 = WHS
			|designation1_offname = Budapest, including the ], the ] Quarter and ]
			|designation1_date = 1987 (11th ])
			|designation1_type = Cultural
			|designation1_criteria = ii, iv
			|designation1_number =
			|designation1_free1name = Area
			|designation1_free1value = 473.3 ha
			|designation1_free2name = UNESCO Region
			|designation1_free2value = ]
			}}
			| image_map = HU capital Budapest.svg
			| map_caption = Budapest highlighted in Hungary
	}}		}}
	'''Budapest''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|uː|d|ə|p|ɛ|s|t}}, {{IPA-hu|ˈbudɒpɛʃt}}) is the ] and the ] of ], and ] in the ] by population within city limits.<ref name="TIME2">{{cite news |title=Beauty and the Feast |work=]|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901020325-218419,00.html |date=18 March 2002 |first=Helena |last=Bachmann |accessdate=22 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gssYJXHQO7gC&pg=PA41 |first=Tuna |last=Taşan-Kok |title=Budapest, Istanbul and Warsaw: Institutional and spatial change |page=41 |publisher=Eburon Uitgeverij |year=2004 |isbn=978-90-5972-041-1 |accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Cities as Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness: European Urban Policy in Practice |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LD1zAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123 |publisher = Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|date = 28 May 2014|isbn = 978-1-4724-2704-5|first = Dr Jan van der|last = Meer|first2 = Dr Luis|last2 = Carvalho|first3 = Professor Leo van den|last3 = Berg}}</ref> The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about {{convert|525|km2|abbr=off}}.<ref name=Encarta/> Budapest is both a ] and ], and forms the centre of the ], which has an area of {{convert|7626|km2|abbr=off}} and a population of 3,303,786, comprising 33% of the population of Hungary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014055212/http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-date=14 October 2008 |title=About Budapest Transport Association |url-status=dead |accessdate=1 June 2016 }} {{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014055212/http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-date=14 October 2008 |title=About Budapest Transport Association |url-status=dead |accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125034454/http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2006 |title=telep lista |url-status=dead |accessdate=1 June 2016 }} {{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125034454/http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2006 |title=telep lista |url-status=dead |accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
			'''Budapest'''{{efn|Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|UK|ˌ|b|(|j|)|uː|d|ə|ˈ|p|ɛ|s|t|,_|ˌ|b|ʊ|d|-|,_|ˈ|b|(|j|)|uː|d|ə|p|ɛ|s|t|,_|ˈ|b|ʊ|d|-}} {{respell|BEW|də|PEST|,_|BOO|-,_|BUU|-,_-|pest}}, {{IPAc-en|US|audio=en-us-Budapest.ogg|ˈ|b|uː|d|ə|p|ɛ|s|t|,_|-|p|ɛ|ʃ|t|,_|ˌ|b|uː|d|ə|ˈ|p|ɛ|ʃ|t}} {{respell|BOO|də|pes(h)t|,_-|PES(H)T}},<ref>{{cite LPD|3}}</ref><ref>{{cite EPD|18}}</ref><ref>{{cite RDPCE |page=167}}</ref> {{IPA|hu|ˈbudɒpɛʃt|lang|HU-Budapest.ogg}}.}} is the ] and ] of ]. It is the ] in the ] by population within city limits and the ] on the ] river.<ref name="TIME2">{{cite magazine |title=Beauty and the Feast |magazine=] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901020325-218419,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009060314/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901020325-218419,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 October 2008 |date=18 March 2002 |first=Helena |last=Bachmann |access-date=22 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gssYJXHQO7gC&pg=PA41 |first=Tuna |last=Taşan-Kok |title=Budapest, Istanbul and Warsaw: Institutional and spatial change |page=41 |publisher=Eburon Uitgeverij |year=2004 |isbn=978-90-5972-041-1 |access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Cities as Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness: European Urban Policy in Practice |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD1zAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |date=28 May 2014 |isbn=978-1-4724-2704-5 |first1=Jan van der |last1=Meer |first2=Luis |last2=Carvalho |first3=Professor Leo van den |last3=Berg}}</ref> The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about {{convert|525|km2|abbr=off}}.<ref name=Encarta /> Budapest, which is both a ] and ], forms the centre of the ], which has an area of {{convert|7626|km2|abbr=off}} and a population of 3,303,786. It is a ], constituting 33% of the population of Hungary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014055212/http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-date=14 October 2008 |title=About Budapest Transport Association |url-status=dead |access-date=1 June 2016}} {{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014055212/http://www.bksz.hu/en.html |archive-date=14 October 2008 |title=About Budapest Transport Association |url-status=dead |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125034454/http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2006 |title=telep lista |url-status=dead |access-date=1 June 2016}} {{cite web |url=http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125034454/http://www.bksz.hu/pdf/telep_lista.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2006 |title=telep lista |url-status=dead |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>
	The ] began when an early ] settlement transformed into the ] town of ],<ref name=Aqua/><ref>{{cite book |last=Sugar |first=Peter F. |author2=Péter Hanák |author3-link=Tibor Frank |author3=Tibor Frank |title=A History of Hungary |url=https://books.google.com/?id=SKwmGQCT0MAC&printsec=frontcover |year=1990 |publisher=] |isbn=0-253-20867-X |page=3 |chapter=Hungary before the Hungarian Conquest}}</ref> the capital of ].<ref name=Aqua>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=Aquincum |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Aquincum |year=2008}}</ref> The ] arrived in the territory in the late 9th century,<ref name=Travel>{{cite web |title=Budapest |publisher=Travel Channel |url=http://guides.travelchannel.com/budapest/city-guides/historical-background |accessdate=22 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009042714/http://guides.travelchannel.com/budapest/city-guides/historical-background |archivedate=9 October 2008 }}</ref> but the area was pillaged by the ] in 1241–42.<ref name=Eleventh>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Budapest |volume=4 |pages=734–737}}</ref> Re-established ] became one of the centres of ] culture by the 15th century.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Drake |first=Miriam A. |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science |title=Eastern Europe, England and Spain|url=https://books.google.com/?id=w1Xtjiyh9XYC&pg=PA2494#PPA2498,M1 |accessdate=22 May 2008 |year=2003 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=0-8247-2080-6 |pages=2498}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Casmir |first=Fred L. |title=Communication in Eastern Europe: The Role of History, Culture, and media in contemporary conflicts |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/?id=be2UW6NyposC&pg=PA115 |accessdate=21 May 2008 |year=1995 |publisher=Lawrence Erlbaum Associates |isbn=0-8058-1625-9 |page=122 |chapter=Hungarian culture in communication}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Medieval Buda in Context|last=Nagy|first=Balázs|last2=Rady|first2=Martyn|last3=Szende|first3=Katalin|last4=Vadas|first4=András|publisher=Brill|year=2016|isbn=9789004307674|location=Leiden, Boston|pages=|oclc=1030542604}}</ref>
	The ], in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of ] rule.<ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, Chronology pp. 15</ref> After the ] in 1686, the region entered a new age of prosperity, with Pest-Buda becoming a global city after the unification of Buda, ], and ] on 17 November 1873, with the name 'Budapest' given to the new capital.<ref name=Encarta>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Török |first=András |encyclopedia=Encarta |title=Budapest |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572648/Budapest.html |accessdate=6 April 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029002244/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572648/Budapest.html |archivedate=29 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, Chronology pp. 15.</ref> Budapest also became the co-capital of the ],<ref>Alexander Watson, ''Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914–1918'' (2014). pp 536–40.: In the capital cities of Vienna and Budapest, the leftist and liberal movements and opposition parties strengthened and supported the separatism of ethnic minorities.</ref> a ] that dissolved in 1918, following ]. The city was the focal point of the ], the ] in 1945, and the ].<ref>UN General Assembly ''Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary'' (1957) {{cite web|url= http://mek.oszk.hu/01200/01274/01274.pdf |title=Chapter II.C, para 58 (p. 20) }}&nbsp;{{small|(1.47&nbsp;MB)}}</ref><ref name=wilson>{{Cite book| title =Budapest 1900: A Historical Portrait of a City and Its Culture | author= John Lukacs | publisher= Grove Press|year= 1994|page=222 | isbn =978-0-8021-3250-5}}</ref>
			The ] began when an early ] settlement transformed into the ] town of ],<ref name=Aqua /><ref>{{cite book |last=Sugar |first=Peter F. |author2=Péter Hanák |author3-link=Tibor Frank |author3=Tibor Frank |title=A History of Hungary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SKwmGQCT0MAC |year=1990 |publisher=] |isbn=0-253-20867-X |page=3 |chapter=Hungary before the Hungarian Conquest}}</ref> the capital of ].<ref name=Aqua>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=Aquincum |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Aquincum |year=2008}}</ref> The ] arrived in the territory in the late 9th century,<ref name=Travel>{{cite web |title=Budapest |publisher=Travel Channel |url=http://guides.travelchannel.com/budapest/city-guides/historical-background |access-date=22 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009042714/http://guides.travelchannel.com/budapest/city-guides/historical-background |archive-date=9 October 2008}}</ref> but the area was pillaged by the ] in 1241–42.<ref name=Eleventh>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Budapest |volume=4 |pages=734–737}}</ref> Re-established ] became one of the centres of ] culture by the 15th century.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Drake |first=Miriam A. |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science |title=Eastern Europe, England and Spain |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w1Xtjiyh9XYC&pg=PA2494 |access-date=22 May 2008 |year=2003 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=0-8247-2080-6 |pages=2498}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Casmir |first=Fred L. |title=Communication in Eastern Europe: The Role of History, Culture, and media in contemporary conflicts |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=be2UW6NyposC&pg=PA115 |access-date=21 May 2008 |year=1995 |publisher=Lawrence Erlbaum Associates |isbn=0-8058-1625-9 |page=122 |chapter=Hungarian culture in communication}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Medieval Buda in Context |last1=Nagy |first1=Balázs |last2=Rady |first2=Martyn |last3=Szende |first3=Katalin |last4=Vadas |first4=András |publisher=Brill |year=2016 |isbn=9789004307674 |location=Leiden, Boston |oclc=1030542604}}</ref> The ], in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of ] rule.<ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, Chronology pp. 15</ref> After the ] in 1686, the region entered a new age of prosperity, with Pest-Buda becoming a global city after the unification of Buda, ] and ] on 17 November 1873, with the name 'Budapest' given to the new capital.<ref name=Encarta>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Török |first=András |encyclopedia=Encarta |title=Budapest |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572648/Budapest.html |access-date=6 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029002244/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572648/Budapest.html |archive-date=29 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, Chronology pp. 15.</ref> Budapest also became the co-capital of the ],<ref>Alexander Watson, ''Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914–1918'' (2014). pp 536–40.: In the capital cities of Vienna and Budapest, the leftist and liberal movements and opposition parties strengthened and supported the separatism of ethnic minorities.</ref> a ] that dissolved in 1918, following ]. The city was the focal point of the ] and the ] in 1945, as well as the ].<ref>UN General Assembly ''Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary'' (1957) {{cite web |url=http://mek.oszk.hu/01200/01274/01274.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://mek.oszk.hu/01200/01274/01274.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Chapter II.C, para 58 (p. 20)}}&nbsp;{{small|(1.47&nbsp;MB)}}</ref><ref name=wilson>{{Cite book |title=Budapest 1900: A Historical Portrait of a City and Its Culture |author=John Lukacs |publisher=Grove Press |year=1994 |page=222 |isbn=978-0-8021-3250-5}}</ref>
	Budapest is an ] with strengths in commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thomaswhite.com/world-markets/hungary-emerging-economic-power-in-central-and-eastern-europe/ |title=Hungary: Emerging Economic Power In Central And Eastern Europe |publisher=Thomas White International |accessdate=18 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010075636/https://www.thomaswhite.com/world-markets/hungary-emerging-economic-power-in-central-and-eastern-europe/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2018t.html|title=Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Research Network, Loughborough University|date=24 April 2017|publisher=lboro.ac.uk|accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref> It is Hungary's ]<ref name=GFCI>{{cite web|url=http://www.longfinance.net/images/gfci/gfci_21.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611000617/http://www.longfinance.net/images/gfci/gfci_21.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2017|title=The Global Financial Centres Index 21|date=March 2017|publisher=Long Finance}}</ref> and was ranked as the second fastest-developing ] in Europe.<ref name="Brookings Institution">{{cite web |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/budapest-europes-second-fastest-developing-urban-economy-study-reveals-29576/ |title=Budapest Europe's Second Fastest-Developing Urban Economy, Study Reveals – The study examines the development of the world's 300 largest urban economies, ranking them according to the pace of development. |date=23 January 2015 |publisher=Brookings Institution|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref> Budapest is the headquarters of the ],<ref>{{cite news |title=EU nations pick Budapest for technology institute |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/eu-nations-pick-budapest-for-technology-institute-20080312-1ysc.html |work=] |date=18 June 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> the ]<ref>European Union Document Nos. 2013/0812 (COD), ENFOPOL 395 CODEC 2773 PARLNAT 307</ref> and the first foreign office of the ].<ref>{{cite web|trans-title=First Chinese investment base abroad opens in Budapest |url=http://hvg.hu/gazdasag/20090526_kinai_befektetesi_kozpont_budapesten |title=Budapesten nyílik az első kínai befektetési támaszpont külföldön |work=] |accessdate=26 May 2018 |language=Hungarian}}</ref> ] are located in Budapest, including the ], the ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html |title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015 |publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |accessdate=27 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cwur.org/2015/ |title=CWUR 2015 – World University Rankings |publisher=Center for World University Rankings |accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref> Opened in 1896,<ref>Electric Railway Society (2003). https://books.google.com/books?id=9DdeAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y. Doppler Press. p. 61. Retrieved 29 August 2012.</ref> the city's subway system, the ], serves 1.27&nbsp;million, while the ] serves 1.08&nbsp;million passengers daily.<ref name="BKV-report">{{cite web |author=Mátyás Jangel |url=http://ko.sze.hu/downloadmanager/download/nohtml/1/id/3174/m/3247 |title=Közszolgáltatási szerződés, utasjogok, a szolgáltatástervezés és ellenőrzés folyamata a kötöttpályás helyi- és elővárosi közforgalmú közlekedésben |publisher=BKV Zrt. Közlekedési Igazgatóság |language=Hungarian |trans-title=Public service contract, passenger rights, service planning and monitoring process of local and suburban public transport rail |format=pdf |pages=10 (and 3) |date=September 2010 |accessdate=19 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112007/http://ko.sze.hu/downloadmanager/download/nohtml/1/id/3174/m/3247 |archivedate=28 January 2015 }} Metro usage per day – Line 1: 120,000; Line 2: 405,000; Line 3: 630,000. (Line 4 began operations in 2014, with a 110,000 ridership estimated by Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) based on the latest year.)</ref>
			Budapest is a global city with strengths in commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thomaswhite.com/world-markets/hungary-emerging-economic-power-in-central-and-eastern-europe/ |title=Hungary: Emerging Economic Power In Central And Eastern Europe |publisher=Thomas White International |access-date=18 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010075636/https://www.thomaswhite.com/world-markets/hungary-emerging-economic-power-in-central-and-eastern-europe/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |website=GaWC – Research Network |publisher=Globalization and World Cities |access-date=31 August 2020 |archive-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824031341/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hungary's ], Budapest is also the headquarters of the ],<ref>{{cite news |title=EU nations pick Budapest for technology institute |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/eu-nations-pick-budapest-for-technology-institute-20080312-1ysc.html |work=] |date=18 June 2008 |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> the ]<ref>European Union Document Nos. 2013/0812 (COD), ENFOPOL 395 CODEC 2773 PARLNAT 307</ref> and the first foreign office of the ].<ref>{{cite web |trans-title=First Chinese investment base abroad opens in Budapest |url=http://hvg.hu/gazdasag/20090526_kinai_befektetesi_kozpont_budapesten |title=Budapesten nyílik az első kínai befektetési támaszpont külföldön |work=] |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=26 May 2018 |language=hu}}</ref> ] are located in Budapest, including ], ], ], ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html |title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015 |publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |access-date=27 August 2015 |archive-date=30 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030134046/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cwur.org/2015/ |title=CWUR 2015 – World University Rankings |publisher=Center for World University Rankings |access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> Opened in 1896,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9DdeAAAAIAAJ |title=Electric Railway |date=2003 |publisher=Doppler Press |language=en}}</ref> the city's subway system, the ], serves 1.27&nbsp;million, while the ] serves 1.08&nbsp;million passengers daily.<ref name="BKV-report">{{cite web |author=Mátyás Jangel |url=http://ko.sze.hu/downloadmanager/download/nohtml/1/id/3174/m/3247 |title=Közszolgáltatási szerződés, utasjogok, a szolgáltatástervezés és ellenőrzés folyamata a kötöttpályás helyi- és elővárosi közforgalmú közlekedésben |publisher=BKV Zrt. Közlekedési Igazgatóság |language=hu |trans-title=Public service contract, passenger rights, service planning and monitoring process of local and suburban public transport rail |format=pdf |pages=10 (and 3) |date=September 2010 |access-date=19 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112007/http://ko.sze.hu/downloadmanager/download/nohtml/1/id/3174/m/3247 |archive-date=28 January 2015}} Metro usage per day – Line 1: 120,000; Line 2: 405,000; Line 3: 630,000. (Line 4 began operations in 2014, with a 110,000 ridership estimated by Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) based on the latest year.)</ref>
	Among Budapest's important museums and cultural institutions is the ]. Further famous cultural institutions are the ], ], ], ] and ]. The central area of the city along the ] is classified as a ] and has several notable monuments, including the ], ], ], ], ], ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Heritage Committee Inscribes 9 New Sites on the World Heritage List <!--all Budapest sites mentioned--> |publisher=Unesco World Heritage Centre |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/156 |accessdate=31 January 2008}}</ref> Other famous landmarks include ], ], ], the ], the ] built by the ] of Paris in 1877 and the second-oldest ] in the world, the ].<ref name="ICOMOS">{{cite web |title=Nomination of the banks of the Danube and the district of the Buda Castle |publisher=International Council on Monuments and Sites |url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/400bis.pdf |accessdate=31 January 2008}}</ref> The city also has around ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guideviaggi.net/en_budapest_spas.asp |title=Hungary's, Budapest's and Balaton's Guide: Budapest's spas: Gellért, Király, Rác, Ru..'l'; l;lldas, Széchenyi, Lukács |publisher=Guideviaggi.net |accessdate=7 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928112350/http://www.guideviaggi.net/en_budapest_spas.asp |archivedate=28 September 2008}}</ref> the largest thermal water cave system,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425822/2319289 |title=Big underground thermal lake unveiled in Budapest, Hungary |publisher=Tvnz.co.nz |date=19 November 2008 |accessdate=7 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127073936/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425822/2319289 |archivedate=27 November 2009}}</ref> second largest ], and third largest ] building in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/budapest-parliament/ |title=The Parliament of Hungary is the world's third largest Parliament building |publisher=visitbudapest.travel |accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> Budapest ] around 12 million international tourists per year, making it a highly popular destination in Europe.<ref name=euromonitor>{{cite web |title=Euromonitor International's top city destinations ranking |publisher=Euromonitor |url=https://dailynewshungary.com/2018-record-year-in-hungarian-tourism/|accessdate=17 October 2019}}</ref> The city was chosen as the ''Best European Destination'' of 2019, a major poll conducted by EBD, a tourism organisation partnering with the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.europeanbestdestinations.com/european-best-destinations-2019/|title=Best places to travel in 2019|last=Subscribe|website=Europe's Best Destinations|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> It also topped the ''Best European Destinations 2020'' list by Big7Media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bigseventravel.com/2019/09/7-hottest-european-destinations-for-2020/|title=The 7 Hottest European Destinations For 2020|last=Thorn|first=Elizabeth|date=30 September 2019|website=Big 7 Travel|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref> Budapest also ranks as the 3rd best European city in a similar poll conducted by ] Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/destinations/article/best-city-breaks-in-europe|title=Best City Breaks in Europe|website=Which?|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>
			The central area of Budapest along the ] is classified as a ] ] and has several notable monuments of ], including the ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Heritage Committee Inscribes 9 New Sites on the World Heritage List <!--all Budapest sites mentioned--> |publisher=Unesco World Heritage Centre |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/156 |access-date=31 January 2008}}</ref> The city also has around ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guideviaggi.net/en_budapest_spas.asp |title=Hungary's, Budapest's and Balaton's Guide: Budapest's spas: Gellért, Király, Rác, Ru..'l'; l;lldas, Széchenyi, Lukács |publisher=Guideviaggi.net |access-date=7 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928112350/http://www.guideviaggi.net/en_budapest_spas.asp |archive-date=28 September 2008}}</ref> the largest thermal water cave system,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425822/2319289 |title=Big underground thermal lake unveiled in Budapest, Hungary |publisher=Tvnz.co.nz |date=19 November 2008 |access-date=7 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127073936/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425822/2319289 |archive-date=27 November 2009}}</ref> second largest ], and third largest ] building in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/budapest-parliament/ |title=The Parliament of Hungary is the world's third largest Parliament building |publisher=visitbudapest.travel |access-date=25 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702041735/http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/budapest-parliament/ |archive-date=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Budapest ] around 12 million international tourists per year, making it a highly popular destination in Europe.<ref name=euromonitor>{{cite web |title=Euromonitor International's top city destinations ranking |date=13 February 2019 |publisher=Euromonitor |url=https://dailynewshungary.com/2018-record-year-in-hungarian-tourism/ |access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref>
	==Etymology and pronunciation==
	The previously separate towns of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest were in 1873 officially unified<ref>{{cite book|editor1-first=Peter|editor1-last=Meusburger|editor2-first=Heike|editor2-last=Jöns|title=Transformations in Hungary: Essays in Economy and Society|publisher=Springer Verlag|year=2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EXodLH8brNQC&pg=PA291 |isbn=3-7908-1412-1|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> and given the new name ''Budapest''. Before this, the towns together had sometimes been referred to colloquially as "Pest-Buda".<ref name="Jones 2017">{{cite book|first1=Gwen|last1=Jones|title=Chicago of the Balkans: Budapest in Hungarian Literature 1900–1939|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fCgxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT205|publisher=Routledge|date=5 July 2017|isbn=9781351572163|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615094722/http://bparchiv.hu/magyar/kiadvany/bpn/02/bacskai.html |date=15 June 2009 }}</ref> ''Pest'' has also been sometimes used colloquially as a shortened name for Budapest.<ref name="Jones 2017"/>
			== Etymology and pronunciation ==
	All varieties of English pronounce the ''-s-'' as in the English word ''pest''. The ''-u'' in ''Buda-'' is pronounced either /u/ like ''food'' (as in {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|b|uː|d|ə|p|ɛ|s|t}}<ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=John C. |year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|isbn=978-1-4058-8118-0}}</ref>) or /ju/ like ''cue'' (as in {{IPAc-en|UK|ˌ|b|(|j|)|uː|d|ə|ˈ|p|ɛ|s|t|,_|ˌ|b|ʊ|d|-|,_|ˈ|b|(|j|)|uː|d|ə|p|ɛ|s|t|,_|ˈ|b|ʊ|d|-}}). In Hungarian, the ''-s-'' is pronounced /ʃ/ as in ''wash''; in IPA: {{IPA-hu|ˈbudɒpɛʃt|lang|Hu-Budapest.ogg}}.
			The previously separate cities of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest were officially unified in 1873<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Peter |editor1-last=Meusburger |editor2-first=Heike |editor2-last=Jöns |title=Transformations in Hungary: Essays in Economy and Society |publisher=Springer Verlag |year=2001 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EXodLH8brNQC&pg=PA291 |isbn=3-7908-1412-1 |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> and given the new name ''Budapest''. Before this, the towns together had sometimes been referred to colloquially as "Pest-Buda".<ref name="Jones 2017">{{cite book |first1=Gwen |last1=Jones |title=Chicago of the Balkans: Budapest in Hungarian Literature 1900–1939 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fCgxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT205 |publisher=Routledge |date=5 July 2017 |isbn=978-1-351-57216-3 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bparchiv.hu/magyar/kiadvany/bpn/02/bacskai.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615094722/http://bparchiv.hu/magyar/kiadvany/bpn/02/bacskai.html |url-status=dead |title=Bácskai Vera: Széchenyi tervei Pest-Buda felemelésére és szépítésére |archive-date=15 June 2009}}</ref> ''Pest'' is often used '']'' for the entire city in contemporary colloquial Hungarian,<ref name="Jones 2017" /> although it is also used to refer to all parts of the city east of the Danube. Conversely, ''Buda'' colloquially means all districts to the Danube's west—including the former Óbuda. The Danube islands—including ], the city's XXI. district—are part of neither Buda nor Pest.
			All varieties of English pronounce the ''-s-'' as in the English word ''pest''. The ''-u'' in ''Buda-'' is pronounced either /u/ like ''food'' (as in {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|b|uː|d|ə|p|ɛ|s|t}}<ref>{{citation |last=Wells |first=John C. |year=2008 |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |edition=3rd |publisher=Longman |isbn=978-1-4058-8118-0}}</ref>) or /ju/ like ''cue'' (as in {{IPAc-en|UK|ˌ|b|(|j|)|uː|d|ə|ˈ|p|ɛ|s|t|,_|ˌ|b|ʊ|d|-|,_|ˈ|b|(|j|)|uː|d|ə|p|ɛ|s|t|,_|ˈ|b|ʊ|d|-}}). In Hungarian, the ''-s-'' is pronounced /ʃ/ as in ''wash''; in IPA: {{IPA|hu|ˈbudɒpɛʃt|lang|Hu-Budapest.ogg}}.
	The origin of the names "Buda" and "Pest" is obscure. Buda was
	* probably the name of the first constable of the fortress built on the Castle Hill in the 11th century<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Budapest|title=Budapest {{!}} History, Geography, & Points of Interest|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>
	* or a derivative of ''Bod'' or ''Bud'', a personal name of ] origin, meaning 'twig'.<ref>(Volume A–F), by Patrick Hanks, Oxford University Press, 2003, pages 179, 245.</ref>
	* or a ] personal name, ''Buda'', the short form of ''Budimír'', ''Budivoj''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kiss|first=Lajos|title=Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára|trans-title=Etymological Dictionary of Geographic Names|location=Budapest|publisher=Akadémiai|year=1978|pages=131–132}}</ref>
			The origins of the names "Buda" and "Pest" are obscure. Buda was
	Linguistically, however, a German origin through the Slavic derivative вода (''voda'', water) is not possible, and there is no certainty that a Turkic word really comes from the word ''buta'' ~ ''buda'' 'branch, twig'.<ref>{{cite book|last=Györffy|first=György|title=Pest-Buda kialakulása: Budapest története a honfoglalástól az Árpád-kor végi székvárossá alakulásig|trans-title=The Development of Pest and Buda: History of Budapest from the Great Migration until the End of the Árpád Dynasty|location=Budapest|publisher=Akadémiai|year=1997|page=62|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Pest_Buda_kialakul%c3%a1sa.html?id=uDUyAAAAMAAJ|isbn=978-963-05-7338-2|accessdate=10 February 2016}}</ref>
			* probably the name of the first constable of the fortress built on the Castle Hill in the 11th century<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Budapest |title=Budapest {{!}} History, Geography, & Points of Interest |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>
			* or a derivative of ''Bod'' or ''Bud'', a personal name of ] origin, meaning 'twig'.<ref>(Volume A–F), by Patrick Hanks, Oxford University Press, 2003, pages 179, 245.</ref>
			* or a ] personal name, ''Buda'', the short form of ''Budimír'', ''Budivoj''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kiss |first=Lajos |title=Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára |trans-title=Etymological Dictionary of Geographic Names |location=Budapest |publisher=Akadémiai |year=1978 |pages=131–132}}</ref>
			Linguistically, however, a German origin through the Slavic derivative вода (''voda'', water) is not possible, and there is no certainty that a Turkic word really comes from the word ''buta'' ~ ''buda'' 'branch, twig'.<ref>{{cite book |last=Györffy |first=György |title=Pest-Buda kialakulása: Budapest története a honfoglalástól az Árpád-kor végi székvárossá alakulásig |trans-title=The Development of Pest and Buda: History of Budapest from the Great Migration until the End of the Árpád Dynasty |location=Budapest |publisher=Akadémiai |year=1997 |page=62 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uDUyAAAAMAAJ |isbn=978-963-05-7338-2 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>
	According to a legend recorded in chronicles from the ], "Buda" comes from the name of its founder, ], brother of Hunnic ruler ].		According to a legend recorded in chronicles from the ], "Buda" comes from the name of its founder, ], brother of Hunnic ruler ].
			{{Blockquote|] went in the city of Sicambria in Pannonia, where he killed ], his brother, and he threw his corpse into the ]. For while ] was in the west, his brother crossed the boundaries in his reign, because he named Sicambria after his own name Buda's Castle. And though King ] forbade the Huns and the other peoples to call that city Buda's Castle, but he called it Attila's Capital, the Germans who were terrified by the prohibition named the city as Eccylburg, which means Attila Castle, however, the Hungarians did not care about the ban and call it Óbuda and call it to this day.|]: '']''<ref>''Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum'' https://mek.oszk.hu/10600/10642/10642.htm</ref>}}
	There are several theories about Pest. One<ref>{{cite book|first=Gudmund|last=Schütte|title=Ptolemy's Maps of Northern Europe|publisher=]|location=Copenhagen|year=1917|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Ptolemy_s_Maps_of_Northern_Europe.html?id=SkngAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=10 February 2016}}</ref> states that the name derives from ], since there was a local fortress (]) called by ] "Pession" ("Πέσσιον", iii.7.§&nbsp;2).<ref>Laszlo Gerevich, , Budapest Regisegei 24/1, 1976, p. 47</ref> Another has it that Pest originates in the Slavic word for cave, ''пещера'', or ''peštera''. A third cites ''пещ'', or ''pešt'', referencing a cave where fires burned or a limekiln.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M1JIPAN-eJ4C |title=Placenames of the World |author=Adrian Room |publisher=McFarland |year=2006 |page=70 |isbn=978-0-7864-2248-7 |accessdate=10 February 2016}}</ref>
			{{Blockquote|The ] are certainly an ancient people and the strength of ] lies in the east, as we said above. And the first king of ] was Magog, son of Japhet, and his people were called Magyars after their King Magog, from whose royal line the most renowned and mighty King ] descended, who, in the 451st year of Our Lord's birth, coming down from ], entered Pannonia with a mighty force and, putting the Romans to flight, took the realm and made a royal residence for himself beside the ] above the hot springs, and he ordered all the old buildings that he found there to be restored and he built them in a circular and very strong wall that in the Hungarian language is now called Budavár and by the Germans Etzelburg |]: '']''<ref>''Anonymus, Notary of King Béla: The Deeds of the Hungarians'' https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/18975/1/18975.pdf</ref>}}
			There are several theories about Pest. One<ref>{{cite book |first=Gudmund |last=Schütte |title=Ptolemy's Maps of Northern Europe |publisher=] |location=Copenhagen |year=1917 |page=101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SkngAAAAMAAJ |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> states that the name derives from ], since there was a local fortress (]) called by ] "Pession" ("Πέσσιον", iii.7.§&nbsp;2).<ref>Laszlo Gerevich, , Budapest Regisegei 24/1, 1976, p. 47</ref> Another has it that Pest originates in the Slavic word for cave, ''пещера'', or ''peštera''. A third cites ''пещ'', or ''pešt'', referencing a cave where fires burned or a limekiln.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M1JIPAN-eJ4C |title=Placenames of the World |author=Adrian Room |publisher=McFarland |year=2006 |page=70 |isbn=978-0-7864-2248-7 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>
	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== Early history ===		=== Early history ===
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	The first settlement on the territory of Budapest was built by ]<ref name=Aqua/> before 1&nbsp;AD. It was later occupied by the ]. The Roman settlement – Aquincum – became the main city of ] in 106&nbsp;AD.<ref name=Aqua/> At first it was a military settlement, and gradually the city rose around it, making it the focal point of the city's commercial life. Today this area corresponds to the Óbuda district within Budapest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions.html |title=Association of professional tour guides |publisher=Lovely Budapest |accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref> The Romans constructed roads, ]s, ] and houses with heated floors in this fortified military camp.<ref name=Frank>{{cite book |last=Sugar |first=Peter F. |title=A History of Hungary |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/?id=SKwmGQCT0MAC&pg=PR9&dq=The+Romans+roads,+amphitheaters+Aquincum+%C3%93buda |accessdate=3 June 2008 |year=1990 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-20867-5 |page= |chapter=Hungary before the Hungarian Conquest |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhungary00pete/page/5 }}</ref> The Roman city of Aquincum is the best-conserved of the Roman sites in ]. The archaeological site was turned into a museum with inside and open-air sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aquincum.hu/en/|title=Aquincum – Aquincum Múzeum|publisher=Aquincum.hu}}</ref>		The first settlement on the territory of Budapest was built by ]<ref name=Aqua /> before 1&nbsp;AD. It was later occupied by the ]. The Roman settlement – ] – became the main city of ] in 106&nbsp;AD.<ref name=Aqua /> At first it was a military settlement, and gradually the city rose around it, making it the focal point of the city's commercial life. Today this area corresponds to the Óbuda district within Budapest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions.html |title=Association of professional tour guides |publisher=Lovely Budapest |access-date=21 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514030640/http://lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Romans constructed roads, ]s, ] and houses with heated floors in this fortified military camp.<ref name=Frank>{{cite book |last=Sugar |first=Peter F. |title=A History of Hungary |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SKwmGQCT0MAC&q=The+Romans+roads,+amphitheaters+Aquincum+%C3%93buda&pg=PR9 |access-date=3 June 2008 |year=1990 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-20867-5 |page= |chapter=Hungary before the Hungarian Conquest |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhungary00pete/page/5}}</ref> The Roman city of Aquincum is the best-conserved of the Roman sites in ]. The archaeological site was turned into a museum with indoor and open-air sections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aquincum.hu/en/ |title=Aquincum – Aquincum Múzeum |publisher=Aquincum.hu}}</ref> Meanwhile, settlement in the area east of the Danube, which was not part of the Roman Empire, remained Germanic and Sarmatian in character.<ref>Nagy, Margit (2023). ''Das jüngerkaiserzeitliche Gräberfeld von Budapest-Rákoscsaba, Péceli út (2.–4. Jahrhundert). Ein grenznaher Fundort im Barbaricum gegenüber Aquincum'' (, ). Budapest, {{ISBN|978-615-5254-12-3}}, especially vol. 1, pp. 15–24.</ref>
	] tribes led by ], forced out of their original homeland north of ] by ] after the ], settled in the territory at the end of the 9th century displacing the founding Bulgarian settlers of the towns of Buda and Pest,<ref name=Travel/><ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, Chronology pp. 12</ref> and a century later officially founded the ].<ref name=Travel/> Research places the probable residence of the ] as an early place of central power near what became Budapest.<ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, p. 14</ref> The ] invasion in the 13th century quickly proved it is difficult to defend a plain.<ref name=Encarta/><ref name=Travel/> King ] therefore ordered the construction of reinforced stone walls around the towns<ref name=Travel/> and set his own royal palace on the top of the protecting hills of Buda. In 1361 it became the capital of Hungary.<ref name=Eleventh/><ref name=Encarta/>		] tribes led by ], forced out of their original homeland north of ] by ] after the ], settled in the territory at the end of the 9th century displacing the founding Bulgarian settlers of the towns of Buda and Pest,<ref name=Travel /><ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, Chronology pp. 12</ref> and a century later officially founded the ].<ref name=Travel /> Research places the probable residence of the ] as an early place of central power near what became Budapest.<ref>Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary, p. 14</ref> The ] invasion in the 13th century quickly proved it is difficult to defend a plain.<ref name=Encarta /><ref name=Travel /> King ], therefore, ordered the construction of reinforced stone walls around the towns<ref name=Travel /> and set his own royal palace on the top of the protecting hills of Buda. In 1361 it became the capital of Hungary.<ref name=Eleventh /><ref name=Encarta />
	The cultural role of Buda was particularly significant during the reign of ]. The ] had a great influence on the city. His library, the ], was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles and philosophic and scientific works in the 15th century, and second in size only to the ].<ref name=Encarta/> After the foundation of the first Hungarian university in ] in 1367 (]), the second one was established in Óbuda in 1395 (]).<ref name=Sugar>{{cite book |last=Sugar |first=Peter F. |title=A History of Hungary |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/?id=SKwmGQCT0MAC&pg=PR9&dq=Hungarian+university+1395+Buda |accessdate=3 June 2008 |year=1990 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-20867-5 |page= |chapter=The Angevine State |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhungary00pete/page/48 }}</ref> The first Hungarian book was printed in Buda in 1473.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Mona |first=Ilona |year=1974 |title=Hungarian Music Publication 1774–1867 |journal=Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae |publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó|volume=16|issue= 1/4|pages=261–275 |doi=10.2307/901850|jstor=901850}}</ref> Buda had about 5,000 inhabitants around 1500.<ref name="Peter F. Sugar page 88">Southeastern Europe under Ottoman rule, 1354–1804, Peter F. Sugar, page 88</ref>		The cultural role of Buda was particularly significant during the reign of ]. The ] had a great influence on the city. His library, the ], was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles and philosophic and scientific works in the 15th century, and second in size only to the ].<ref name=Encarta /> After the foundation of the first Hungarian university in ] in 1367 (]), the second one was established in Óbuda in 1395 (]).<ref name=Sugar>{{cite book |last=Sugar |first=Peter F. |title=A History of Hungary |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SKwmGQCT0MAC&q=Hungarian+university+1395+Buda&pg=PR9 |access-date=3 June 2008 |year=1990 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-20867-5 |page= |chapter=The Angevine State |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhungary00pete/page/48}}</ref> The first Hungarian book was printed in Buda in 1473.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Mona |first=Ilona |year=1974 |title=Hungarian Music Publication 1774–1867 |journal=Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae |publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó |volume=16 |issue=1/4 |pages=261–275 |doi=10.2307/901850 |jstor=901850|issn=0039-3266}}</ref> Buda had about 5,000 inhabitants around the year 1500.<ref name="Peter F. Sugar page 88">Southeastern Europe under Ottoman rule, 1354–1804, Peter F. Sugar, page 88</ref>
	]		] in 1686]]
	The ] conquered Buda in 1526, as well in 1529, and finally occupied it in 1541.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400 |title=Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue|author=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref> The ] lasted for more than 150 years.<ref name=Encarta/> The Ottoman ] constructed many prominent bathing facilities within the city.<ref name=Travel/> Some of the baths that the Turks erected during their rule are still in use 500 years later (] and ]). By 1547 the number of Christians was down to about a thousand, and by 1647 it had fallen to only about seventy.<ref name="Peter F. Sugar page 88"/> The unoccupied western part of the country became part of the ] as ].		The ] conquered Buda in 1526, as well as in 1529, and finally occupied it in 1541.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400 |title=Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue |author=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=12 March 2016}}</ref> The ] lasted for more than 150 years.<ref name=Encarta /> The Ottoman ] constructed many prominent bathing facilities within the city.<ref name=Travel /> Some of the baths that the Turks erected during their rule are still in use 500 years later, including ] and ]. By 1547 the number of Christians was down to about a thousand, and by 1647 it had fallen to only about seventy.<ref name="Peter F. Sugar page 88" /> The unoccupied western part of the country became part of the ] as ].
	In 1686, two years after the unsuccessful ], a renewed campaign was started to enter the Hungarian capital. This time, the ]'s army was twice as large, containing over 74,000 men, including ], ], ], Hungarian, English, Spanish, ], Italian, French, ], ] and ] soldiers, along with other Europeans as volunteers, ]men, and officers. The Christian forces seized Buda, and in the next few years, all of the former Hungarian lands, except areas near Temesvár (]), were taken from the Turks. In the 1699 ], these territorial changes were officially recognized to show the end of the rule of the Turks, and in 1718 the entire ] was removed from Ottoman rule.		In 1686, two years after the unsuccessful ], a renewed campaign was started to enter Buda. This time, the ]'s army was twice as large, containing over 74,000 men, including ], ], ], Hungarian, English, Spanish, ], Italian, French, ], ] and Swedish soldiers, along with other Europeans as volunteers, ]men, and officers. The Christian forces seized Buda, and in the next few years, all of the former Hungarian lands, except areas near Temesvár (]), were taken from the Turks. In the 1699 ], these territorial changes were officially recognized as the end of the rule of the Turks, and in 1718 the entire ] was removed from ].
	=== Contemporary history after Unification ===		=== Contemporary history after Unification ===
	{{See also|Hungary during World War II}}		{{See also|Hungary during World War II}}
	] (1894{{ndash}}1896), the second oldest metro in the world (after the ] of the ])]]		] (1894{{ndash}}1896), the second oldest metro in the world (after the ]{{citation needed|reason=There are several older London lines|date=May 2024}} of the ])]]
			] liberates the Buda castle in May 1849.]]
	The 19th century was dominated by the Hungarian struggle for independence<ref name=Encarta/> and modernisation. The national insurrection against the ] began in the Hungarian capital ] and was defeated one and a half years later, with the help of the Russian Empire. 1867 was the year of ] that brought about the birth of ]. This made Budapest the twin capital of a dual monarchy. It was this compromise which opened the second great phase of development in the ], lasting until ]. In 1849 the ] linking Buda with Pest was opened as the first permanent bridge across the Danube<ref>{{cite book|last=Hughes|first=Holly|title=Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up|publisher=Wiley Indianapolis Composition Services|chapter=7 Famous Briges|isbn= 978-0-470-57760-8|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/?id=Wd0znOQhqOwC&pg=PA91&dq=chain+bridge+budapest#v=onepage&q=chain%20bridge%20budapest|date=13 August 2009}}</ref> and in 1873 Buda and Pest were officially merged with the third part, Óbuda (Old Buda), thus creating the new metropolis of Budapest. The dynamic Pest grew into the country's administrative, political, economic, trade and cultural hub. Ethnic ] overtook ] in the second half of the 19th century due to mass migration from the overpopulated rural ] and ]. Between 1851 and 1910 the proportion of Hungarians increased from 35.6% to 85.9%, Hungarian became the dominant language, and German was crowded out. The proportion of Jews peaked in 1900 with 23.6%.<ref>Budapest statisztikai évkönyve 1943 (Statistical Yearbook of Budapest, 1943), p. 33, Hungarian Central Statistical Office</ref><ref>''Budapest székes főváros Statisztikai és Közigazgatási Évkönyve 1921–1924'' (Statistical Yearbook of Budapest, 1921–1924), p. 38, Hungarian Central Statistical Office</ref><ref name="Budapest 1946 p. 12">Budapest statisztikai évkönyve 1944–1946 (Statistical Yearbook of Budapest, 1944–1946), p. 12, Hungarian Central Statistical Office</ref> Due to the prosperity and the large Jewish community of the city at the start of the 20th century, Budapest was often called the "Jewish Mecca"<ref name=Eleventh/> or "Judapest".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judapest.org/faq/ |title=History of the word (Jewish-Hungarian Cultural Site) |language=Hungarian |publisher=Judapest.org |accessdate=21 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531202859/http://www.judapest.org/faq/ |archivedate=31 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jüdische Nachrichten |url=http://buecher.hagalil.com/mandelbaum/budapest.htm |title=Karl Pfeifer: Jüdisches Budapest (Jewish Budapest) |language=German |publisher=Buecher.hagalil.com |date=28 November 2004 |accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref>		The 19th century was dominated by the Hungarian struggle for independence<ref name=Encarta /> and modernisation. The national insurrection against the ] began in the Hungarian capital ] and was defeated one and a half years later, with the help of the Russian Empire. 1867 was the year of ] that brought about the birth of ]. This made Budapest the twin capital of a dual monarchy. It was this compromise which opened the second great phase of development in the ], lasting until ]. In 1849 the ] linking Buda with Pest was opened as the first permanent bridge across the Danube<ref>{{cite book |last=Hughes |first=Holly |title=Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up |publisher=Wiley Indianapolis Composition Services |chapter=7 Famous Briges |isbn=978-0-470-57760-8 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wd0znOQhqOwC&q=chain+bridge+budapest&pg=PA91 |date=13 August 2009}}</ref> and in 1873 Buda and Pest were officially merged with the third part, Óbuda (Old Buda), thus creating the new metropolis of Budapest. The dynamic Pest grew into the country's administrative, political, economic, trade and cultural hub. Ethnic ] overtook ] in the second half of the 19th century due to mass migration from the overpopulated rural ] and ]. Between 1851 and 1910 the proportion of Hungarians increased from 35.6% to 85.9%, Hungarian became the dominant language, and German was crowded out. The proportion of Jews peaked in 1900 with 23.6%.<ref>Budapest statisztikai évkönyve 1943 (Statistical Yearbook of Budapest, 1943), p. 33, Hungarian Central Statistical Office</ref><ref>''Budapest székes főváros Statisztikai és Közigazgatási Évkönyve 1921–1924'' (Statistical Yearbook of Budapest, 1921–1924), p. 38, Hungarian Central Statistical Office</ref><ref name="Budapest 1946 p. 12">Budapest statisztikai évkönyve 1944–1946 (Statistical Yearbook of Budapest, 1944–1946), p. 12, Hungarian Central Statistical Office</ref> Due to the prosperity and the large Jewish community of the city at the start of the 20th century, Budapest was often called the "Jewish Mecca"<ref name=Eleventh /> or "Judapest".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.judapest.org/faq/ |title=History of the word (Jewish-Hungarian Cultural Site) |language=hu |publisher=Judapest.org |access-date=21 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531202859/http://www.judapest.org/faq/ |archive-date=31 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jüdische Nachrichten |url=http://buecher.hagalil.com/mandelbaum/budapest.htm |title=Karl Pfeifer: Jüdisches Budapest (Jewish Budapest) |language=de |publisher=Buecher.hagalil.com |date=28 November 2004 |access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> Budapest also became an important center for the ] during the 19th century.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://dinitrandu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aromanians-in-Greece-Thede-Kahl.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://dinitrandu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aromanians-in-Greece-Thede-Kahl.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Aromanians in Greece: Minority or Vlach-speaking Greeks? |first=Thede |last=Kahl |journal=Jahrbücher für Geschichte und Kultur Südosteuropas |volume=5 |pages=205–219 |year=2003}}</ref> In 1918, Austria-Hungary lost the war and collapsed; Hungary declared itself an independent republic (]). In 1920 the ] partitioned the country, and as a result, Hungary lost over two-thirds of its territory, and about two-thirds of its inhabitants, including 3.3&nbsp;million out of 15 million ethnic Hungarians.<ref name="Macartney37">{{cite book |last=Macartney |first=C.A. |title=Hungary and her successors – The Treaty of Trianon and Its Consequences 1919–1937 |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1937}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=East on the Danube: Hungary's Tragic Century |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/09/world/east-on-the-danube-hungary-s-tragic-century.html |date=9 August 2003 |access-date=15 March 2008 |first=Richard |last=Bernstein}}</ref>
	In 1918, Austria-Hungary lost the war and collapsed; Hungary declared itself an independent republic (]). In 1920 the ] partitioned the country, and as a result, Hungary lost over two-thirds of its territory, and about two-thirds of its inhabitants, including 3.3&nbsp;million out of 15 million ethnic Hungarians.<ref name="Macartney37">{{cite book|last=Macartney|first =C.A.|title=Hungary and her successors – The Treaty of Trianon and Its Consequences 1919–1937|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1937}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=East on the Danube: Hungary's Tragic Century |work=]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/09/world/east-on-the-danube-hungary-s-tragic-century.html|date=9 August 2003 |accessdate=15 March 2008 |first=Richard |last=Bernstein}}</ref>
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	{{anchor|Allied air strikes}}In 1944, a year before the end of ], Budapest was partly destroyed by ] and ] air raids (first attack 4 April 1944<ref>{{cite news|work=]|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17889740 |title=RAF raids Budapest – second heavy attack|date=5 April 1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47691625 |title=RAF Follows US Raid on Budapest|date=5 April 1944|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11807143 |title=Budapest bombed by RAF|date=5 April 1944|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>).
			{{anchor|Allied air strikes}}In 1944, a year before the end of ], Budapest was partly destroyed by ] and ] air raids (first attack 4 April 1944<ref>{{cite news |work=] |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17889740 |title=RAF raids Budapest – second heavy attack |date=5 April 1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47691625 |title=RAF Follows US Raid on Budapest |date=5 April 1944 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11807143 |title=Budapest bombed by RAF |date=5 April 1944 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>).
	From 24 December 1944 to 13 February 1945, the city was besieged during the ]. Budapest suffered major damage caused by the attacking Soviet and Romanian troops and the defending ] and Hungarian troops. More than 38,000 civilians lost their lives during the conflict. ] were destroyed by the Germans. The stone lions that have decorated the Chain Bridge since 1852 survived the devastation of the war.<ref name=chbridge>{{cite web|title = Bridges of Budapest – Chain bridge|url =http://www.bridgesofbudapest.com/bridge/chain_bridge}}</ref>
			From 24 December 1944 to 13 February 1945, the city was besieged during the ]. Budapest sustained major damage caused by the attacking Soviet and Romanian troops and the defending ] and Hungarian troops. More than 38,000 civilians died during the conflict. ] were destroyed by the Germans. The stone lions that have decorated the Chain Bridge since 1852 survived the devastation of the war.<ref name=chbridge>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bridgesofbudapest.com/bridge/chain_bridge|title=Chain Bridge / Budapest|website=www.bridgesofbudapest.com|accessdate=1 September 2023|archive-date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124233109/http://www.bridgesofbudapest.com/bridge/chain_bridge|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
	Between 20% and 40% of Greater Budapest's 250,000 ]ish inhabitants died through ] and ], during the ], from 1944 to early 1945.<ref>{{cite web|title=Budapest|publisher=United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|url=https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005264 |accessdate=18 July 2007}}</ref> <!-- links to relevant materials in the ''Holocaust Encyclopedia'' on the site of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. -->		Between 20% and 40% of Greater Budapest's 250,000 Jewish inhabitants died through ] and ], during the ], from 1944 to early 1945.<ref>{{cite web |title=Budapest |publisher=United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |url=https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005264 |access-date=18 July 2007}}</ref> <!-- links to relevant materials in the ''Holocaust Encyclopedia'' on the site of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. -->
	Swiss diplomat ] rescued tens of thousands of Jews by issuing Swiss protection papers and designating numerous buildings, including the now famous Glass House (Üvegház) at Vadász Street 29, to be Swiss protected territory. About 3,000 Hungarian Jews found refuge at the Glass House and in a neighboring building. Swedish diplomat ] saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest by giving them Swedish protection papers and taking them under his consular protection.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/wallenberg.html|title=Raoul Wallenberg|encyclopedia=]|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> Wallenberg was abducted by the Russians on 17 January 1945 and never regained freedom. ], an Italian citizen, saved thousands of Hungarian Jews posing as a Spanish diplomat.<ref name="timeisrael">The Times of Israel, '''', 9 December 2014</ref><ref name="ushm">Interview to ] by the ], 5 September 1990</ref> Some other diplomats also abandoned diplomatic protocol and rescued Jews. There are two monuments for Wallenberg, one for Carl Lutz and one for Giorgio Perlasca in Budapest.		Swiss diplomat ] rescued tens of thousands of Jews by issuing Swiss protection papers and designating numerous buildings, including the now famous Glass House (Üvegház) at Vadász Street 29, to be Swiss protected territory. About 3,000 Hungarian Jews found refuge at the Glass House and in a neighboring building. Swedish diplomat ] saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest by giving them Swedish protection papers and taking them under his consular protection.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/wallenberg.html |title=Raoul Wallenberg |encyclopedia=] |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> Wallenberg was abducted by the Russians on 17 January 1945 and never regained freedom. ], an Italian citizen, saved thousands of Hungarian Jews posing as a Spanish diplomat.<ref name="timeisrael">The Times of Israel, '''', 9 December 2014</ref><ref name="ushm">Interview to ] by the ], 5 September 1990</ref> Some other diplomats also abandoned diplomatic protocol and rescued Jews. There are two monuments for Wallenberg, one for Carl Lutz and one for Giorgio Perlasca in Budapest.
	Following the liberation of Hungary from ] by the ], ] ensued, which ended only in 1991. The Soviets exerted significant influence on Hungarian political affairs. In 1949, Hungary was declared a ] People's Republic (]). The new Communist government considered the buildings like the ] symbols of the former regime, and during the 1950s the palace was gutted and all the interiors were destroyed (also see ]).		Following the capture of Hungary from ] by the ], ] ensued, which ended only in 1991. The Soviets exerted significant influence on Hungarian political affairs. In 1949, Hungary was declared a ] People's Republic (]). The new Communist government considered the buildings like the ] symbols of the former regime, and during the 1950s the palace was gutted and all the interiors were destroyed (also see ]).
	On 23 October 1956 citizens held a large peaceful demonstration in Budapest demanding democratic reform. The demonstrators went to the Budapest radio station and demanded to publish their demands. The regime ordered troops to shoot into the crowd. Hungarian soldiers gave rifles to the demonstrators who were now able to capture the building. This initiated the ]. The demonstrators demanded to appoint ] to be ]. To their surprise, the central committee of the "]" did so that same evening. This uprising was an anti-Soviet revolt that lasted from 23 October until 11 November. After Nagy had declared that Hungary was to leave the ] and become neutral, Soviet tanks and troops entered the country to crush the revolt. Fighting continued until mid November, leaving more than 3000 dead. A monument was erected at the fiftieth anniversary of the revolt in 2006, at the edge of the ]. Its shape is a wedge with a 56 angle degree made in rusted iron that gradually becomes shiny, ending in an intersection to symbolize Hungarian forces that temporarily eradicated the Communist leadership.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shapedscape.com/projects/memorial-to-the-1956-hungarian-revolution-and-war-of-independence|title=Memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence|date=6 July 2017|publisher=Shapedscape|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729004014/http://www.shapedscape.com/projects/memorial-to-the-1956-hungarian-revolution-and-war-of-independence|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>		On 23 October 1956 citizens held a large peaceful demonstration in Budapest demanding democratic reform. The demonstrators went to the Budapest radio station and demanded to publish their demands. The regime ordered troops to shoot into the crowd. Hungarian soldiers gave rifles to the demonstrators who were now able to capture the building. This initiated the ]. The demonstrators demanded to appoint ] to be ]. To their surprise, the central committee of the "]" did so that same evening. This uprising was an anti-Soviet revolt that lasted from 23 October until 11 November. After Nagy had declared that Hungary was to leave the ] and become neutral, Soviet tanks and troops entered the country to crush the revolt. Fighting continued until mid November, leaving more than 3000 dead. A monument was erected at the fiftieth anniversary of the revolt in 2006, at the edge of the ]. Its shape is a wedge with a 56 angle degree made in rusted iron that gradually becomes shiny, ending in an intersection to symbolize Hungarian forces that temporarily eradicated the Communist leadership.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.shapedscape.com/projects/memorial-to-the-1956-hungarian-revolution-and-war-of-independence |title=Memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence |date=6 July 2017 |publisher=Shapedscape |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729004014/http://www.shapedscape.com/projects/memorial-to-the-1956-hungarian-revolution-and-war-of-independence |archive-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	From the 1960s to the late 1980s Hungary was often satirically referred to as "]" within the ], and much of the wartime damage to the city was finally repaired. Work on ], the last to be rebuilt, was finished in 1964. In the early 1970s, ]'s East-West ] was first opened, followed by the ] in 1976. In 1987, Buda Castle and the banks of the Danube were included in the ] list of ]. ] (including the ], ], and ]) was added to the UNESCO list in 2002. In the 1980s, the city's population reached 2.1&nbsp;million. In recent times a significant decrease in population occurred mainly due to a massive movement to the neighbouring agglomeration in ], i.e., suburbanisation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11871881.pdf|title=Suburbanization and Its Consequences in the Budapest Metropolitan Area|date=6 July 2017|publisher=Tocqueville Research Center}}</ref>		From the 1960s to the late 1980s Hungary was often satirically referred to as "]" within the ], and much of the wartime damage to the city was finally repaired. Work on ], the last to be rebuilt, was finished in 1964. In the early 1970s, ]'s east–west ] was first opened, followed by the ] in 1976. In 1987, Buda Castle and the banks of the Danube were included in the ] list of ]. ] (including the ], ], and ]) was added to the UNESCO list in 2002. In the 1980s, the city's population reached 2.1&nbsp;million. In recent times a significant decrease in population occurred mainly due to a massive movement to the neighbouring agglomeration in ], i.e., suburbanisation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11871881.pdf |title=Suburbanization and Its Consequences in the Budapest Metropolitan Area |date=6 July 2017 |publisher=Tocqueville Research Center |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=10 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110165134/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11871881.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	In the last decades of the 20th century the political changes of 1989–90 (]) concealed changes in civil society and along the streets of Budapest. The monuments of the dictatorship were removed from public places, into ]. In the first 20 years of the new democracy, the development of the city was managed by its mayor, ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://budapest.hu/Lapok/Budapest-kor%C3%A1bbi-polg%C3%A1rmesterei-%C3%A9s-f%C5%91polg%C3%A1rmesterei.aspx|title=Former Mayors of Budapest (Budapest korábbi polgármesterei és főpolgármesterei)|date=6 July 2017|publisher=Government of Budapest}}</ref>		In the last decades of the 20th century the political changes of 1989–90 (]) concealed changes in civil society and along the streets of Budapest. The monuments of the dictatorship were removed from public places, into ]. In the first 20 years of the new democracy, the development of the city was managed by its mayor, ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://budapest.hu/Lapok/Budapest-kor%C3%A1bbi-polg%C3%A1rmesterei-%C3%A9s-f%C5%91polg%C3%A1rmesterei.aspx |title=Former Mayors of Budapest (Budapest korábbi polgármesterei és főpolgármesterei) |date=6 July 2017 |publisher=Government of Budapest}}</ref>
			In October 2019, opposition candidate ] won the Budapest mayoral ], meaning the first electoral blow for Hungary's nationalist prime minister ] since coming to power in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |title=Blow for Hungary PM Orbán as opposition wins Budapest mayoral race |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/13/opposition-parties-candidate-wins-budapest-mayoral-race |work=The Guardian |date=14 October 2019}}</ref>
	== Geography ==
			== Geography ==
	=== Topography ===		=== Topography ===
			] of Budapest]]
			Budapest, strategically placed at the centre of the ], lies on an ancient route linking the hills of Transdanubia with the Great Plain. By road it is {{convert|216|km}} south-east of ], {{convert|545|km}} south of ], {{convert|1565|km}} south-west of Moscow, {{convert|1122|km}} north of ], {{convert|1235|km|}} north-east of ], {{convert|788|km}} north-east of ], {{convert|443|km}} south-east of ], {{convert|343|km}} north-east of ], {{convert|748|km}} north-east of ] and {{convert|1329|km}} north-west of ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Budapest |url=https://www.google.hu/maps/place/Budapest/@47.4812134,19.1303031,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4741c334d1d4cfc9:0x400c4290c1e1160 |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref>
	] illustrating the core of the ]]]
			The {{convert|525|sqkm|sqmi}} area of Budapest lies in ], surrounded by settlements of the agglomeration in Pest county. The capital extends {{convert|25|and|29|km|0|abbr=on}} in the north–south, east–west direction respectively. The Danube enters the city from the north; later it encircles two islands, ] and ].<ref name=Encarta /> The third island ] is the largest of the Budapest Danube islands, however only its northernmost tip is within city limits. The river that separates the two parts of the city is {{convert|230|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} wide at its narrowest point in Budapest. Pest lies on the flat terrain of the Great Plain while Buda is rather hilly.<ref name=Encarta />
	Budapest, strategically placed at the centre of the ], lies on an ancient route linking the hills of Transdanubia with the ]. By road it is {{convert|216|km}} south-east of ], {{convert|545|km}} south of ], {{convert|1565|km}} south-west of Moscow, {{convert|1122|km}} north of ], {{convert|788|km}} north-east of ], and {{convert|443|km}} south-east of ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Budapest|url=https://www.google.hu/maps/place/Budapest/@47.4812134,19.1303031,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4741c334d1d4cfc9:0x400c4290c1e1160|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>
			The wide Danube was always fordable at this point because of a small number of islands in the middle of the river. The city has marked topographical contrasts: Buda is built on the higher river terraces and hills of the western side, while the considerably larger Pest spreads out on a flat and featureless sand plain on the river's opposite bank.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Budapest#toc59294 |title=Budapest |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |date=21 November 2013 |first=Laszlo |last=Péter |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> Pest's terrain rises with a slight eastward gradient, so the easternmost parts of the city lie at the same altitude as Buda's smallest hills, notably ] and Castle Hill.<ref name="budapest.com">{{cite web |title=General information – Geography |url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/general_information/geography_of_budapest.en.html |publisher=Budapest.com |access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
	The {{convert|525|sqkm|sqmi}} area of Budapest lies in ], surrounded by settlements of the agglomeration in Pest county. The capital extends {{convert|25|and|29|km|0|abbr=on}} in the north-south, east-west direction respectively. The Danube enters the city from the north; later it encircles two islands, ] and ].<ref name=Encarta/> The third island ] is the largest of the Budapest Danube islands, however only its northernmost tip is within city limits. The river that separates the two parts of the city is {{convert|230|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} wide at its narrowest point in Budapest. Pest lies on the flat terrain of the Great Plain while Buda is rather hilly.<ref name=Encarta/>
			The Buda hills consist mainly of limestone and dolomite, the water created ]s, the most famous ones being the Pálvölgyi cave (total length {{convert|7200|m|ft|disp=or|abbr=on}}) and the Szemlőhegyi cave (total length {{convert|2200|m|ft|disp=or|abbr=on}}). The hills were formed in the Triassic Period. The highest point of the hills and of Budapest is ], at {{convert|527|m|abbr=off}} ]. The lowest point is the line of the Danube which is {{convert|96|m|abbr=off}} above sea level. Budapest is also rich in green areas. Of the {{convert|525|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}} occupied by the city, {{convert|83|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}} is green area, park and forest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.budapest-tourist.info/en/geography.php |title=Geography of Budapest |publisher=Budapest Tourist Info |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref> The forests of ] are environmentally protected.<ref>{{cite web |title=Protected Landscape Area of Buda |url=https://www.dunaipoly.hu/en/places/protected-areas/protected-areas-1/protected-landscape-area-of-buda |publisher=Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate |access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
	The wide Danube was always fordable at this point because of a small number of islands in the middle of the river. The city has marked topographical contrasts: Buda is built on the higher river terraces and hills of the western side, while the considerably larger Pest spreads out on a flat and featureless sand plain on the river's opposite bank.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Budapest#toc59294 |title=Budapest|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|date=21 November 2013|first=Laszlo|last=Péter|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> Pest's terrain rises with a slight eastward gradient, so the easternmost parts of the city lie at the same altitude as Buda's smallest hills, notably ] and Castle Hill.<ref name="budapest.com">{{cite web|title=General information – Geography|url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/general_information/geography_of_budapest.en.html |publisher=Budapest.com|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>
			The city's importance in terms of traffic is very central, because many major ] and ] lines lead to Budapest.<ref name="budapest.com" /> The Danube was and is still an important water-way and this region in the centre of the Carpathian Basin lies at the cross-roads of ]s.<ref name="budpocketguide.com">{{cite web |title=Geography of Budapest |url=http://www.budpocketguide.com/TouristInfo/Geography_of_Bp.php |access-date=4 December 2014 |publisher=Budapest Pocket Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214061157/http://www.budpocketguide.com/TouristInfo/Geography_of_Bp.php |archive-date=14 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	The Buda hills consist mainly of limestone and dolomite, the water created ]s, the most famous ones being the Pálvölgyi cave (total length {{convert|7200|m|ft|disp=or|abbr=on}}) and the Szemlőhegyi cave (total length {{convert|2200|m|ft|disp=or|abbr=on}}). The hills were formed in the Triassic Period. The highest point of the hills and of Budapest is János hill, at {{convert|527|m|abbr=off}} ]. The lowest point is the line of the Danube which is {{convert|96|m|abbr=off}} above sea level. Budapest is also rich in green areas. Of the {{convert|525|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}} occupied by the city, {{convert|83|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}} is green area, park and forest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.budapest-tourist.info/en/geography.php|title=Geography of Budapest|publisher=Budapest Tourist Info|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> The forests of ] are environmentally protected.<ref>{{cite web|title=Protected Landscape Area of Buda|url=https://www.dunaipoly.hu/en/places/protected-areas/protected-areas-1/protected-landscape-area-of-buda |publisher=Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>
			Budapest is one of only three capital cities in the world which has ] (the others being ] in ] and ] in ]). Some 125 springs produce {{convert|70|e6l|abbr=off}} of thermal water a day, with temperatures ranging up to 58 Celsius. Some of these waters have been claimed to have medicinal effects due to their high mineral contents.<ref name="budapest.com" />
	The city's importance in terms of traffic is very central, because many major ] and ] lines lead to Budapest.<ref name="budapest.com" /> The Danube was and is still an important water-way and this region in the centre of the Carpathian Basin lies at the cross-roads of ]s.<ref name="budpocketguide.com">{{cite web|title=Geography of Budapest|url=http://www.budpocketguide.com/TouristInfo/Geography_of_Bp.php|accessdate=4 December 2014|publisher=Budapest Pocket Guide}}</ref>
	Budapest is one of only three capital cities in the world which has ] (the other being Reykjavík in Iceland and Sofia in Bulgaria). Some 125 springs produce {{convert|70|e6l|abbr=off}} of thermal water a day, with temperatures ranging up to 58 Celsius. Some of these waters have medicinal effects due to their medically valuable mineral contents.<ref name="budapest.com"/>
	=== Climate ===		=== Climate ===
	{{Main|Climate of Budapest}}		{{Main|Climate of Budapest}}
			Budapest has a transitional climate between a ] (]: '']'', ]: '']''), and a ] (]: ''Dfa'', ]: ''Dcao''), with warm to hot summers and chilly winters.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}}</ref> Winter (November until early March) can be cold and the city receives little sunshine. Snowfall is fairly frequent in most years, and nighttime temperatures of {{convert|-10|C|F|}} are not uncommon between mid-December and mid-February. The spring months (March and April) see variable conditions, with a rapid increase in the average temperature. The weather in late March and in April is often very agreeable during the day and fresh at night. Budapest's long summer – lasting from May until mid-September – is warm or very warm. Sudden heavy showers also occur, particularly in May and June. The autumn in Budapest (mid-September until late October) is characterised by little rain and long sunny days with moderate temperatures. Temperatures often turn abruptly colder in late October or early November.
	Budapest has a ] climate (]), similar to ], France and ] in Switzerland. Budapest has a subtropical climate because the warmest month exceeds 22 degrees in average, and the coldest month averages above 0 degrees.
	Winter (November until early March) can be cold and the city receives little sunshine. Snowfall is fairly frequent in most years, and nighttime temperatures of {{convert|-10|C|F|}} are not uncommon between mid-December and mid-February. The spring months (March and April) see variable conditions, with a rapid increase in the average temperature. The weather in late March and in April is often very agreeable during the day and fresh at night. Budapest's long summer – lasting from May until mid-September – is warm or very warm. Sudden heavy showers also occur, particularly in May and June. The autumn in Budapest (mid-September until late October) is characterised by little rain and long sunny days with moderate temperatures. Temperatures often turn abruptly colder in late October or early November.
	Mean annual precipitation in Budapest is around {{convert|23.5|in|1|abbr=out}}. On average, there are 84 days with precipitation and 1988 hours of sunshine (of a possible 4383) each year.<ref name="britannica.com"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Climate Budapest – Hungary|url=https://www.climatedata.eu/climate.php?loc=huxx0002&lang=en |publisher=Climatedata.eu|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Budapest, Hungary|url=https://www.budapest.climatemps.com/sunlight.php |publisher=climatemps.com|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> From March to October, average sunshine totals are roughly equal to those seen in northern Italy (]).		Mean annual precipitation in Budapest is around {{convert|23.5|in|1|abbr=out}}. On average, there are 84 days with precipitation and 1988 hours of sunshine (of a possible 4383) each year.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Budapest |title=Budapest |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |date=11 September 2014 |access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Climate Budapest – Hungary |url=https://www.climatedata.eu/climate.php?loc=huxx0002&lang=en |publisher=Climatedata.eu |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503161858/http://www.climatedata.eu/climate.php?loc=huxx0002&lang=en |archive-date=3 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Budapest, Hungary |url=https://www.budapest.climatemps.com/sunlight.php |publisher=climatemps.com |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222072343/http://www.budapest.climatemps.com/sunlight.php |archive-date=22 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> From March to October, average sunshine totals are roughly equal to those seen in northern Italy (]).
	The city lies on the boundary between Zone 6 and Zone 7 in terms of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gardenology.org/Hardiness_zone |title=Hardiness zone – Gardenology.org – Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki |publisher=Gardenology.org |accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.backyardgardener.com/garden-forum-education/hardiness-zones/europa-hardiness-zone-map/ |title=Europa Hardiness zone map |publisher=Backyardgardener.com |accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref>		The city lies on the boundary between Zone 6 and Zone 7 in terms of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gardenology.org/Hardiness_zone |title=Hardiness zone – Gardenology.org – Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki |publisher=Gardenology.org |access-date=13 October 2012 |archive-date=3 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003124820/http://www.gardenology.org/Hardiness_zone |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.backyardgardener.com/garden-forum-education/hardiness-zones/europa-hardiness-zone-map/ |title=Europa Hardiness zone map |publisher=Backyardgardener.com |access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>
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	|location = Budapest, 1971–2010		| location = Budapest, 1991–2020, (extremes 1870-present)
	|metric first = yes		| metric first = yes
	|single line = yes		| single line = yes
	|Jan record high C = 18.1		| Jan record high C = 18.1
	|Feb record high C = 19.7		| Feb record high C = 20.6
	|Mar record high C = 25.4		| Mar record high C = 26.1
	|Apr record high C = 30.2		| Apr record high C = 32.0
	|May record high C = 34.0		| May record high C = 34.0
	|Jun record high C = 39.5		| Jun record high C = 39.5
	|Jul record high C = 40.7		| Jul record high C = 40.7
	|Aug record high C = 39.4		| Aug record high C = 40.0
	|Sep record high C = 35.2		| Sep record high C = 37.6
	|Oct record high C = 30.8		| Oct record high C = 30.8
	|Nov record high C = 22.6		| Nov record high C = 23.4
	|Dec record high C = 19.3		| Dec record high C = 19.3
	|year record high C = 40.7		| year record high C = 40.7
	|Jan high C = 2.9		| Jan record low C = -27.1
	|Feb high C = 5.5		| Feb record low C = -25.0
	|Mar high C = 10.6		| Mar record low C = -15.5
	|Apr high C = 16.4		| Apr record low C = -7.2
	|May high C = 21.9		| May record low C = -3.3
	|Jun high C = 24.6		| Jun record low C = 0.5
	|Jul high C = 26.7		| Jul record low C = 4.0
	|Aug high C = 26.6		| Aug record low C = 5.0
	|Sep high C = 21.6		| Sep record low C = -3.1
	|Oct high C = 15.4		| Oct record low C = -9.5
	|Nov high C = 7.7		| Nov record low C = -16.4
	|Dec high C = 4.0		| Dec record low C = -22.0
	|year high C = 15.3		| year record low C =
	|Jan mean C = 0.4		| Jan high C = 3.0
	|Feb mean C = 2.3		| Feb high C = 5.8
	|Mar mean C = 6.1		| Mar high C = 11.3
	|Apr mean C = 12.0		| Apr high C = 17.9
	|May mean C = 16.6		| May high C = 22.6
	|Jun mean C = 19.7		| Jun high C = 26.2
	|Jul mean C = 22.3		| Jul high C = 28.1
	|Aug mean C = 21.2		| Aug high C = 28.0
	|Sep mean C = 16.9		| Sep high C = 22.5
	|Oct mean C = 11.8		| Oct high C = 16.4
	|Nov mean C = 5.4		| Nov high C = 9.4
	|Dec mean C = 1.8		| Dec high C = 3.5
	|year mean C = 11.3		| year high C =
	|Jan low C = -1.6		| Jan mean C = 0.0
	|Feb low C = 0.0		| Feb mean C = 2.0
	|Mar low C = 3.5		| Mar mean C = 6.6
	|Apr low C = 7.6		| Apr mean C = 12.4
	|May low C = 12.1		| May mean C = 16.9
	|Jun low C = 15.1		| Jun mean C = 20.7
	|Jul low C = 16.8		| Jul mean C = 22.5
	|Aug low C = 16.5		| Aug mean C = 22.3
	|Sep low C = 12.8		| Sep mean C = 16.9
	|Oct low C = 7.9		| Oct mean C = 11.3
	|Nov low C = 2.9		| Nov mean C = 5.9
	|Dec low C = 0.0		| Dec mean C = 0.8
	|year low C = 7.8		| year mean C =
	|Jan record low C = -25.6		| Jan low C = -2.5
	|Feb record low C = -23.4		| Feb low C = -1.3
	|Mar record low C = -15.1		| Mar low C = 2.3
	|Apr record low C = -4.6		| Apr low C = 7.1
	|May record low C = -1.6		| May low C = 11.6
	|Jun record low C = 3.0		| Jun low C = 15.2
	|Jul record low C = 5.9		| Jul low C = 16.7
	|Aug record low C = 5.0		| Aug low C = 16.6
	|Sep record low C = -3.1		| Sep low C = 12.2
	|Oct record low C = -9.5		| Oct low C = 7.2
	|Nov record low C = -16.4		| Nov low C = 3.1
	|Dec record low C = -20.8		| Dec low C = -1.4
	|year record low C = -25.6		| year low C =
	|Jan precipitation mm = 37
	|Feb precipitation mm = 29		| precipitation colour = green
	|Mar precipitation mm = 30		| Jan precipitation mm = 31
	|Apr precipitation mm = 42		| Feb precipitation mm = 33
	|May precipitation mm = 62		| Mar precipitation mm = 32
	|Jun precipitation mm = 63		| Apr precipitation mm = 36
	|Jul precipitation mm = 45		| May precipitation mm = 67
	|Aug precipitation mm = 49		| Jun precipitation mm = 66
	|Sep precipitation mm = 40		| Jul precipitation mm = 75
	|Oct precipitation mm = 39		| Aug precipitation mm = 61
	|Nov precipitation mm = 53		| Sep precipitation mm = 52
	|Dec precipitation mm = 43		| Oct precipitation mm = 45
	|year precipitation mm = 532		| Nov precipitation mm = 48
	|Jan precipitation days = 7.3		| Dec precipitation mm = 40
	|Feb precipitation days = 6.1		| year precipitation mm =
	|Mar precipitation days = 6.4		| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
	|Apr precipitation days = 6.6		| Jan precipitation days = 6
	|May precipitation days = 8.6		| Feb precipitation days = 6
	|Jun precipitation days = 8.7		| Mar precipitation days = 5.7
	|Jul precipitation days = 7.2		| Apr precipitation days = 5.7
	|Aug precipitation days = 6.9		| May precipitation days = 8
	|Sep precipitation days = 5.9		| Jun precipitation days = 6.6
	|Oct precipitation days = 5.3		| Jul precipitation days = 6.4
	|Nov precipitation days = 7.8		| Aug precipitation days = 5.6
	|Dec precipitation days = 7.2		| Sep precipitation days = 5.6
			| Oct precipitation days = 6.7
	|Jan sun = 62
			| Nov precipitation days = 7.1
	|Feb sun = 93
			| Dec precipitation days = 6.8
	|Mar sun = 137
	|Apr sun = 177		| Jan sun = 53.8
	|May sun = 234		| Feb sun = 83.4
	|Jun sun = 250		| Mar sun = 133.4
	|Jul sun = 271		| Apr sun = 179.5
	|Aug sun = 255		| May sun = 233.8
	|Sep sun = 187		| Jun sun = 250.6
	|Oct sun = 141		| Jul sun = 279.4
	|Nov sun = 69		| Aug sun = 253.8
	|Dec sun = 52		| Sep sun = 195.7
	|year sun = 1988		| Oct sun = 150.7
	|Jan humidity = 79		| Nov sun = 65.1
	|Feb humidity = 74		| Dec sun = 49.2
	|Mar humidity = 66		| year sun =
	|Apr humidity = 59		| Jan humidity = 79
	|May humidity = 61		| Feb humidity = 74
	|Jun humidity = 61		| Mar humidity = 66
	|Jul humidity = 59		| Apr humidity = 59
	|Aug humidity = 61		| May humidity = 61
	|Sep humidity = 67		| Jun humidity = 61
	|Oct humidity = 72		| Jul humidity = 59
	|Nov humidity = 78		| Aug humidity = 61
	|Dec humidity = 80		| Sep humidity = 67
	|year humidity = 68.1		| Oct humidity = 72
	| Jan uv =1		| Nov humidity = 78
	| Feb uv =2		| Dec humidity = 80
	| Mar uv =3		| year humidity =
	| Apr uv =5		| Jan dew point C =-3.9
	| May uv =6		| Feb dew point C =-2.3
	| Jun uv =7		| Mar dew point C =0.0
	| Jul uv =7		| Apr dew point C =3.4
	| Aug uv =6		| May dew point C =8.3
	| Sep uv =4		| Jun dew point C =11.4
	| Oct uv =3		| Jul dew point C =12.4
	| Nov uv =1		| Aug dew point C =12.4
	| Dec uv =1		| Sep dew point C =10.2
			| Oct dew point C =6.2
	|source 1 = Hungarian Meteorological Service<ref name="weather">{{cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Budapest, Hungary (based on data from 1970 to 2010) |publisher=Hungarian Meteorological Service |url=https://met.hu/eghajlat/magyarorszag_eghajlata/varosok_jellemzoi/Budapest/}}</ref> and Weather Atlas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/hungary/budapest-climate|title=Budapest, Hungary – Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast|last=d.o.o|first=Yu Media Group|website=Weather Atlas|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>
			| Nov dew point C =1.9
			| Dec dew point C =-1.8
			| Jan uv = 2
			| Feb uv = 3
			| Mar uv = 3
			| Apr uv = 5
			| May uv = 5
			| Jun uv = 6
			| Jul uv = 6
			| Aug uv = 6
			| Sep uv = 4
			| Oct uv = 3
			| Nov uv = 2
			| Dec uv = 2
			| source 1 = Hungarian Meteorological Service(temperature-precipitation) <ref name="weather">{{cite web |title=Budapest éghajlati jellemzői |language=Hungarian |access-date=25 April 2024 |publisher=Hungarian Meteorological Service |url=https://met.hu/eghajlat/magyarorszag_eghajlata/varosok_jellemzoi/Budapest/}}</ref><ref name="met.hu">{{Cite web |url=https://met.hu/eghajlat/magyarorszag_eghajlata/eghajlati_adatsorok/Budapest/adatok/havi_adatok/ |title=Havi adatok - Adatok - met.hu |date=13 February 2022}}</ref> (extremes)<ref>{{cite web |title=Temperature extremes - Budapest |url=https://met.hu/eghajlat/magyarorszag_eghajlata/homersekleti_szelsoertekek/Budapest/index.php?ful=3#aktp |website=met.hu |publisher=Hungarian meteorological service |access-date=25 April 2024 |language=Hungarian}}</ref>
			| source 2 =](precipitation days<ref name=NCEI>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Hungary/CSV/BudapestBelterulet_12840.csv |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Budapest-Belterulet |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=] |no-pp=y |format=CSV }}</ref>)(humidity, dew point and sun 1961-1990 <ref name=clino6190>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-VI/HU/12840.TXT |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1961-1990: Budapest-KMI |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=] |no-pp=y |format=TXT }}</ref>)
			Weather Atlas (UV)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/hungary/budapest-climate |title=Budapest, Hungary – Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast |publisher=Yu Media Group |website=Weather Atlas |access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>
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	== Architecture ==		== Architecture ==
	{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures in Budapest}}		{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures in Budapest|List of churches in Budapest}}
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	Budapest has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles and from distinct time periods, from the ancient times as Roman City of Aquincum in Óbuda (District III), which dates to around 89 AD, to the most modern ], the contemporary arts museum and concert hall.<ref name="Budapest Architecture">{{cite web |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-architecture/ |title=Budapest Architecture |publisher=visitbudapest.travel |year=2013 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/the_incredible_architecture_of_budapest |title=The Incredible Architecture of Budapest|publisher=pbase.com |year=2013 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/attractions/exceptional_buildings.en.html |title= Exceptional Buildings Budapest|publisher=budapest.com |year=2014 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref>
			Budapest has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles and from distinct time periods, from the ancient times as Roman City of Aquincum in Óbuda (District III), which dates to around 89 AD, to the most modern ], the contemporary arts museum and concert hall.<ref name="Budapest Architecture">{{cite web |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-architecture/ |title=Budapest Architecture |publisher=visitbudapest.travel |year=2013 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530170324/http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-architecture/ |archive-date=30 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/the_incredible_architecture_of_budapest |title=The Incredible Architecture of Budapest |publisher=pbase.com |year=2013 |access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/attractions/exceptional_buildings.en.html |title=Exceptional Buildings Budapest |publisher=budapest.com |year=2014 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-date=25 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425000115/http://www.budapest.com/city_guide/attractions/exceptional_buildings.en.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
	Most buildings in Budapest are relatively low: in the early 2010s there were around 100 buildings higher than {{convert|45|m}}. The number of high-rise buildings is kept low by building legislation, which is aimed at preserving the historic cityscape and to meet the requirements of the ]. Strong rules apply to the planning, authorisation and construction of high-rise buildings and consequently much of the ] does not have any. Some planners would like see an easing of the rules for the construction of skyscrapers, and the possibility of building skyscrapers outside the city's historic core has been raised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prestigecity.hu/towers/en/lakasok/magas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016232556/http://www.prestigecity.hu/towers/en/lakasok/magas |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2007 |title=The high-rise buildings as emblematique element of luxury district, 13th District of Budapest |publisher=Prestigecity |accessdate=5 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_D1935399A8EF4E8891F15BA4C0800C86 |title=The coming of skyscrapers?|publisher=euscreen.eu |date=17 December 2006 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref>
			Most buildings in Budapest are relatively low: in the early 2010s there were around 100 buildings higher than {{convert|45|m}}. The number of high-rise buildings is kept low by building legislation, which is aimed at preserving the historic cityscape and to meet the requirements of the ]. Strong rules apply to the planning, authorisation and construction of high-rise buildings and consequently much of the ] does not have any. Some planners would like see an easing of the rules for the construction of skyscrapers, and the possibility of building skyscrapers outside the city's historic core has been raised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prestigecity.hu/towers/en/lakasok/magas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016232556/http://www.prestigecity.hu/towers/en/lakasok/magas |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2007 |title=The high-rise buildings as emblematique element of luxury district, 13th District of Budapest |publisher=Prestigecity |access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_D1935399A8EF4E8891F15BA4C0800C86 |title=The coming of skyscrapers? |publisher=euscreen.eu |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-date=14 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514015754/http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_D1935399A8EF4E8891F15BA4C0800C86 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
	In the chronological order of architectural styles Budapest represents on the entire timeline. Start with the Roman City of Aquincum represents the ].
			In the chronological order of architectural styles Budapest is represented on the entire timeline, starting with the Roman City of Aquincum representing ].
	The next determinative style is the ] in Budapest. The few remaining Gothic buildings can be found in the Castle District. Buildings of note are no. 18, 20 and 22 on Országház Street, which date back to the 14th century and No. 31 Úri Street, which has a Gothic façade that dates back to the 15th century. Another buildings with Gothic remains is the ], built in the 12th century,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/local-secrets/inner-city-parish-church/ |title=The oldest church in Pest |publisher=visitbudapest.travel |year=2011 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref> and the ], completed in the 15th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://budavar.btk.mta.hu/en/streets-squares-buildings/kapisztran-square/251-magdalene-tower.html|title=Kapisztrán tér – Parish Church of Saint Maria Magdalene, Magdalene Tower|author=András Végh|website=Hungarian Academy of Sciences-BTM website}}</ref> The most characteristic Gothic-style buildings are actually ], like the most well-known Budapest landmarks, the ]<ref name=Steves>{{cite book |first1=Rick |last1=Steves |first2=Cameron |last2=Hewitt |title=Rick Steves' Budapest |date=2009 |publisher=Avalon Travel Publishing |isbn=978-1-59880-217-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781598802177 }}</ref> and the ], where much of the original material was used (originally built in ] in 1015).<ref name="budapestbylocals.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.budapestbylocals.com/matthias-church.html |title=Matthias Church Budapest Castle-Church of Our Lady Buda, Tickets, Concerts|publisher=Budapestbylocals.com}}</ref>
			The next determinative style is the ] in Budapest. The few remaining Gothic buildings can be found in the Castle District. Buildings of note are no. 18, 20 and 22 on Országház Street, which date back to the 14th century and No. 31 Úri Street, which has a Gothic façade that dates back to the 15th century. Other buildings with Gothic features are the ], built in the 12th century,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/local-secrets/inner-city-parish-church/ |title=The oldest church in Pest |publisher=visitbudapest.travel |year=2011 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506000001/http://visitbudapest.travel/local-secrets/inner-city-parish-church/ |archive-date=6 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Mary Magdalene Church, completed in the 15th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://budavar.btk.mta.hu/en/streets-squares-buildings/kapisztran-square/251-magdalene-tower.html |title=Kapisztrán tér – Parish Church of Saint Maria Magdalene, Magdalene Tower |author=András Végh |website=Hungarian Academy of Sciences-BTM website |access-date=6 September 2019 |archive-date=12 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212163238/http://budavar.btk.mta.hu/en/streets-squares-buildings/kapisztran-square/251-magdalene-tower.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The most characteristic Gothic-style buildings are actually ], like the most well-known Budapest landmarks, the ]<ref name=Steves>{{cite book |first1=Rick |last1=Steves |first2=Cameron |last2=Hewitt |title=Rick Steves' Budapest |date=2009 |publisher=Avalon Travel Publishing |isbn=978-1-59880-217-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781598802177}}</ref> and the ], where much of the original material was used (originally built in ] in 1015).<ref name="budapestbylocals.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.budapestbylocals.com/matthias-church.html |title=Matthias Church Budapest Castle-Church of Our Lady Buda, Tickets, Concerts |date=9 July 2022 |publisher=Budapestbylocals.com}}</ref>
	The next chapter in the history of human architecture is ]. One of the earliest places to be influenced by the Renaissance style of architecture was Hungary, and Budapest in particular. The style appeared following the marriage of King ] and ] in 1476. Many Italian artists, craftsmen and masons came to Buda with the new queen. Today, many of the original renaissance buildings disappeared during the varied history of Buda, but Budapest is still rich in renaissance and neo-renaissance buildings, like the famous ], ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/the-basilica-of-st-stephen.html|title=The Basilica of Saint Stephen|publisher=Lovelybudapest.com}}</ref>
			The next chapter in the history of human architecture is ]. One of the earliest places to be influenced by the Renaissance style of architecture was Hungary, and Budapest in particular. The style appeared following the marriage of King ] and ] in 1476. Many Italian artists, craftsmen and masons came to Buda with the new queen. Today, many of the original renaissance buildings disappeared during the varied history of Buda, but Budapest is still rich in renaissance and neo-renaissance buildings, like the famous ], ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/the-basilica-of-st-stephen.html |title=The Basilica of Saint Stephen |publisher=Lovelybudapest.com |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211222120/http://www.lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/the-basilica-of-st-stephen.html |archive-date=11 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	], ], ] and ]]]
	During the Turkish occupation (1541–1686), Islamic culture flourished in Budapest; multiple mosques and baths were built in the city. These were great examples of ], which was influenced by Muslims from around the world including Turkish, Iranian, Arabian and to a larger extent, ] as well as Islamic traditions. After the Holy League conquered Budapest, they replaced most of the mosques with churches and minarets were turned into bell towers and cathedral spires. At one point the distinct sloping central square in Budapest became a bustling Oriental bazaar, which was filled with "the chatter of camel caravans on their way to Yemen and India".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/10/travel/glimpsing-hungary-s-ottoman-past.html|title=Glimpsing Hungary's Ottoman Past|last=Times|first=Celestine Bohlen; Celestine Bohlen Is Chief of the Budapest Bureau of the New York|date=10 March 1991|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> Budapest is in fact one of the few places in the world with functioning original ]houses dating back to the 16th century, like Rudas Baths or ]. Budapest is home to the northernmost place where the ] of influential Islamic Turkish Sufi Dervish, ] is found. Various cultures converged in Hungary seemed to coalesce well with each other, as if all these different cultures and architecture styles are digested into Hungary's own way of cultural blend. A precedent to show the city's self-conscious is the top section of the city's main square, currently named as ]. When Turks came to the city, they built mosques here which was aggressively replaced with Gothic church of St. Bertalan. The rationale of reusing the base of the former Islamic building mosque and reconstruction into Gothic Church but Islamic style architecture over it is typically Islamic are still visible. An official term for the rationale is ]. The mosque was called the djami of Pasha Gazi Kassim, and djami means mosque in Arabic. After Turks and Muslims were expelled and massacred from Budapest, the site was reoccupied by Christians and reformed into a church, the ]. The ] and Turkish entranceway were removed. The shape of the architecture is its only hint of exotic past—"two surviving prayer niches facing Mecca and an ecumenical symbol atop its cupola: a cross rising above the Turkish crescent moon".
			During the Turkish occupation (1541–1686), Islamic culture flourished in Budapest; multiple mosques and baths were built in the city. These were great examples of ], which was influenced by Muslims from around the world including Turkish, Iranian, Arabian and to a larger extent, ] as well as Islamic traditions. After the Holy League conquered Budapest, they replaced most of the mosques with churches and minarets were turned into bell towers and cathedral spires. At one point the distinct sloping central square in Budapest became a bustling Oriental bazaar, which was filled with "the chatter of camel caravans on their way to Yemen and India".<ref name=NYT1991>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/10/travel/glimpsing-hungary-s-ottoman-past.html |title=Glimpsing Hungary's Ottoman Past |author=Celestine Bohlen |date=10 March 1991 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref> Budapest is in fact one of the few places in the world with functioning original ]houses dating back to the 16th century, like Rudas Baths or ]. Budapest is home to the northernmost place where the ] of influential Islamic Turkish Sufi Dervish, ] is found. Various cultures converged in Hungary seemed to coalesce well with each other, as if all these different cultures and architecture styles are digested into Hungary's own way of cultural blend. A precedent to show the city's self-conscious is the top section of the city's main square, named as ]. When Turks came to the city, they built mosques here which was aggressively replaced with Gothic church of St. Bertalan. The rationale of reusing the base of the former Islamic building mosque and reconstruction into Gothic Church but Islamic style architecture over it is typically Islamic are still visible. An official term for the rationale is ]. The mosque was called the djami of Pasha Gazi Kassim, and djami means mosque in Arabic. After Turks and Muslims were expelled and massacred from Budapest, the site was reoccupied by Christians and reformed into a church, the ]. The ] and Turkish entranceway were removed. The shape of the architecture is its only hint of exotic past—"two surviving prayer niches facing Mecca and an ecumenical symbol atop its cupola: a cross rising above the Turkish crescent moon".<ref name=NYT1991/>
	], the ], the icon of the city's 19th century development, built in 1849]]
			], the ], the icon of the city's 19th century development, built in 1849]]
	After 1686, the ] designated the dominant style of art in catholic countries from the 17th century to the 18th century.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400 |title=Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue – UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=16 April 2012}}</ref> There are many Baroque-style buildings in Budapest and one of the finest examples of preserved Baroque-style architecture is the ] in ]. An interesting part of Budapest is the less touristy Óbuda, the main square of which also has some beautiful preserved historic buildings with Baroque façades. The Castle District is another place to visit where the best-known landmark Buda Royal Palace and many other buildings were built in the Baroque style.<ref name="auto"/>
			After 1686, the ] designated the dominant style of art in catholic countries from the 17th century to the 18th century.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400 |title=Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue – UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref> There are many Baroque-style buildings in Budapest and one of the finest examples of preserved Baroque-style architecture is the Church of St. Anna in ]. An interesting part of Budapest is the less touristy Óbuda, the main square of which also has some beautiful preserved historic buildings with Baroque façades. The Castle District is another place to visit where the best-known landmark Buda Royal Palace and many other buildings were built in the Baroque style.<ref name="auto" />
	The ] and ] are the next in the timeline. Budapest had not one but two architects that were masters of the Classicist style. ] (1773–1855) and ] (1789–1867), built many beautiful Classicist-style buildings in the city. Some of the best examples are the ], the ] (both designed by Pollack) and the seat of the ], the ]. The most iconic and widely known Classicist-style attraction in Budapest is the ].<ref name=structurae>{{Structurae|id=20000455|title=Széchenyi Chain Bridge}}</ref> Budapest's two most beautiful ] buildings are the ] in Dohány Street and the ] on the ], both designed by architect ] (1821–1884). Another noteworthy structure is the ], which was designed by August de Serres and built by the ] of Paris in 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://welovebudapest.com/en/venue/nyugati-railway-station-2/|title=Nyugati Railway Station – WeLoveBudapest EN|publisher=Welovebudapest.com}}</ref>
			The ] and ] are the next in the timeline. Budapest had not one but two architects that were masters of the Classicist style. ] (1773–1855) and ] (1789–1867), built many beautiful Classicist-style buildings in the city. Some of the best examples are the ], the ] (both designed by Pollack) and the seat of the ], the ]. The most iconic and widely known Classicist-style attraction in Budapest is the ].<ref name=structurae>{{Structurae|id=20000455|title=Széchenyi Chain Bridge}}</ref> Budapest's two most beautiful ] buildings are the ] in Dohány Street and the ] on the ], both designed by architect ] (1821–1884). Another noteworthy structure is the ], which was designed by August de Serres and built by the ] of Paris in 1877.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://welovebudapest.com/en/venue/nyugati-railway-station-2/ |title=Nyugati Railway Station – WeLoveBudapest EN |publisher=Welovebudapest.com |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083707/https://welovebudapest.com/en/venue/nyugati-railway-station-2/ |archive-date=15 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	], completed in 1904]]
			], completed in 1904]]
	Art Nouveau came into fashion in Budapest by the exhibitions which were held in and around 1896 and organised in connection with the Hungarian ] celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boedapestrondleiding.com/text/rondleidingen/artnouveaurondleiding_en.php |title=Budapest Tour: Early Art Nouveau 1897–1904 |publisher=budapestarchitect.com |year=2011 |accessdate=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529120059/http://www.boedapestrondleiding.com/text/rondleidingen/artnouveaurondleiding_en.php |archivedate=29 May 2014}}</ref> Art Nouveau in Hungary (''Szecesszió'' in Hungarian) is a blend of several architectural styles, with a focus on Hungary's specialities. One of the leading Art Nouveau architects, ] (1845–1914), was inspired by Indian and Syrian architecture as well as traditional Hungarian decorative designs. One of his most beautiful buildings in Budapest is the ]. Another examples for Art Nouveau in Budapest is the ] in front of the Chain Bridge, the ], the ] or ].<ref name="Budapest Architecture"/>
			] came into fashion in Budapest by the exhibitions which were held in and around 1896 and organised in connection with the Hungarian ] celebrations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boedapestrondleiding.com/text/rondleidingen/artnouveaurondleiding_en.php |title=Budapest Tour: Early Art Nouveau 1897–1904 |publisher=budapestarchitect.com |year=2011 |access-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529120059/http://www.boedapestrondleiding.com/text/rondleidingen/artnouveaurondleiding_en.php |archive-date=29 May 2014}}</ref> Art Nouveau in Hungary (''Szecesszió'' in Hungarian) is a blend of several architectural styles, with a focus on Hungary's specialities. One of the leading Art Nouveau architects, ] (1845–1914), was inspired by Indian and Syrian architecture as well as traditional Hungarian decorative designs. One of his most beautiful buildings in Budapest is the ]. Another examples for Art Nouveau in Budapest is the ] in front of the Chain Bridge, the ], the ] or ].<ref name="Budapest Architecture" />
	The second half of the 20th century also saw, under the communist regime, the construction of ] (]), as in other Eastern European countries. In the 21st century, Budapest faces new challenges in its architecture. The pressure towards the high-rise buildings is unequivocal among today's world cities, but preserving Budapest's unique cityscape and its very diverse architecture, along with green areas, is force Budapest to balance between them. The ] has wide margin in the city. ]s attract heavy investment by business and government also, so that the city has gained entirely new (or renovated and redesigned) squares, parks and monuments, for example the city central ], ] and ]. Budapest's current urban landscape is one of the modern and contemporary architecture. Numerous landmarks are created in the last decade in Budapest, like the ], Palace of Arts, ], ], ] among others, and millions of square meters of new ] and ]. But there are still large opportunities in ] in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joneslanglasalle.eu/ResearchLevel1/Budapest%20high%20streets%20_%20electronic%20version.pdf |title=Budapest High Street Overview 2013 |publisher=] |date=October 2013 |accessdate=5 May 2014 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/asset-management/emerging-trends-real-estate/assets/pwc-emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2013-europe.pdf |title=Emerging Trends in Real Estate, 2013 Europe |publisher=] |year=2013 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbre.hu/hu_en/news_events/news_detail?p_id=16464 |title=Bulls return to the European commercial real estate market (Budapest)|publisher=] |date=24 March 2014 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref>
			{{Quote box|width=30%|quote=It is one of the world's outstanding urban landscapes and illustrates the great periods in the history of the Hungarian capital.|source='']''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400/ |title=Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue |first=UNESCO World Heritage |last=Centre |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref>}}
			The second half of the 20th century also saw, under the communist regime, the construction of ] (]), as in other Eastern European countries. In the 21st century, Budapest faces new challenges in its architecture. The pressure towards the high-rise buildings is unequivocal among today's world cities, but preserving Budapest's unique cityscape and its very diverse architecture, along with green areas, forces Budapest to balance between them. The ] has wide margin in the city. ]s attract heavy investment by business and government also, so that the city has gained entirely new (or renovated and redesigned) squares, parks and monuments, for example the city central ], ] and ]. Numerous landmarks have been created in the last decade in Budapest, like the ], Palace of Arts, ], ], ] among others, and millions of square meters of new ] and ]. But there are still large opportunities in ] in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joneslanglasalle.eu/ResearchLevel1/Budapest%20high%20streets%20_%20electronic%20version.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.joneslanglasalle.eu/ResearchLevel1/Budapest%20high%20streets%20_%20electronic%20version.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Budapest High Street Overview 2013 |publisher=] |date=October 2013 |access-date=5 May 2014}}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/asset-management/emerging-trends-real-estate/assets/pwc-emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2013-europe.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/asset-management/emerging-trends-real-estate/assets/pwc-emerging-trends-in-real-estate-2013-europe.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Emerging Trends in Real Estate, 2013 Europe |publisher=] |year=2013 |access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbre.hu/hu_en/news_events/news_detail?p_id=16464 |title=Bulls return to the European commercial real estate market (Budapest) |publisher=] |date=24 March 2014 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505234228/http://www.cbre.hu/hu_en/news_events/news_detail?p_id=16464 |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
			{{Wide image|SzentAnnaFotoThalerTamas34.JPG|800px|'''From left''': Saint Anne Parish; ]; ]; and Stigmatisation of Saint Francis Church}}
	== Districts ==		== Districts ==
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	|style="text-align:center;"|''District''||style="text-align:center;"|''Official name''||style="text-align:center;"|''Official 2013''||style="text-align:center;"|''Km<sup>2</sup>''||style="text-align:center;"|''People/km<sup>2</sup>''		|style="text-align:center;"|''District''||style="text-align:center;"|''Official name''||style="text-align:center;"|''Official 2013''||style="text-align:center;"|''Km<sup>2</sup>''||style="text-align:center;"|''People/km<sup>2</sup>''
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	|'''I'''||]||24.528||3,41||7.233		|'''I'''||]||24.528||3,41||7.233
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	|'''XIV'''||]||123.786||18,15||6.820		|'''XIV'''||]||123.786||18,15||6.820
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	|'''XVII'''||]||78.537||'''54.83'''||1.418		|'''XVII'''||]||78.537||'''54.83'''||1.418
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	|colspan="2" |{{center|] '''City of Budapest'''}}||'''1,740,041'''||'''525.2'''||'''3.314,9'''		|colspan="2" |{{center|] '''City of Budapest'''}}||'''1,740,041'''||'''525.2'''||'''3,313.1'''
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	|colspan="5"|''Source: ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-11-001-01/EN/KS-HA-11-001-01-EN.PDF |title=Eurostat regional yearbook 2011 |accessdate=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008013254/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-11-001-01/EN/KS-HA-11-001-01-EN.PDF |archivedate=8 October 2012 }}</ref> ]<ref name="ksh.hu"/>''		|colspan="5"|''Source: ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-11-001-01/EN/KS-HA-11-001-01-EN.PDF |title=Eurostat regional yearbook 2011 |access-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008013254/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-11-001-01/EN/KS-HA-11-001-01-EN.PDF |archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref> ]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Gazetteer of Hungary, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2012 |access-date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
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			Contemporary Budapest is divided into 23 districts ({{langx|hu|link=no|kerületek}}, {{singular}}: ''kerület''), each with a mayor and municipal government elected separately from the general municipal government. The districts and the general municipal government have ] and legally defined, non-overlapping areas of competence. Each district has a municipally recognized name, some of which correspond to how locals call that area or neighborhood (e.g., ], V. district; ], VI. district), others which (e.g., ], XI. district) are neologisms. Street signs display the district and that neighborhood's colloquial name. The latter are often the names of villages that were gradually annexed to the city (e.g., ], ]) or of superseded administrative units of former boroughs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/budapest/neighborhoods-in-brief#sthash.WyAc5THZ.dpbs |publisher=Frommer's Budapest |title=Neighborhoods in Brief |year=2011 |access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>
	Most of today's Budapest is the result of a late-nineteenth-century renovation, but the wide ]s laid out then only bordered and bisected much older quarters of activity created by centuries of Budapest's city evolution.
	Budapest's vast urban area is often described using a set of district names. These are either informal designations, reflect the names of villages that have been absorbed by sprawl, or are superseded administrative units of former boroughs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/budapest/neighborhoods-in-brief#sthash.WyAc5THZ.dpbs |publisher=Frommer's Budapest|title=Neighborhoods in Brief |year=2011 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref>
	Such names have remained in use through tradition, each referring to a local area with its own distinctive character, but without official boundaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.budapestbydistrict.com/ |publisher=budapestbydistrict.com |title=Budapest district by district |year=2011 |accessdate=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506005516/http://www.budapestbydistrict.com/ |archivedate=6 May 2014}}</ref>
	Originally Budapest had 10 districts after coming into existence upon the unification of the three cities in 1873. Since 1950, ] has been divided into 22 ]s (and 23 since 1994). At that time there were changes both in the order of districts and in their sizes. The city now consists of 23 districts, 6 in Buda, 16 in Pest and 1 on Csepel Island between them.
	The city centre itself in a broader sense comprises the District '''V, VI, VII, VIII, IX'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.urbandivercities.eu/budapest/ |title=Urbandivercities.eu, Case study Budapest and Budapest's 8th district |year=2013 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref> and '''XIII''' on the Pest side, and the '''I, II, XI''' and '''XII''' on the Buda side of the city.<ref>{{citation |url=http://geogr.elte.hu/TGF/TGF_Doktorik/eberenyitezisangol.pdf |first=Eszter B.|last=Berényi|location=Budapest|title=The transformation of historical city districts in inner city of Budapest (PhD dissertation) |year=2010 |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref>
			After the unification of Buda, Pest, and Óbuda in 1873, Budapest initially had 10 districts. It was during the ] that ]'s 1934-1944 mayoral administration first seriously considered annexing peripheral towns and villages. This only came about, however, after the rise of ]. In 1950, for reasons of social and industrial policy—including the ]'s desire to ] the traditionally right-wing suburbs—7 ] and 16 towns were annexed to the capital to form contemporary ] ({{langx|hu|link=no|Nagy-Budapest}}).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sipos |first1=András |title=Nagy-Budapest létrehozásától Nagy-Budapest revíziójáig (1949–1956) |journal=Múltunk |date=2009 |volume=3 |pages=4–31 |url=https://www.multunk.hu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/siposa09-3.pdf |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> This reorganized the city into 22 districts, a number that grew to 23 after ] seceded from ] in 1994. The contemporary city thus consists of 6 districts in Buda, 16 in Pest, and ]. Today, districts I., II., XI., and XII. in Buda and V., VI., VII., VIII., and IX. in Pest make up the city center in its broadest sense, corresponding roughly to the 1873 municipal boundaries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.urbandivercities.eu/budapest/ |title=Urbandivercities.eu, Case study Budapest and Budapest's 8th district |year=2013 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505231945/http://www.urbandivercities.eu/budapest/ |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://geogr.elte.hu/TGF/TGF_Doktorik/eberenyitezisangol.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://geogr.elte.hu/TGF/TGF_Doktorik/eberenyitezisangol.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |first=Eszter B. |last=Berényi |location=Budapest |title=The transformation of historical city districts in inner city of Budapest (PhD dissertation) |year=2010 |access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>
	District I is a small area in central Buda, including the historic Buda Castle. District II is in Buda again, in the northwest, and District III stretches along in the northernmost part of Buda. To reach District IV, one must cross the Danube to find it in Pest (the eastern side), also at north. With District V, another circle begins, it is located in the absolute centre of Pest. Districts VI, VII, VIII and IX are the neighbouring areas to the east, going southwards, one after the other.
	District X is another, more external circle also in Pest, while one must jump to the Buda side again to find Districts XI and XII, going northwards. No more districts remaining in Buda in this circle, we must turn our steps to Pest again to find Districts XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX (mostly external city parts), almost regularly in a semicircle, going southwards again.
	District XXI is the extension of the above route over a branch of the Danube, the northern tip of a ] south from Budapest. District XXII is still on the same route in southwest Buda, and finally District XXIII is again in southernmost Pest, irregular only because it was part of District XX until 1994.<ref>{{citation|url=http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02120/00030/pdf/ORSZ_BPTM_TBM_30_337.pdf|location=Budapest|title= After a local referendum, Soroksár became an independent district. (Egy helyi népszavazást követően Soroksár 1994-ben vált önálló kerületté.)|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>		Budapest's districts are numbered according to three concentric semicircles. The I. district is a small area in central Buda, including the ]. District II. is in Buda to the castle's northwest while district III. stretches along the northernmost part of Buda and includes the former Óbuda. District IV. continues this semicircle in northernmost Pest, but the V. district is in the very center of Pest and inaugurates a new circle that then loops back through Pest to Buda as the VI., VII., VIII., IX., XI., and XII. districts. Districts XIII., XIV., XV., XVI., XVII., XVIII., XIX., XX., XXI., and XXII. form yet another semicircle in outermost Pest. Districts X. and XXIII. form irregularities within the overall pattern.<ref>{{citation |url=http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02120/00030/pdf/ORSZ_BPTM_TBM_30_337.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02120/00030/pdf/ORSZ_BPTM_TBM_30_337.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |location=Budapest |title=After a local referendum, Soroksár became an independent district. (Egy helyi népszavazást követően Soroksár 1994-ben vált önálló kerületté.) |access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
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	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
	{{Main|Demographics of Budapest}}		{{Main|Demographics of Budapest}}
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	|'''Total Population'''||1,763,913||9,937,628||507,890,191		|'''Total Population'''||1,763,913||9,937,628||507,890,191
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	|'''Population change, 2004 to 2014'''||+2.7%<ref name="HSCO">{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xstadat/xstadat_eves/i_wdsd003a.html|title=Population of Budapest and Hungary from 2001, Hungarian Statistical Office |publisher=HSCO |year=2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>||−1.6%<ref name="HSCO"/>||+2.2%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&language=en&pcode=tps00001&tableSelection=1&footnotes=yes&labeling=labels&plugin=1 |title=Eurostat, Population on 1 January (EU27 2004 to 2014) |publisher=Eurostat |year=2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>		|'''Population change, 2004 to 2014'''||+2.7%<ref name="HSCO">{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xstadat/xstadat_eves/i_wdsd003a.html |title=Population of Budapest and Hungary from 2001, Hungarian Statistical Office |publisher=HSCO |year=2014 |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>||−1.6%<ref name="HSCO" />||+2.2%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&language=en&pcode=tps00001&tableSelection=1&footnotes=yes&labeling=labels&plugin=1 |title=Eurostat, Population on 1 January (EU27 2004 to 2014) |publisher=Eurostat |year=2014 |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
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	|'''Population density'''||3,314 /km<sup>2</sup>||107 /km<sup>2</sup>||116 /km<sup>2</sup>		|'''Population density'''||3,314 /km<sup>2</sup>||107 /km<sup>2</sup>||116 /km<sup>2</sup>
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	|'''GDP per capita ]'''||52,770 $<ref name="Iz.sk2">{{cite web |url=https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/HU101 |title=Budapest – HU101 – Employment Institute |publisher=Iz.sk |accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref>||33,408 $<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2017&ey=2022&scsm=1&ssd=1&c=944&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC |title=IMF World Economic Outlook (Hungary), 2017 April |publisher=IMF |year=2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>||33,084 $<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2013&ey=2014&scsm=1&ssd=1&br=1&c=001%2C998&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=1&a=1 |title=IMF World Economic Outlook, 2014 April |publisher=IMF |year=2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>		|'''GDP per capita ]'''||$52,770<ref name="Iz.sk2">{{cite web |url=https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/HU101 |title=Budapest – HU101 – Employment Institute |publisher=Iz.sk |access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref>||$33,408<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2017&ey=2022&scsm=1&ssd=1&c=944&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC |title=IMF World Economic Outlook (Hungary), 2017 April |publisher=IMF |year=2014 |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>||$33,084<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2013&ey=2014&scsm=1&ssd=1&br=1&c=001%2C998&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=1&a=1 |title=IMF World Economic Outlook, 2014 April |publisher=IMF |year=2014 |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
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	|'''] or higher'''||34.1%<ref name="Hungarian Statistical Office">{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/nepsz2011/nepsz_orsz_2011.pdf |title=Hungarian Census 2011|page=17, table 1.4.1 |publisher=Hungarian Statistical Office |year=2013 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>||19.0%<ref name="Hungarian Statistical Office"/>||27.1%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ehea.info/Uploads/(1)/Bologna%20Process%20Implementation%20Report.pdf |title=The European Higher Education Area in 2012, page 104 (average of age groups ((33,2+26,5+21,5)/3)) |publisher=European Commission |year=2012 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031024041/http://www.ehea.info/Uploads/(1)/Bologna%20Process%20Implementation%20Report.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>		|'''] or higher'''||34.1%<ref name="Hungarian Statistical Office">{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/nepsz2011/nepsz_orsz_2011.pdf |title=Hungarian Census 2011 |page=17, table 1.4.1 |publisher=Hungarian Statistical Office |year=2013 |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-date=14 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014003426/http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/nepsz2011/nepsz_orsz_2011.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>||19.0%<ref name="Hungarian Statistical Office" />||27.1%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ehea.info/Uploads/(1)/Bologna%20Process%20Implementation%20Report.pdf |title=The European Higher Education Area in 2012, page 104 (average of age groups ((33,2+26,5+21,5)/3)) |publisher=European Commission |year=2012 |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031024041/http://www.ehea.info/Uploads/(1)/Bologna%20Process%20Implementation%20Report.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	|'''Foreign born'''||7.3%<ref name="Census2011"/>||1.7%<ref name="Novekszik">{{cite web |url=https://index.hu/belfold/budapest/2010/02/24/novekszik_budapest_nepessege/ |title=Budapest's population is increasing (Növekszik Budapest népessége) |accessdate=30 March 2010 |year=2010 |publisher=Index.hu}}</ref>||6.3%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-034/EN/KS-SF-11-034-EN.PDF |title=Population and Social conditions (31,4&nbsp;million (6,3%) born outside of the EU)|publisher=Eurostat |year=2011 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>		|'''Foreign born'''||7.3%<ref name="Census2011" />||1.7%<ref name="Novekszik">{{cite web |url=https://index.hu/belfold/budapest/2010/02/24/novekszik_budapest_nepessege/ |title=Budapest's population is increasing (Növekszik Budapest népessége) |access-date=30 March 2010 |year=2010 |publisher=Index.hu}}</ref>||6.3%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-034/EN/KS-SF-11-034-EN.PDF |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-034/EN/KS-SF-11-034-EN.PDF |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Population and Social conditions (31,4&nbsp;million (6,3%) born outside of the EU) |publisher=Eurostat |year=2011 |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
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	{{Historical populations		{{Historical populations
	|footnote = 1784<ref>Dezső Danyi-Zoltán Dávid: Az első magyarországi népszámlálás (1784–1787) / The first census in Hungary (1784–1787), Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Budapest, 1960, pp. 30</ref>, Population 2001 to 2019<ref name="HSCO"/> <br/> Present-territory of Budapest		|footnote = 1784,<ref>Dezső Danyi-Zoltán Dávid: Az első magyarországi népszámlálás (1784–1787) / The first census in Hungary (1784–1787), Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Budapest, 1960, pp. 30</ref>1870-2022: <ref>népesség.com, ''''</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census database - Hungarian Central Statistical Office|url=https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/en/database/#/table/WBS002}}</ref>
	|1784 |57100		|1784 |57100
	|1850 |206339		|1850 |206339
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	|1930 |1442869		|1930 |1442869
	|1941 |1712791		|1941 |1712791
			|1949 |1590316|1960|1804606|1970|2001083|1980|2059226|1990|2016681|2001|1777921|2011|1729040|2022|1685342}}
	|1949 |1590316
			Budapest is the most ] and ] in the ], with a growing number of inhabitants, estimated at 1,763,913 in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/budapest-population/ |title=Budapest Population 2020 |website=worldpopulationreview.com |access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> whereby inward migration exceeds outward migration.<ref name="TIME2" /> These trends are also seen throughout the ], which is home to 3.3&nbsp;million people.<ref name="Budapest City Review2">{{cite web |url=http://www.euromonitor.com/budapest-city-review/report |title=Budapest City Review |publisher=Euromonitor International |date=December 2012 |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emta.com/spip.php?article206&lang=en |title=Members of EMTA |publisher=European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA) |date=August 2013 |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223829/http://www.emta.com/spip.php?article206&lang=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> This amounts to about 34% of Hungary's population. In 2014, the city had a population density of {{convert|3,314|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}, rendering it the most densely populated of all municipalities in Hungary. The population density of ] is {{convert|30,989|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}, which has the highest population density figure in Hungary and ]. For comparison, the density in ] is 25,846/km<sup>2</sup>.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210010305/http://gislounge.com/features/aa041101c.shtml |date=10 February 2007 }}, Geographic Information Systems&nbsp;– GIS of Interest. Retrieved 17 May 2007.</ref>
	|1960 |1804606
	|1970 |1945083
	|1980 |2059226
	|1990 |2016681
	|2001 |1777921
	|2011 |1729040
	|2019 |1752286
	}}
			Budapest is the fourth most "dynamically growing city" by ],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/environment/warm/cop/rio_20/pdfs/presentation3.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/environment/warm/cop/rio_20/pdfs/presentation3.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Cities and Green Growth, page 3 |publisher=OECD |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref> and the Euromonitor predicts a population increase of almost 10% between 2005 and 2030.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://euromonitor.typepad.com/files/sample-deck.pdf |title=Eastern Europe in 2030: The future demographic, Population by City |publisher=Euromonitor |date=March 2012 |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062828/http://euromonitor.typepad.com/files/sample-deck.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The ] says Budapest's population will increase by 10% to 30% only due to migration by 2050.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Projects/AppliedResearch/DEMIFER/demifer_PB_migr_impact.pdf |title=Impact of Migration on Population Change – Results from the Demographic and Migratory flows Affecting European Regions and Cities Project |publisher=European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion |year=2013 |access-date=8 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222336/http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Projects/AppliedResearch/DEMIFER/demifer_PB_migr_impact.pdf |archive-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> A constant inflow of migrants in recent years has fuelled population growth in Budapest. Productivity gains and the relatively large economically active share of the population explain why ]s have increased in Budapest to a greater extent than in other parts of Hungary. Higher incomes in Budapest are reflected in the lower share of expenditure the city's inhabitants allocate to necessary spending such as on food and non-alcoholic drinks.<ref name="Budapest City Review2" />
	Budapest is the most ] and ] in the ], with a growing number of inhabitants, estimated at 1,763,913 in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/budapest-population/|website=worldpopulationreview.com|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> whereby inward migration exceeds outward migration.<ref name="TIME2"/> These trends are also seen throughout the ], which is home to 3.3&nbsp;million people.<ref name="Budapest City Review2">{{cite web |url=http://www.euromonitor.com/budapest-city-review/report |title=Budapest City Review |publisher=Euromonitor International|date=December 2012 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emta.com/spip.php?article206&lang=en |title=Members of EMTA |publisher=European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA)|date=August 2013 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref> This amounts to about 34% of Hungary's population.
	In 2014, the city had a population density of 3,314 people per square kilometre (8,580/sq mi), rendering it the most densely populated of all municipalities in Hungary. The population density of ] is 30,989/km² (80,260/sq mi), which is the highest population density figure in Hungary and ], for comparison the density in ] is 25,846/km².<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210010305/http://gislounge.com/features/aa041101c.shtml |date=10 February 2007 }}, Geographic Information Systems&nbsp;– GIS of Interest. Retrieved 17 May 2007.</ref>
			According to the 2016 microcensus, there were 1,764,263 people living in Budapest in 907,944 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksh.hu/mikrocenzus2016/book_2_characteristics_of_population_and_dwellings |title=Microcensus 2016 – 2. Main characteristics of the population and the dwellings / Budapest |publisher=Hungarian Central Statistical Office |year=2018 |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> Some 1.6&nbsp;million persons from the metropolitan area may be within Budapest's boundaries during working hours, and during special events. This fluctuation in the population is caused by hundreds of thousands of suburban residents who travel to the city for work, education, health care, and special events.<ref name=suburbanisation>{{cite web |first1=Dövényi |last1=Zoltán |first2=Kovács |last2=Zoltán |title=A szuburbanizáció térbeni-társadalmi jellemzői Budapest környékén (Spatial and societal parameters of the suburbanization in Budapest) |url=http://www.mtafki.hu/konyvtar/kiadv/FE1999/FE19991-2_33-57.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.mtafki.hu/konyvtar/kiadv/FE1999/FE19991-2_33-57.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |publisher=Földrajzi Értesítő (Geographical Report) |year=1999 |language=hu |access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref>
	Budapest is the fourth most "dynamically growing city" by ],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/environment/warm/cop/rio_20/pdfs/presentation3.pdf |title=Cities and Green Growth, page 3 |publisher=OECD |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref> and the Euromonitor predicts a population increase of almost 10% between 2005 and 2030.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://euromonitor.typepad.com/files/sample-deck.pdf |title=Eastern Europe in 2030: The future demographic, Population by City |publisher=Euromonitor |date=March 2012 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062828/http://euromonitor.typepad.com/files/sample-deck.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ] says Budapest's population will increase by 10% to 30% only due to migration by 2050.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Projects/AppliedResearch/DEMIFER/demifer_PB_migr_impact.pdf |title=IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON POPULATION CHANGE, Results from the Demographic and Migratory flows Affecting European Regions and Cities Project |publisher=European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion |year=2013 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222336/http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Projects/AppliedResearch/DEMIFER/demifer_PB_migr_impact.pdf |archivedate=12 May 2014 }}</ref> A constant inflow of migrants in recent years has fuelled population growth in Budapest. Productivity gains and the relatively large economically active share of the population explain why ]s have increased in Budapest to a greater extent than in other parts of Hungary. Higher incomes in Budapest are reflected in the lower share of expenditure the city's inhabitants allocate to necessity spending such as food and non-alcoholic drinks.<ref name="Budapest City Review2"/>
			By ethnicity there were 1,697,039 (96.2%) ], 34,909 (2%) ], 16,592 (0.9%) ], 9,117 (0.5%) ] and 5,488 (0.3%) ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksh.hu/mikrocenzus2016/kotet_12_nemzetisegi_adatok |title=Mikrocenzus 2016 – 12. Nemzetiségi adatok / table 3.1. A népesség nemzetiséghez tartozás és nemek szerint, 2016 |publisher=Hungarian Central Statistical Office |year=2018 |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> In Hungary people can declare multiple ethnic identities, hence the sum may exceed 100%.<ref name="micro 2016">{{cite book |last=Vukovich |first=Gabriella |url=http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/mikrocenzus2016/mikrocenzus_2016_12.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/mikrocenzus2016/mikrocenzus_2016_12.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Mikrocenzus 2016 – 12. Nemzetiségi adatok |trans-title=2016 microcensus – 12. Ethnic data |language=hu |publisher=Hungarian Central Statistical Office |location=Budapest |year=2018 |access-date=2 January 2020 |isbn=978-963-235-542-9}}</ref> The share of ethnic Hungarians in Budapest (96.2%) is slightly lower than the national average (98.3%) due to the international migration.<ref name="micro 2016" />
	At the 2016 microcensus, there were 1,764,263 people with 907,944 dwellings living in Budapest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksh.hu/mikrocenzus2016/book_2_characteristics_of_population_and_dwellings |title=Microcensus 2016 – 2. Main characteristics of the population and the dwellings / Budapest |publisher=Hungarian Central Statistical Office |year=2018 |accessdate=2 January 2020}}</ref> Some 1.6&nbsp;million persons from the metropolitan area may be within Budapest's boundaries during work hours, and during special events. This fluctuation of people is caused by hundreds of thousands of suburban residents who travel to the city for work, education, health care, and special events.<ref name=suburbanisation>{{cite web |first=Dövényi |last=Zoltán |first2=Kovács |last2=Zoltán |title=A szuburbanizáció térbeni-társadalmi jellemzői Budapest környékén (Spatial and societal parameters of the suburbanization in Budapest)|url= http://www.mtafki.hu/konyvtar/kiadv/FE1999/FE19991-2_33-57.pdf |publisher=Földrajzi Értesítő (Geographical Report)|year=1999 |language=Hungarian |accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref>
			According to the 2011 census, 1,712,153 people (99.0%) speak ], of whom 1,692,815 people (97.9%) speak it as a ], while 19,338 people (1.1%) speak it as a ]. Other spoken (foreign) languages were: English (536,855 speakers, 31.0%), German (266,249 speakers, 15.4%), French (56,208 speakers, 3.3%) and Russian (54,613 speakers, 3.2%).<ref name="Census2011" />
	By ethnicity there were 1,697,039 (96.2%) ], 34,909 (2%) ], 16,592 (0.9%) ], 9,117 (0.5%) ] and 5,488 (0.3%) ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksh.hu/mikrocenzus2016/kotet_12_nemzetisegi_adatok |title=Mikrocenzus 2016 – 12. Nemzetiségi adatok / table 3.1. A népesség nemzetiséghez tartozás és nemek szerint, 2016 |publisher=Hungarian Central Statistical Office |year=2018 |accessdate=2 January 2020}}</ref> In Hungary people can declare multiple ethnic identities, hence the sum may exceeds 100%.<ref name="micro 2016">{{cite book|last=Vukovich|first=Gabriella|format=PDF|url=http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/mikrocenzus2016/mikrocenzus_2016_12.pdf|title=Mikrocenzus 2016 - 12. Nemzetiségi adatok|trans-title=2016 microcensus - 12. Ethnic data|language=hu|work=Hungarian Central Statistical Office|location=Budapest|year=2018|accessdate=2 January 2020|isbn=978-963-235-542-9}}</ref> The share of ethnic Hungarians in Budapest (96.2%) is slighly lower than the national average (98.3%) due to the international migration.<ref name="micro 2016"/>
			According to the same census, 1,600,585 people (92.6%) were born in Hungary, 126,036 people (7.3%) outside Hungary while the birthplace of 2,419 people (0.1%) was unknown.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web |title=Népszámlálás 2011: Területi adatok – Budapest |trans-title=Hungarian census 2011: Spatial Data – Budapest |language=hu |url=https://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_01 |publisher=Central Statistical Office |quote=Table 1.1.1.1. A népesség számának alakulása, népsűrűség, népszaporodás (Total number of population, population density, natural growth), 1.1.4.2 A népesség nyelvismeret és nemek szerint (population by spoken language), 1.1.6.1 A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint (population by mother tongue and ethnicity), 1.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet és nemek szerint (population by religion), 2.1.2.2 A népesség születési hely, korcsoport és nemek szerint (population by place of birth)}}</ref>
	According to the 2011 census, 1,712,153 people (99.0%) speak ], of whom 1,692,815 people (97.9%) speak it as a ], while 19,338 people (1.1%) speak it as a ]. Other spoken (foreign) languages were: English (536,855 speakers, 31.0%), German (266,249 speakers, 15.4%), French (56,208 speakers, 3.3%) and Russian (54,613 speakers, 3.2%).<ref name="Census2011"/>
			Although only 1.7% of the population of Hungary in 2009 were foreigners, 43% of them lived in Budapest, making them 4.4% of the city's population (up from 2% in 2001).<ref name="Novekszik" /> Nearly two-thirds of foreigners living in Hungary were under 40 years old. The primary motivation for this age group living in Hungary was employment.<ref name="Novekszik" />
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	According to the same census, 1,600,585 people (92.6%) were born in Hungary, 126,036 people (7.3%) outside Hungary while the birthplace of 2,419 people (0.1%) was unknown.<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web|title=Népszámlálás 2011: Területi adatok – Budapest|trans-title=Hungarian census 2011: Spatial Data – Budapest|language=Hungarian|url=https://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_01 |publisher=Central Statistical Office|quote=Table 1.1.1.1. A népesség számának alakulása, népsűrűség, népszaporodás (Total number of population, population density, natural growth), 1.1.4.2 A népesség nyelvismeret és nemek szerint (population by spoken language), 1.1.6.1 A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint (population by mother tongue and ethnicity), 1.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet és nemek szerint (population by religion), 2.1.2.2 A népesség születési hely, korcsoport és nemek szerint (population by place of birth)}}</ref>
			| caption = Religion in Budapest (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (55.5%)
	Although only 1.7% of the population of Hungary in 2009 were foreigners, 43% of them lived in Budapest, making them 4.4% of the city's population (up from 2% in 2001).<ref name="Novekszik"/> Nearly two-thirds of foreigners living in Hungary were under 40 years old. The primary motivation for this age group living in Hungary was employment.<ref name="Novekszik"/>
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	Budapest is home to one of the most populous ] in Central Europe, numbering 698,521 people (40.4%) in 2011.<ref name="Census2011"/> According to the 2011 census, there were 501,117 (29.0%) ]s, 146,756 (8.5%) ]s, 30,293 (1.8%) ]s, 16,192 (0.9%) ]s, 7,925 (0.5%) ] and 3,710 (0.2%) ] in Budapest. 395,964 people (22.9%) were ] while 585,475 people (33.9%) did not declare their religion.<ref name="Census2011"/> The city is also home to one of the largest ] communities in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/world-jewish-population.htm |title=World Jewish Population |publisher=SimpleToRemember.com – Judaism Online |accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref>		Budapest is home to one of the most populous ] in Central Europe, numbering 698,521 people (40.4%) in 2011.<ref name="Census2011" /> According to the 2011 census, there were 501,117 (29.0%) ], 146,756 (8.5%) ], 30,293 (1.8%) ], 16,192 (0.9%) ], 7,925 (0.5%) Jews and 3,710 (0.2%) ] in Budapest. 395,964 people (22.9%) were ] while 585,475 people (33.9%) did not declare their religion.<ref name="Census2011" /> The city is also home to one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/world-jewish-population.htm |title=World Jewish Population |publisher=SimpleToRemember.com – Judaism Online |access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref>
	== Economy ==		== Economy ==
	{{Further|List of companies based in Budapest|Economy of Hungary}}		{{Further|List of companies based in Budapest|Economy of Hungary}}
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	] solar powered ] in Budapest. It is the second most valuable company in ]]]		] solar powered ] in Budapest]]
	] centre of ] in Budapest]]		] centre of ] in Budapest]]
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			Budapest is a significant economic hub, classified as a Beta + world city in the study by the ] and it is the second fastest-developing ] in Europe as GDP per capita in the city increased by 2.4 per cent and employment by 4.7 per cent compared to the previous year in 2014.<ref name="Brookings Institution">{{cite web |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/budapest-europes-second-fastest-developing-urban-economy-study-reveals-29576/ |title=Budapest Europe's Second Fastest-Developing Urban Economy, Study Reveals – The study examines the development of the world's 300 largest urban economies, ranking them according to the pace of development. |date=23 January 2015 |publisher=Brookings Institution |access-date=8 March 2016 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010075722/http://hungarytoday.hu/news/budapest-europes-second-fastest-developing-urban-economy-study-reveals-29576 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="auto1" /> On national level, Budapest is the ] of Hungary regarding business and the economy, accounting for 39% of the national income. The city had a ] of more than $100&nbsp;billion in 2015, making it one of the largest regional economies in the European Union.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.portfolio.hu/users/elofizetes_info.php?t=cikk&i=167708 |title=Hungary's GDP (IMF, 2016 est.) is $265.037&nbsp;billion x 39% = $103,36&nbsp;billion |publisher=Portfolio online financial journal |access-date=10 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312045345/http://www.portfolio.hu/users/elofizetes_info.php?t=cikk&i=167708 |archive-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
			According to ] GDP, per capita in ] is 147% of the EU average in Budapest, which means €37,632 ($42,770) per capita.<ref name="Iz.sk2" />
			Budapest is also among the Top 100 GDP performing cities in the world, measured by ]. The city was named as the 52nd most important business centre in the world in the ], ahead of Beijing, São Paulo and ] and ranking 3rd (out of 65 cities) on the ] ].<ref name="MasterCard">{{cite web |url=http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/newsroom/pr_new_mastercard_research_ranks_65_Cities_in_emerging_markets.html |title=New MasterCard Research Ranks 65 Cities in Emerging Markets Poised to Drive Long-Term global Economic Growth |publisher=MasterCard |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=7 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/insights/pdfs/2008/MCWW_WCoC-Report_2008.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/insights/pdfs/2008/MCWW_WCoC-Report_2008.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index |year=2008 |publisher=MasterCard Worldwide |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> The city is 48th on the ] ''The most expensive and richest cities in the world'' list, standing before cities such as Prague, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citymayors.com/economics/expensive_cities2.html |title=World's most expensive cities in 2012 – Ranking |publisher=City Mayors |access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref>
			In a global city competitiveness ranking by the ], Budapest stands before ], Lisbon, Moscow and ] among others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.economistinsights.com/sites/default/files/downloads/Hot%20Spots.pdf |title=Benchmarking global city competitiveness |year=2012 |publisher=Economist Intelligence Unit |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709133545/http://www.economistinsights.com/sites/default/files/downloads/Hot%20Spots.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
			The city is a major centre for banking and finance, real estate, retailing, trade, transportation, tourism, ] as well as ], advertising, ], ], insurance, fashion and the arts in Hungary and regionally. Budapest is home not only to almost all national institutions and government agencies, but also to many domestic and international companies. In 2014 there were 395.804 companies registered in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xstadat/xstadat_evkozi/e_qvd017c.html |title=6.3.2.1. A regisztrált vállalkozások száma (Number of registered companies) |publisher=Ksh.hu |access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> Most of these entities are headquartered in Budapest's Central Business District, in ] and ]. The retail market of the city (and the country) is also concentrated in the downtown area, among others, in the two largest shopping centres in ], the 186,000 sqm ] and the 180,000 sqm ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Budapest City Report 2013 |url=http://www.joneslanglasalle.hu/ResearchLevel1/Budapest_City_Report_Q3_2013_Final.pdf |date=September 2013 |publisher=Jones Lang LaSalle |access-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012620/http://www.joneslanglasalle.hu/ResearchLevel1/Budapest_City_Report_Q3_2013_Final.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plazacenters.com/index.php?p=project&id=127 |title=Arena Plaza – Hungary |year=2014 |publisher=Plaza Centers |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	] at ], it is the 2nd largest stock exchange in ]]]
			Budapest has notable innovation capabilities as a technology and start-up hub. Many ] are headquartered and begin their business in the city. Some of the best known examples are ], ] and ]. Budapest is the highest ranked ]an city in the Innovation Cities' Top 100 index.<ref name="Innovation-cities.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.innovation-cities.com/innovation-cities-top-100-index-top-cities |title=Innovation Cities Top 100 Index " Innovation Cities Index & Program – City data training events from 2THINKNOW for USA Canada America Europe Asia Mid-East Australia |publisher=Innovation-cities.com |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref> A good indicator of the city's potential for innovation and research, is that the ] chose Budapest for its headquarters, along with the UN, whose Regional Representation for Central Europe office is in the city, responsible for UN operations in seven countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/about-us/unhcr-in-central-europe.html |title=Central Europe's regional office |year=2014 |publisher=United Nations |access-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826202405/http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/about-us/unhcr-in-central-europe.html |archive-date=26 August 2013}}</ref> Moreover, the global aspect of the city's research activity is shown through the establishment of the European Chinese Research Institute in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://promote-cee.com/region/2011/09/18/budapest-to-be-european-headquarters-for-chinese-research-institute/ |title=Budapest to be CEE Region Headquarters for Chinese Research Institute |date=18 September 2011 |publisher=Promote CEE – Investment in the CEE Region |access-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419040141/http://promote-cee.com/region/2011/09/18/budapest-to-be-european-headquarters-for-chinese-research-institute/ |archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> Other important sectors also include, ] research, information technology and medical research, non-profit institutions, and universities. The leading business schools and universities in Budapest, the ], the ] and ] offer a whole range of courses in economics, finance and management in English, French, German and Hungarian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.bgf.hu/news/news201108041 |title=Bachelor, Master and PhD study programs in foreign languages |date=4 August 2011 |publisher=Budapest Business School |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-date=26 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026041159/http://en.bgf.hu/news/news201108041 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The ] in Budapest is by far the lowest within Hungary. It was 2.7%, with many thousands of employed foreign citizens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pestesely.hu/doc/Employmentsituation_ang.pdf |title=Budapest status of employment |publisher=Budapest Public Employment Service Non-profit Company |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423214258/http://www.pestesely.hu/doc/Employmentsituation_ang.pdf |archive-date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	Budapest is a significant economic hub, classified as an Alpha- world city in the study by the ] and it is the second fastest-developing ] in Europe as GDP per capita in the city increased by 2.4 per cent and employment by 4.7 per cent compared to the previous year in 2014.<ref name="Brookings Institution"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2008t.html |title=The World According to GaWC 2010 |date=13 April 2010 |publisher=lboro.ac.uk|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	On national level, Budapest is the ] of Hungary regarding business and economy, accounting for 39% of the national income, the city has a ] more than $100&nbsp;billion in 2015, making it one of the largest regional economy in the European Union.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portfolio.hu/users/elofizetes_info.php?t=cikk&i=167708|title=Hungary's GDP (IMF, 2016 est.) is $265.037&nbsp;billion x 39% = $103,36&nbsp;billion|publisher=Portfolio online financial journal|accessdate=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312045345/http://www.portfolio.hu/users/elofizetes_info.php?t=cikk&i=167708|archive-date=12 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	According to the ] GDP per capita in ] is 147% of the EU average in Budapest, which means €37.632 ($42.770) per capita.<ref name="Iz.sk2"/>
	Budapest is also among the Top100 GDP performing cities in the world, measured by ].
	The city was named as the 52nd most important business centre in the world in the ], ahead of Beijing, São Paulo or ] and ranking 3rd (out of 65 cities) on ] ].<ref name="MasterCard">{{cite web |url=http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/newsroom/pr_new_mastercard_research_ranks_65_Cities_in_emerging_markets.html |title=New MasterCard Research Ranks 65 Cities in Emerging Markets Poised to Drive Long-Term {{subst:lc:Global}} Economic Growth |publisher=MasterCard |date=22 October 2008 |accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/insights/pdfs/2008/MCWW_WCoC-Report_2008.pdf|title=Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index|year=2008|publisher=MasterCard Worldwide|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	The city is 48th on the ] ''The most expensive and richest cities in the world'' list, standing before cities such as Prague, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur or ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citymayors.com/economics/expensive_cities2.html |title=World's most expensive cities in 2012 – Ranking |publisher=City Mayors |accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref>
	In a global city competitiveness ranking by ], Budapest stands before ], Lisbon, Moscow and ] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economistinsights.com/sites/default/files/downloads/Hot%20Spots.pdf|title=Benchmarking global city competitiveness|year=2012|publisher=Economist Intelligence Unit|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
			Budapest is among the 25 most visited cities in the world, welcoming more than 4.4&nbsp;million international visitors each year,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.euromonitor.com/2013/01/top-100-cities-destination-ranking.html |title=Top 100 Cities Destination Ranking – Analyst Insight from Euromonitor International |publisher=Blog.euromonitor.com |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=10 February 2016 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153730/https://blog.euromonitor.com/2013/01/top-100-cities-destination-ranking.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> therefore the traditional and the congress tourism industry also deserve a mention, as they contribute greatly to the city's economy. The capital is home to many ]s and there are thousands of restaurants, bars, coffee houses and party places, besides a full range of hotels. As regards restaurants, examples can be found of the highest quality ] restaurants, such as Onyx, Costes, Tanti and Borkonyha. The city ranked as the most liveable city in ] on EIU's ] index in 2010.
	The city is a major centre for banking and finance, real estate, retailing, trade, transportation, tourism, ] as well as ], advertising, ], ], insurance, fashion and the arts in Hungary and regionally. Budapest is home not only to almost all national institutions and government agencies, but also to many domestic and international companies, in 2014 there are 395.804 companies registered in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xstadat/xstadat_evkozi/e_qvd017c.html |title=6.3.2.1. A regisztrált vállalkozások száma (Number of registered companies)|publisher=Ksh.hu |accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref> Most of these entities are headquartered in the Budapest's Central Business District, in the ] and ]. The retail market of the city (and the country) is also concentrated in the downtown, among others through the two largest shopping centre in ], the 186,000 sqm ] and the 180,000 sqm ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Budapest City Report 2013 |url=http://www.joneslanglasalle.hu/ResearchLevel1/Budapest_City_Report_Q3_2013_Final.pdf |date=September 2013 |publisher=Jones Lang LaSalle |accessdate=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012620/http://www.joneslanglasalle.hu/ResearchLevel1/Budapest_City_Report_Q3_2013_Final.pdf |archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plazacenters.com/index.php?p=project&id=127|title=Arena Plaza – Hungary|year=2014|publisher=Plaza Centers|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	Budapest has notable innovation capabilities as a technology and start-up hub, many ] are headquartered and begin its business in the city, for instance deserve to mention the most well-known ], ] or ]. Budapest is the highest ranked ]an city on Innovation Cities' Top 100 index.<ref name="Innovation-cities.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.innovation-cities.com/innovation-cities-top-100-index-top-cities |title=Innovation Cities Top 100 Index " Innovation Cities Index & Program – City data training events from 2THINKNOW for USA Canada America Europe Asia Mid-East Australia |publisher=Innovation-cities.com |date=1 September 2010 |accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref> A good indicator of the city's potential for innovation and research also, is that the ] chose Budapest for its headquarters, along with the UN, which Regional Representation for Central Europe office is in the city, responsible for UN operations in seven countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/about-us/unhcr-in-central-europe.html|title=Central Europe's regional office|year=2014|publisher=United Nations|accessdate=12 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826202405/http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/about-us/unhcr-in-central-europe.html|archivedate=26 August 2013}}</ref>
	Moreover, the global aspect of the city's research activity is shown through the establishment of the European Chinese Research Institute in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://promote-cee.com/region/2011/09/18/budapest-to-be-european-headquarters-for-chinese-research-institute/|title=Budapest to be CEE Region Headquarters for Chinese Research Institute|date=18 September 2011|publisher=Promote CEE – Investment in the CEE Region|accessdate=12 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419040141/http://promote-cee.com/region/2011/09/18/budapest-to-be-european-headquarters-for-chinese-research-institute/|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref> Other important sectors include also, as ] research, information technology and medical research, non-profit institutions, and universities. The leading business schools and universities in Budapest, the ], the ] and ] offers a whole range of courses in economics, finance and management in English, French, German and Hungarian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.bgf.hu/news/news201108041|title=Bachelor, Master and PhD study programs in foreign languages|date=4 August 2011|publisher=Budapest Business School|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref> The ] is far the lowest in Budapest within Hungary, it was 2.7%, besides the many thousands of employed foreign citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pestesely.hu/doc/Employmentsituation_ang.pdf|title=Budapest status of employment|publisher=Budapest Public Employment Service Non-profit Company|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	Budapest is among the 25 most visited cities in the world, the city welcoming more than 4.4&nbsp;million international visitors each year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.euromonitor.com/2013/01/top-100-cities-destination-ranking.html |title=Top 100 Cities Destination Ranking – Analyst Insight from Euromonitor International |publisher=Blog.euromonitor.com |date=21 January 2013 |accessdate=10 February 2016}}</ref> therefore the traditional and the congress tourism industry also deserve a mention, it contributes greatly to the city's economy. The capital being home to many ] and thousands of restaurants, bars, coffee houses and party places, besides the full assortment of hotels. In restaurant offerings can be found the highest quality ] restaurants, like Onyx, Costes, Tanti or Borkonyha. The city ranked as the most liveable city in ] on EIU's ] index in 2010.
	=== Finance and corporate location ===		=== Finance and corporate location ===
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	], key institution of the publicly offered securities in Hungary and ] is situated in Budapest's CBD at ]. BSE also trades other ] such as ]s and ] such as ]s. Large Hungarian ]s headquartered in Budapest are listed on BSE, for instance the ] firm ], the ], ], ], ], ], ] and more.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2012/countries/Hungary.html?iid=smlrr |title=Global 500 – Countries: Hungary – Fortune |work=] |date=23 July 2012 |accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref>		The ], a key institution of publicly offered securities in Hungary and ], is situated in Budapest's CBD at ]. BSE also trades other ] such as ]s and ] as well as ]s. Large Hungarian ]s headquartered in Budapest are listed on the BSE, for instance the ] firms ], the ], ], ], ], ], ] and more.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2012/countries/Hungary.html?iid=smlrr |title=Global 500 – Countries: Hungary – Fortune |work=] |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref> Nowadays nearly all branches of industry can be found in Budapest. Although there is no particularly special industry in the city's economy, the ] role of the city is strong, with nearly 40 major banks being represented in the city including<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pszaf.hu/en/left_menu/pszafen_publication/creditdata.html |title=HFSA – Credit institutions' data |publisher=Pszaf.hu |access-date=10 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312203331/http://www.pszaf.hu/en/left_menu/pszafen_publication/creditdata.html |archive-date=12 March 2013}}</ref> as well as those like ], ] and ] Bank, which are unique in the region.
			], a neomodern skyscraper and the headquarters of ]]]
	Nowadays nearly all branches of industry can be found in Budapest, there is no particularly special industry in the city's economy, but the ] role of the city is strong, nearly 40 major banks are presented in the city,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pszaf.hu/en/left_menu/pszafen_publication/creditdata.html|title=HFSA – Credit institutions' data|publisher=Pszaf.hu|accessdate=10 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312203331/http://www.pszaf.hu/en/left_menu/pszafen_publication/creditdata.html|archivedate=12 March 2013}}</ref> also those like ], ] and ] Bank, which is unique in the region.
			Many international banks and financial service providers also support the financial industry of Budapest, firms such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] among others. Another particularly strong industry in the capital city is the ] and ]. There are also traditionally strong domestic companies in Budapest such as Egis, Gedeon Richter, Chinoin as well as international biotechnology corporations such as ], ], ], ], which also have ] and production divisions here. Further high-tech industries, involved in ] and engineering are notable as well. ], ], ], ] and ] employ thousands of engineers in research and development in the city. ] is also strongly represented with headquarters of domestic companies ], ] and the studios of ] and ]. Apart from the above, there are regional headquarters of global firms such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. There is a base for major international companies including, but not limited to, ] CEE, ], ] and ].
	Also support the financial industry of Budapest, the firms of international banks and financial service providers, such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] among others. Another particularly strong industry in the capital city is ] and ], these are also traditionally strong in Budapest, through domestic companies, as Egis, Gedeon Richter, Chinoin and through international biotechnology corporations, like ], ], ], ], who are also has ] and production division here. Further high-tech industries, such as ], engineering notable as well, the ], ], ], ], ] employs thousands of engineers in research and development in the city. ] also highly represented through headquarters of domestic ], ] and studio of ] or ]. Beyond the above, there are regional headquarters of global firms, such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] Corp, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], there is a base for ] CEE, ], ], ], including but not limited to.
	== Politics and government ==		== Politics and government ==
	{{Main|Politics of Hungary}}		{{Main|Politics of Hungary}}
	] conference in the assembly hall of ]]]		] conference in the assembly hall of ]]]
			], that operated as the ] in the ] between 1723 and 1949. Now it houses a ].]]
	], that operated as the ] in the ] between 1723 and 1949. Now it houses a ].]]
	] meets with Hungarian President ] at ] in Budapest.]]		] meets with Hungarian President ] at ] in Budapest.]]
			], the official residence and workspace of the ]]]
	As the capital of Hungary, Budapest is the seat of the country's ]. The President of Hungary resides at the Sándor Palace in the District I (Buda Castle District),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keh.hu/about_the_institution_of_the_president_of_the_republic/1586-About_the_institution_of_the_President_of_the_Republic|title=About the institution of the President of Hungary|publisher=Office of the President of the Republic|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref> while the office of the Hungarian Prime Minister is in the Hungarian Parliament. ] are all located in various parts of the city, most of them are in the District V, ]. The ] is seated in the Hungarian Parliament, which also located in the District V.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.hu/fotitkar/angol/general_info.htm|title=The Hungarian National Assembly|year=2014|publisher=Office of the National Assembly|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref> The ], the third-highest public official in Hungary, is also seated in the largest building in the country, in the Hungarian Parliament.		As the capital of Hungary, Budapest is the seat of the country's ]. The President of Hungary resides at the Sándor Palace in the District I (Buda Castle District),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keh.hu/about_the_institution_of_the_president_of_the_republic/1586-About_the_institution_of_the_President_of_the_Republic |title=About the institution of the President of Hungary |publisher=Office of the President of the Republic |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> while the office of the Hungarian Prime Minister is in the Carmelite Monastery in the Castle District.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sányai |first1=Gábor |title=PM Moving to Buda Castle: Puritanism in a Former Monastery or Costly Restoration of the Horthy Era? |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/pm-moving-to-buda-castle-puritanism-in-a-former-monastery-or-costly-reminiscence-of-horthy-era/ |website=Hungary Today |date=7 January 2019 |publisher=Magyarország Barátai Alapítvány |access-date=15 December 2021 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215012529/https://hungarytoday.hu/pm-moving-to-buda-castle-puritanism-in-a-former-monastery-or-costly-reminiscence-of-horthy-era/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ] are all located in various parts of the city, most of them are in the District V, ]. The ] is seated in the Hungarian Parliament, which also located in the District V.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parlament.hu/fotitkar/angol/general_info.htm |title=The Hungarian National Assembly |year=2014 |publisher=Office of the National Assembly |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> The ], the third-highest public official in Hungary, is also seated in the largest building in the country, in the Hungarian Parliament.
	Hungary's highest courts are located in Budapest. The Curia (] of Hungary), the highest court in the judicial order, which reviews criminal and civil cases, is located in the District V, Leopoldtown. Under the authority of its President it has three departments: criminal, civil and administrative-labour law departments. Each department has various chambers. The Curia guarantees the uniform application of law. The decisions of the Curia on uniform ] are binding for other courts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birosag.hu/en/curia-hungary|title=Curia of Hungary|publisher=National Office for the Judiciary|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>		Hungary's highest courts are located in Budapest. The Curia (] of Hungary), the highest court in the judicial order, which reviews criminal and civil cases, is located in the District V, Leopoldtown. Under the authority of its president it has three departments: criminal, civil and administrative-labour law departments. Each department has various chambers. The Curia guarantees the uniform application of law. The decisions of the Curia on uniform ] are binding for other courts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birosag.hu/en/curia-hungary |title=Curia of Hungary |publisher=National Office for the Judiciary |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> The second most important judicial authority, the National Judicial Council, is also housed in the District V, with the tasks of controlling the financial management of the judicial administration and the courts and giving an opinion on the practice of the president of the National Office for the Judiciary and the Curia deciding about the applications of judges and court leaders, among others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://birosag.hu/en/njc/front-page |title=The National Judicial Council |date=23 March 2012 |publisher=National Judicial Council |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630062111/http://www.birosag.hu/en/njc/front-page |archive-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	The second most important judicial authority, the National Judicial Council, is also housed in the District V, with the tasks of controlling the financial management of the judicial administration and the courts and giving an opinion on the practice of the president of the National Office for the Judiciary and the Curia deciding about the applications of judges and court leaders, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://birosag.hu/en/njc/front-page|title=The National Judicial Council|date=23 March 2012|publisher=National Judicial Council|accessdate=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630062111/http://www.birosag.hu/en/njc/front-page|archive-date=30 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>		The ] is one of the highest level actors independent of the politics in the country. The Constitutional Court serves as the main body for the protection of the ], its tasks being the review of the constitutionality of statutes. The Constitutional Court performs its tasks independently. With its own budget and its judges being elected by Parliament it does not constitute a part of the ordinary judicial system. The constitutional court passes on the ] of laws, and there is no right of appeal on these decisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mkab.hu/constitutional-court/about-the-constitutional-court/history |title=Brief history of the Constitutional Court of Hungary |year=2014 |publisher=The Constitutional Court |access-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513080644/http://www.mkab.hu/constitutional-court/about-the-constitutional-court/history |archive-date=13 May 2014}}</ref>
	The ] is one of the highest level actors independent of the politics in the country. The Constitutional Court serves as the main body for the protection of the ], its tasks being the review of the constitutionality of statutes. The Constitutional Court performs its tasks independently. With its own budget and its judges being elected by Parliament it does not constitute a part of the ordinary judicial system. The constitutional court passes on the ] of laws, and there is no right of appeal on these decisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mkab.hu/constitutional-court/about-the-constitutional-court/history|title=Brief history of the Constitutional Court of Hungary|year=2014|publisher=The Constitutional Court|accessdate=12 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513080644/http://www.mkab.hu/constitutional-court/about-the-constitutional-court/history|archivedate=13 May 2014}}</ref>
	Budapest hosts the main and regional headquarters of many international organizations as well, including ], ], European Institute of Innovation and Technology, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and even others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kum2005/Templates/alapsablon.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2Fkum%2Fen%2Fbal%2Fforeign_policy%2Fun_sc%2Finternational_organisations.htm&NRNODEGUID=%7B45550E06-66FE-4183-A899-EDF5BD040EB5%7D&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest&printable=true|title=International organizations in Hungary|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref> The city is also home to more than 100 ] and representative bodies as an international political actor.		Budapest hosts the main and regional headquarters of many international organizations as well, including ], ], European Institute of Innovation and Technology, ], ], ], ], ], ], Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, ] and even others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kum2005/Templates/alapsablon.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2Fkum%2Fen%2Fbal%2Fforeign_policy%2Fun_sc%2Finternational_organisations.htm&NRNODEGUID=%7B45550E06-66FE-4183-A899-EDF5BD040EB5%7D&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest&printable=true |title=International organizations in Hungary |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-date=13 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313115736/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kum2005/Templates/alapsablon.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2Fkum%2Fen%2Fbal%2Fforeign_policy%2Fun_sc%2Finternational_organisations.htm&NRNODEGUID=%7B45550E06-66FE-4183-A899-EDF5BD040EB5%7D&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest&printable=true |url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is also home to more than 100 ] and representative bodies as an international political actor.
			Environmental issues have a high priority among Budapest's politics. Institutions such as the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, located in Budapest, are very important assets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=macintl |title=Transition and Environment |publisher=Bedrvich Moldan |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> To decrease the use of cars and ], the city has worked to improve public transportation, and nowadays the city has one of the highest ] usage in Europe. Budapest has one of the best public transport systems in Europe with an efficient network of buses, ], trams and ]. Budapest has an above-average proportion of people commuting on public transport or walking and cycling for European cities.<ref name="A good place to live – Budapest">{{cite web |url=https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/hu/hu/szektorok/infrastruktura_es_varosok/Documents/budapest_kiadvany_angol_internet.pdf |title=A good place to live – Budapest |date=8 November 2011 |publisher=Siemens, Studio Metropolitana Workshop for Urban Development |access-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513110843/https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/hu/hu/szektorok/infrastruktura_es_varosok/Documents/budapest_kiadvany_angol_internet.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2014}}</ref> Riding on ] is one of the best ways to see Budapest – there are about {{convert|180|km|mi|abbr=off}} of bicycle paths in the city, fitting into the ] system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/live_green/travel/on_vacation/eco_tips/hungary/ |title=Transport Budapest |year=2014 |publisher=WWF Global |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	''Environmental issues'' have a high priority among Budapest's politics. Institutions such as the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, located in Budapest, are very important assets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=macintl |title=TRANSITION AND ENVIRONMENT|publisher=Bedrvich Moldan|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	To decrease the use of cars and ] emissions, the city has worked to improve public transportation, and nowadays the city has one of the highest ] usage in Europe. Budapest has one of the best public transport systems in Europe with an efficient network of buses, ], trams and ]. Budapest has an above-average proportion of people commuting on public transport or walking and cycling for European cities.<ref name="A good place to live – Budapest">{{cite web|url=https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/hu/hu/szektorok/infrastruktura_es_varosok/Documents/budapest_kiadvany_angol_internet.pdf |title=A good place to live – Budapest |date=8 November 2011 |publisher=Siemens, Studio Metropolitana Workshop for Urban Development |accessdate=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513110843/https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/hu/hu/szektorok/infrastruktura_es_varosok/Documents/budapest_kiadvany_angol_internet.pdf |archivedate=13 May 2014}}</ref>
	Riding on ] is one of the best ways to see Budapest – there are currently about {{convert|180|km|mi|abbr=off}} of bicycle paths in the city, fitting into the ] system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/live_green/travel/on_vacation/eco_tips/hungary/|title=Transport Budapest|year=2014|publisher=WWF Global|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	''Crime'' in Budapest investigated by different bodies. ] notes in their 2011 Global Study on Homicide that, according to criminal justice sources, the homicide rate in Hungary, calculated based on UN population estimates, was 1.4 in 2009, compared to Canada's rate of 1.8 that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/5035fef1d9.html|title=Hungary: Crime situation, including organized crime; police and state response including effectiveness – 1.1 Homicide|date=10 July 2012|publisher=UNHCR-The UN Refugee Agency|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>		Crime in Budapest is investigated by different bodies. ] notes in their 2011 Global Study on Homicide that, according to criminal justice sources, the homicide rate in Hungary, calculated based on UN population estimates, was 1.4 in 2009, compared to Canada's rate of 1.8 that same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/5035fef1d9.html |title=Hungary: Crime situation, including organized crime; police and state response including effectiveness – 1.1 Homicide |date=10 July 2012 |publisher=UNHCR-The UN Refugee Agency |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	The homicide rate in Budapest is below the EU capital cities' average according to ] also.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SmsbwAtSfE0C&pg=PA55 |title=Urban crime and violence: Conditions and trends (Figure 3.6) |publisher=WHO|accessdate=12 May 2014|isbn=978-1-84407-475-4 |year=2007}}</ref> However, the ] is associated with the city, the Institute of Defence in a UN study named Budapest as the "global epicentres" of illegal pornography, money laundering and contraband tobacco, and also the negotiation center for international crime group leaders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/5035fef1d9.html|title=Hungary: Crime situation, including organized crime; police and state response including effectiveness – 2. Organized Crime|date=10 July 2012|publisher=UNHCR-The UN Refugee Agency|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>		The homicide rate in Budapest is below the EU capital cities' average according to ] also.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SmsbwAtSfE0C&pg=PA55 |title=Urban crime and violence: Conditions and trends (Figure 3.6) |publisher=WHO |access-date=12 May 2014 |isbn=978-1-84407-475-4 |year=2007}}</ref> However, ] is associated with the city, the Institute of Defence in a UN study named Budapest as one of the "global epicentres" of illegal pornography, money laundering and contraband tobacco, and also a negotiation center for international crime group leaders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/5035fef1d9.html |title=Hungary: Crime situation, including organized crime; police and state response including effectiveness – 2. Organized Crime |date=10 July 2012 |publisher=UNHCR-The UN Refugee Agency |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	=== City governance ===		=== City governance ===
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	Budapest has been a ] with a mayor-council form of government since its consolidation in 1873, but Budapest also holds a special status as a county-level government, and also special within that, as holds a capital-city territory status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://budapest.hu/sites/english/Lapok/The-Municipality-of-Budapest.aspx|title=Municipality of Budapest|date=11 May 2011|publisher=Budapest Official Site|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref> In Budapest, the central government is responsible for the ], ], public transport, housing, ], municipal taxes, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, among others. The Mayor is responsible for all city services, police and fire protection, enforcement of all city and state laws within the city, and administration of public property and most public agencies. Besides, each of Budapest' twenty-three districts has its own town hall and a directly elected council and the directly elected mayor of district.<ref name="municipality"/>		Budapest has been a ] with a mayor-council form of government since its consolidation in 1873, but Budapest also holds a special status as a county-level government, and also special within that, as holds a capital-city territory status.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://budapest.hu/sites/english/Lapok/The-Municipality-of-Budapest.aspx |title=Municipality of Budapest |date=11 May 2011 |publisher=Budapest Official Site |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref> In Budapest, the central government is responsible for the ], ], public transport, housing, ], municipal taxes, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, among others. The Mayor is responsible for all city services, police and fire protection, enforcement of all city and state laws within the city, and administration of public property and most public agencies. Besides, each of Budapest' twenty-three districts has its own town hall and a directly elected council and the directly elected mayor of district.<ref name="municipality" />
	The current Mayor of Budapest is ] who was elected on 13 October 2019. The mayor and members of General Assembly are elected to five-year terms.<ref name="municipality"/>		The Mayor of Budapest is ] who was elected on 13 October 2019. The mayor and members of General Assembly are elected to five-year terms.<ref name="municipality" />
	The Budapest General Assembly is a ] body consisting of 33 members, which consist of the 23 mayors of the districts, 9 from the electoral lists of political parties, plus Mayor of Budapest (the Mayor is elected directly). Each term for the mayor and assembly members lasts five years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kormany.hu/hu/belugyminiszterium/onkormanyzati-allamtitkarsag/hirek/ot-eves-ciklusok-az-onkormanyzatisagban |title=Five year terms in the local governments of Hungary |date=11 May 2011 |publisher=Website of the Hungarian government |accessdate=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513020057/http://www.kormany.hu/hu/belugyminiszterium/onkormanyzati-allamtitkarsag/hirek/ot-eves-ciklusok-az-onkormanyzatisagban |archivedate=13 May 2014}}</ref> Submitting the budget of Budapest is the responsibility of the Mayor and the deputy-mayor in charge of finance. The latest, 2014 budget was approved with 18 supporting votes from ruling Fidesz and 14 votes against by the opposition lawmakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-city-council-approves-2014-budget/ |title=Budapest City Council approves 2014 budget|date=26 February 2014|publisher=dailynewshungary.com/|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref>		The Budapest General Assembly is a ] body consisting of 33 members, which consist of the 23 mayors of the districts, 9 from the electoral lists of political parties, plus Mayor of Budapest (the Mayor is elected directly). Each term for the mayor and assembly members lasts five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kormany.hu/hu/belugyminiszterium/onkormanyzati-allamtitkarsag/hirek/ot-eves-ciklusok-az-onkormanyzatisagban |title=Five year terms in the local governments of Hungary |date=11 May 2011 |publisher=Website of the Hungarian government |access-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513020057/http://www.kormany.hu/hu/belugyminiszterium/onkormanyzati-allamtitkarsag/hirek/ot-eves-ciklusok-az-onkormanyzatisagban |archive-date=13 May 2014}}</ref> Submitting the budget of Budapest is the responsibility of the Mayor and the deputy-mayor in charge of finance. The latest, 2014 budget was approved with 18 supporting votes from ruling Fidesz and 14 votes against by the opposition lawmakers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-city-council-approves-2014-budget/ |title=Budapest City Council approves 2014 budget |date=26 February 2014 |publisher=dailynewshungary.com/ |access-date=12 May 2014}}</ref>
	== Main sights and tourism ==		== Main sights and tourism ==
	{{See also|List of sights and historic places in Budapest|List of tourist attractions in Budapest}}		{{See also|List of sights and historic places in Budapest|List of tourist attractions in Budapest}}
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	The most well-known sight of the capital is the ] ], the biggest building in Hungary with its {{convert|268|m|ft}} length, holding (since ]) also the ].		The most well-known sight of the capital is the ] ], the biggest building in Hungary with its {{convert|268|m|ft}} length, also holding (since 2001) the ].
	] is the most important religious building of the city, where the ] of Hungary's first king, ] is on display as well.		] is the most important religious building of the city, where the ] of Hungary's first king, ] is on display as well.
	The ] and café culture can be seen and tasted in a lot of places, like ], the ''Százéves'', ''Biarritz'', ''Fortuna'', ''Alabárdos'', ''Arany Szarvas'', ''Kárpátia'' and the world-famous ] restaurans and beer bars.		The ] and café culture can be seen and tasted in a lot of places, like ], the ''Százéves'', ''Biarritz'', ''Fortuna'', ''Alabárdos'', ''Arany Szarvas'', '']'' and the world-famous Mátyás-pince restaurants and beer bars.
	There are Roman remains at the ], and historic furniture at the ], just 2 out of 223 museums in Budapest. Another historical museum is the ], hosted in the building that was the venue of the ]. The Castle Hill, the River Danube embankments and the whole of Andrássy út have been officially recognized as ].		There are Roman remains at the ], and historic furniture at the ], just 2 out of 223 museums in Budapest. Another historical museum is the ], hosted in the building that was the venue of the ]. The Castle Hill, the River Danube embankments and the whole of Andrássy út have been officially recognized as ].
	Castle Hill and the ]; there are three churches here, six museums, and a host of interesting buildings, streets and squares. The former Royal Palace is one of the symbols of Hungary – and has been the scene of battles and wars ever since the 13th century. Nowadays it houses two impressive museums and the ]. The nearby Sándor Palace contains the offices and official residence of the ]. The seven-hundred-year-old Matthias Church is one of the jewels of Budapest, it is in neo-Gothic style, decorated with coloured shingles and elegant pinnacles. Next to it is an equestrian statue of the first king of Hungary, King Saint Stephen, and behind that is the ], built in 1905 by the architect ], the Fishermen's Bastions owes its name to the namesake corporation that during the ] was responsible of the defence of this part of ramparts, from where opens out a panoramic view of the whole city. Statues of the ], the mythical guardian bird of Hungary, can be found in both the Castle District and the ].		Castle Hill and the ]; there are three churches here, six museums, and a host of interesting buildings, streets and squares. The former Royal Palace is one of the symbols of Hungary – and has been the scene of battles and wars ever since the 13th century. Nowadays it houses two museums and the ]. The nearby Sándor Palace contains the offices and official residence of the ]. The seven-hundred-year-old Matthias Church is one of the jewels of Budapest, it is in neo-Gothic style, decorated with coloured shingles and elegant pinnacles. Next to it is an equestrian statue of the first king of Hungary, King Saint Stephen, and behind that is the ], built in 1905 by the architect ], the Fishermen's Bastions owes its name to the namesake corporation that during the ] was responsible of the defence of this part of ramparts, from where opens out a panoramic view of the whole city. Statues of the ], the mythical guardian bird of Hungary, can be found in both the Castle District and the ].
			In Pest, arguably the most important sight is Andrássy út. This Avenue is an elegant {{convert|2.5|km|0|abbr=off}} long tree-lined street that covers the distance from Deák Ferenc tér to the Heroes Square. This Avenue overlooks many important sites. It is a ]. As far as ] and ] both sides are lined with large shops and flats built close together. Between there and Heroes' Square the houses are detached and altogether grander. Under the whole runs continental Europe's oldest Underground railway, most of whose stations retain their original appearance. Heroes' Square is dominated by the ], with the ] in front. To the sides are the ] and the ], and behind City Park opens out, with ]. One of the jewels of Andrássy út is the Hungarian State Opera House. ], a theme park with striking statues of the ], is located just outside the main city and is accessible by public transport.
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			The Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe, and the second largest active synagogue in the world.<ref>{{cite news |title=Out of Darkness, New Life |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/travel/30dayout.html |date=30 December 2007 |access-date=12 March 2008 |first=Nicholas |last=Kulish}}</ref> The synagogue is located in the Jewish district taking up several blocks in central Budapest bordered by Király utca, Wesselényi utca, ] and Bajcsy Zsilinszky road. It was built in moorish revival style in 1859 and has a ] of 3,000. Adjacent to it is a sculpture reproducing a weeping willow tree in steel to commemorate the Hungarian victims of the ].
	In Pest, arguably the most important sight is Andrássy út. This Avenue is an elegant {{convert|2.5|km|0|abbr=off}} long tree-lined street that covers the distance from Deák Ferenc tér to the Heroes Square. On this Avenue overlook many important sites. It is a ]. As far as ] and ] both sides are lined with large shops and flats built close together. Between there and Heroes' Square the houses are detached and altogether grander. Under the whole runs continental Europe's oldest Underground railway, most of whose stations retain their original appearance. Heroes' Square is dominated by the ], with the ] in front. To the sides are the ] and the ], and behind City Park opens out, with ]. One of the jewels of Andrássy út is the Hungarian State Opera House. ], a theme park with striking statues of the ], is located just outside the main city and is accessible by public transport.
			The city is also home to the largest medicinal ] in Europe (]) and the third largest Parliament building in the world, once the largest in the world. Other attractions are the ]. Seven bridges provide crossings over the Danube, and from north to south are: the ] (built in 1950 at the north of Margaret Island); the ] (built in 1901, destroyed during the war by an explosion and then rebuilt in 1948); the Chain Bridge (built in 1849, destroyed during ] and then rebuilt in 1949); the ] (completed in 1903 and dedicated to the murdered ], it was destroyed by the Germans during the war and replaced with a new bridge in 1964); the ] (opened in 1896 and rebuilt in 1989 in Art Nouveau style); the ] (completed in 1937, destroyed during the war and rebuilt in 1952); the Rákóczi Bridge (completed in 1995). Most remarkable for their beauty are the Margaret Bridge, the Chain Bridge and the Liberty Bridge. The world's largest panorama photograph was created in (and of) Budapest in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.70-billion-pixels-budapest.com/index_en.html |title=The largest photo on Earth – created by 360world.eu |publisher=70 Billion Pixels Budapest |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909221150/http://www.70-billion-pixels-budapest.com/index_en.html |archive-date=9 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	], ] and Chief Rabbi ] in the ], the largest synagogue in Europe]]
			Tourists visiting Budapest can receive free maps and information from the nonprofit Budapest Festival and Tourism Center at its info-points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.budapestinfo.hu/tourist-information-points.html |title=Tourist Information Points |publisher=Budapest Info |access-date=4 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222194434/http://old.budapestinfo.hu/tourist-information-points.html |archive-date=22 December 2014}}</ref> The info centers also offer the Budapest Card which allows free public transit and discounts for several museums, restaurants and other places of interest. Cards are available for 24-, 48- or 72-hour durations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Budapest Card |url=http://www.budapest-card.com/index.php?id=home_en |publisher=Budapest Info |access-date=4 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116182238/http://budapest-card.com/index.php?id=home_en |archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> The city is also well known for its ruin bars both day and night.
	The Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe, and the second largest active synagogue in the world.<ref>{{cite news |title=Out of Darkness, New Life |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/travel/30dayout.html |date=30 December 2007 |accessdate=12 March 2008 |first=Nicholas |last=Kulish}}</ref> The synagogue is located in the Jewish district taking up several blocks in central Budapest bordered by Király utca, Wesselényi utca, ] and Bajcsy Zsilinszky road. It was built in moorish revival style in 1859 and has a ] of 3,000. Adjacent to it is a sculpture reproducing a weeping willow tree in steel to commemorate the Hungarian victims of the ].
			=== Squares ===
	The city is also home to the largest medicinal ] in Europe (]) and the third largest Parliament building in the world, once the largest in the world. Other attractions are the ]. Seven bridges provide crossings over the Danube, and from north to south are: the ] (built in 1950 at the north of Margaret Island); the ] (built in 1901, destroyed during the war by an explosion and then rebuilt in 1948); the Chain Bridge (built in 1849, destroyed during ] and the rebuilt in 1949); the ] (completed in 1903 and dedicated to the murdered ], it was destroyed by the Germans during the war and replaced with a new bridge in 1964); the ] (opened in 1896 and rebuilt in 1989 in Art Nouveau style); the ] (completed in 1937, destroyed during the war and rebuilt in 1952); the Rákóczi Bridge (completed in 1995). Most remarkable for their beauty are the Margaret Bridge, the Chain Bridge and the Liberty Bridge.
	The world's largest panorama photograph was created in (and of) Budapest in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.70-billion-pixels-budapest.com/index_en.html |title=The largest photo on Earth – created by 360world.eu |publisher=70 Billion Pixels Budapest |accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref>
	Tourists visiting Budapest can receive free maps and information from the nonprofit Budapest Festival and Tourism Center at its info-points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.budapestinfo.hu/tourist-information-points.html |title=Tourist Information Points |publisher=Budapest Info |accessdate=4 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222194434/http://old.budapestinfo.hu/tourist-information-points.html |archivedate=22 December 2014}}</ref> The info centers also offer the Budapest Card which allows free public transit and discounts for several museums, restaurants and other places of interest. Cards are available for 24-, 48- or 72-hour durations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Budapest Card |url=http://www.budapest-card.com/index.php?id=home_en |publisher=Budapest Info |accessdate=4 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116182238/http://budapest-card.com/index.php?id=home_en |archivedate=16 January 2013}}</ref> The city is also well known for its ruin bars both day and night.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Mark |url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20110809-exploring-the-ruin-pubs-of-budapests-seventh-district |title=Travel – The 'ruin pubs' of Budapest's seventh district: Food & Drink, Budapest |publisher=BBC |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=11 March 2013}}</ref>
	===Squares===
	], ]]]		], ]]]
			], located in ] commemorates the place where ] first real ] was executed.]]
	In Budapest there are many smaller and larger ], the most significant of which are ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The Heroes' Square at the end of ] is the largest and most influential square in the capital, with the ] in the center, and the ] and ]. Kossuth Square is a symbolic place of the Hungarian statehood, the ], the ] and the ]. The Liberty Square is located in the ] District (Inner City District), as one of Budapest's most beautiful squares. There are buildings such as the ], the ], the ], as well as numerous statues and monuments such as the Soviet War Memorial, the Statue of ] or the controversial ]. In the St. Stephen's Square is the ], the square is connected by a walking street, the ], to the Széchenyi István Square at the foot of ]. The ] and the ] and the ] are also located here. Deák Ferenc Square is a central square of the capital, a major transport hub, where three ] meet. Here is the oldest and best known Evangelical Church of Budapest, the ]. Vörösmarty Square is located in Belváros-Lipótváros District (Inner City District) behind the ] as one of the endpoints of ]. The ] is here, and the annual Christmas Fair is held in the Square, as well as is the centre of the ].
			In Budapest there are many smaller and larger ], the most significant of which are ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The Heroes' Square at the end of ] is the largest and most influential square in the capital, with the ] in the center, and the ] and ]. Kossuth Square is a symbolic place of the Hungarian statehood, the ], the ] and the ]. The Liberty Square is located in the ] District (Inner City District), as one of Budapest's most beautiful squares. There are buildings such as the ], the ], the ], as well as numerous statues and monuments such as the Soviet War Memorial, the Statue of ] or the controversial ]. In the St. Stephen's Square is the ], the square is connected by a walking street, the ], to the Széchenyi István Square at the foot of ]. The ] and the ] and the ] are also located here. Deák Ferenc Square is a central square of the capital, a major transport hub, where three ] meet. Here is the oldest and best known Evangelical Church of Budapest, the ]. Vörösmarty Square is located in Belváros-Lipótváros District (Inner City District) behind the ] as one of the endpoints of ]. The ] is here, and the annual Christmas Fair is held in the Square, as well as is the centre of the ].
	=== Parks and gardens ===		=== Parks and gardens ===
	{{category see also|Parks in Budapest}}		{{category see also|Parks in Budapest}}
			], located in the ]; the ] is in the background.]]
			Budapest has many ] and most have playgrounds for children and seasonal activities like skating in the winter and boating in the summer. Access from the city center is quick and easy with the ]. Budapest has a complex park system, with various lands operated by the Budapest City Gardening Ltd.<ref name=parks>{{cite web |title=Parks |url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/attractions/parks.en.html |publisher=Budapest.com |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-date=23 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223120204/http://www.budapest.com/city_guide/attractions/parks.en.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
	] located in the ], the ] is in the background]]
			The wealth of greenspace afforded by Budapest's parks is further augmented by a network of open spaces containing forest, streams, and lakes that are set aside as natural areas which lie not far from the inner city, including the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden (established in 1866) in the City Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Budapest Parks & Caves |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-parks-caves/ |publisher=visitBudapest.travel |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203041405/http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-parks-caves/ |archive-date=3 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
			The most notable and popular parks in Budapest are the ] which was established in 1751 (302 acres) along with ],<ref>{{cite web |title=City Park |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/city-park/ |publisher=visitBudapest.travel |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160213/http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/city-park/ |archive-date=29 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the ] in the Danube ({{convert|238|acres|abbr=off|disp=or}}),<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Island |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/margaret-island/ |publisher=visitBudapest.travel |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202011636/http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/margaret-island/ |archive-date=2 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the ], the ], and the Kopaszi Dam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks and Recreation in Budapest |url=http://www.funzine.hu/2013-03-parks-and-recreation-in-budapest/ |publisher=Funzine |access-date=4 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526195548/http://www.funzine.hu/2013-03-parks-and-recreation-in-budapest/ |archive-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
			The ] also offer a variety of outdoor activities and views. A place frequented by locals is ], offering activities for all seasons. With a modest ski run, it is also used by skiers and snowboarders – if there is enough snowfall in winter.
	Budapest has many ] and most have playgrounds for children and seasonal activities like skating in the winter and boating in the summer. Access from the city center is quick and easy with the ]. Budapest has a complex park system, with various lands operated by the Budapest City Gardening Ltd.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|title=Parks|url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/attractions/parks.en.html |publisher=Budapest.com|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>
	The wealth of greenspace afforded by Budapest's parks is further augmented by a network of open spaces containing forest, streams, and lakes that are set aside as natural areas which lie not far from the inner city, including the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden (established in 1866) in the City Park.<ref>{{cite web|title=Budapest Parks & Caves|url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-parks-caves/|publisher=visitBudapest.travel|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>
	The most notable and popular parks in Budapest are the ] which was established in 1751 (302 acres) along with ],<ref>{{cite web|title=City Park|url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/city-park/|publisher=visitBudapest.travel|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> the ] in the Danube ({{convert|238|acres|abbr=off|disp=or}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=Margaret Island|url=http://visitbudapest.travel/guide/budapest-attractions/margaret-island/|publisher=visitBudapest.travel|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref> the ], the ], and the Kopaszi Dam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parks and Recreation in Budapest|url=http://www.funzine.hu/2013-03-parks-and-recreation-in-budapest/|publisher=Funzine|accessdate=4 December 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526195548/http://www.funzine.hu/2013-03-parks-and-recreation-in-budapest/|archivedate=26 May 2015}}</ref>
	The ] also offer a variety of outdoor activities and views. A place frequented by locals is ], offering activities for all seasons. With a modest ski run, it is also used by skiers and snow boarders – if there is enough snowfall in winter.
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	=== Islands ===		=== Islands ===
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	A number of islands can be found on the Danube in Budapest:		A number of islands can be found on the Danube in Budapest:
	* ] ({{lang-hu|Margit-sziget}} {{IPA-hu|ˈmɒrɡit.siɡɛt|}}) is a {{convert|2.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} long island and {{convert|0.965|km2|acre}} in area. The island mostly consists of a park and is a popular recreational area for tourists and locals alike. The island lies between bridges Margaret Bridge (south) and Árpád Bridge (north). Dance clubs, swimming pools, an ], athletic and fitness centres, bicycle and running tracks can be found around the Island. During the day the island is occupied by people doing sports, or just resting. In the summer (generally on the weekends) mostly young people go to the island at night to party on its terraces, or to recreate with a bottle of alcohol on a bench or on the grass (this form of entertainment is sometimes referred to as bench-partying).		* ] ({{langx|hu|Margit-sziget}} {{IPA|hu|ˈmɒrɡit.siɡɛt|}}) is a {{convert|2.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} long island and {{convert|0.965|km2|acre}} in area. The island mostly consists of a park and is a popular recreational area for tourists and locals alike. The island lies between Margaret Bridge (south) and Árpád Bridge (north). Dance clubs, swimming pools, an ], athletic and fitness centres, bicycle and running tracks can be found around the Island. During the day the island is occupied by people doing sports, or just resting.
	* ] ({{lang-hu|Csepel-sziget}} {{IPA-hu|ˈt͡ʃɛpɛlsiɡɛt|}}) is the largest island of the River Danube in Hungary. It is {{convert|48|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long; its width is {{convert|6|to|8|km|0|abbr=on}} and its area comprises {{convert|257|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}. However, only the northern tip of the island is inside the city limits.		* ] ({{langx|hu|Csepel-sziget}} {{IPA|hu|ˈt͡ʃɛpɛlsiɡɛt|}}) is the largest island of the River Danube in Hungary. It is {{convert|48|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long; its width is {{convert|6|to|8|km|0|abbr=on}} and its area comprises {{convert|257|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}. However, only the northern tip of the island is inside the city limits.
	* ] ({{lang-hu|Hajógyári-sziget}} {{IPA-hu|ˈhɒjoːɟaːrisiɡɛt|}}), also known as Óbuda Island ({{lang-hu|Óbudai-sziget}}), is a man-made island located in the third district. This island hosts many activities such as: wake-boarding, jet-skiing during the day, and ] during the night. This is the island where the famous ] takes place, hosting hundreds of performances per year and now around 400,000 visitors in its last edition. Many building projects are taking place to make this island into one of the biggest entertainment centres of Europe. The plan is to build ]s, hotels, casinos and a marina.		* ] ({{langx|hu|Hajógyári-sziget}} {{IPA|hu|ˈhɒjoːɟaːrisiɡɛt|}}), also known as Óbuda Island ({{langx|hu|Óbudai-sziget}}), is a human-made island located in the third district. This island hosts many activities such as: wake-boarding, jet-skiing during the day, and ] during the night. This is the island where the famous ] takes place, hosting hundreds of performances per year. Around 400,000 visitors attended the last festival. Many building projects are taking place to make this island into one of the biggest entertainment centres of Europe. The plan is to build ]s, hotels, casinos and a marina.
	* {{ill|Molnár Island|hu|Molnár-sziget}} ({{lang-hu|Molnár-sziget}}) is an island in the channel of the Danube that separates Csepel Island from the east bank of the river.		* {{ill|Molnár Island|hu|Molnár-sziget}} ({{langx|hu|Molnár-sziget}}) is an island in the channel of the Danube that separates Csepel Island from the east bank of the river.
	The islands of {{ill|Palotai Island|hu|Palotai-sziget}}, {{ill|Nép Island|hu|Népsziget}}, and {{ill|Háros Island|hu|Háros-sziget}} also formerly existed within the city, but have been joined to the mainland.		The islands of {{ill|Palotai Island|hu|Palotai-sziget}}, {{ill|Nép Island|hu|Népsziget}}, and {{ill|Háros Island|hu|Háros-sziget}} also formerly existed within the city, but have been joined to the mainland.
	The {{ill|Ínség Rock|hu|Ínség-szikla}} ({{lang-hu|Ínség-szikla}}) is a ] in the Danube close to the shore under the ]. It is only exposed during drought periods when the river level is very low.
			The {{ill|Ínség Rock|hu|Ínség-szikla}} ({{langx|hu|Ínség-szikla}}) is a ] in the Danube close to the shore under the ]. It is only exposed during drought periods when the river level is very low.
	Just outside the city boundary to the north lies the large ] ({{lang-hu|Szentendrei-sziget}}) and the much smaller ] ({{lang-hu|Lupa-sziget}}).
			Just outside the city boundary to the north lies the large ] ({{langx|hu|Szentendrei-sziget}}) and the much smaller ] ({{langx|hu|Lupa-sziget}}).
	=== Spas ===		=== Spas ===
			{{wide image|Panoramic view of Budapest 2014.jpg|1300px|align-cap=left|Night panorama from ] with the illuminated ], ], ] ], ], ], ], Budapest Eye, and ]}}
			One of the reasons the Romans first colonised the area immediately to the west of the River Danube and established their regional capital at Aquincum (now part of Óbuda, in northern Budapest) is so that they could use and enjoy the thermal springs. There are still ruins visible today of the enormous baths that were built during that period. The new baths that were constructed during the Turkish period (1541–1686) served both bathing and medicinal purposes, and some of these are still in use to this day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mini guide to Budapest's spas |url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20130415-mini-guide-to-budapest-spas |access-date=25 December 2017 |publisher=BBC |date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fallon |first1=Steve |title=A guide to Budapest's thermal baths |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/hungary/budapest/travel-tips-and-articles/a-guide-to-budapests-thermal-baths/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2760252 |publisher=Lonely Planet |access-date=25 December 2017}}</ref>
	] in the ]]]
	One of the reasons the Romans first colonised the area immediately to the west of the River Danube and established their regional capital at Aquincum (now part of Óbuda, in northern Budapest) is so that they could use and enjoy the thermal springs. There are still ruins visible today of the enormous baths that were built during that period. The new baths that were constructed during the Turkish period (1541–1686) served both bathing and medicinal purposes, and some of these are still in use to this day.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mini guide to Budapest's spas|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20130415-mini-guide-to-budapest-spas|accessdate=25 December 2017|publisher=BBC|date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fallon|first1=Steve|title=A guide to Budapest's thermal baths|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/hungary/budapest/travel-tips-and-articles/a-guide-to-budapests-thermal-baths/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2760252|publisher=Lonely Planet|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>
	Budapest gained its reputation as a city of ] in the 1920s, following the first realisation of the economic potential of the thermal waters in drawing in visitors. Indeed, in 1934 Budapest was officially ranked as a "City of Spas". Today, the baths are mostly frequented by the older generation, as, with the exception of the "Magic Bath" and "Cinetrip" water discos, young people tend to prefer the lidos which are open in the summer.		Budapest gained its reputation as a city of ] in the 1920s, following the first realisation of the economic potential of the thermal waters in drawing in visitors. Indeed, in 1934 Budapest was officially ranked as a "City of Spas". Today, the baths are mostly frequented by the older generation, as, with the exception of the "Magic Bath" and "Cinetrip" water discos, young people tend to prefer the lidos which are open in the summer.
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	Construction of the Király Baths started in 1565, and most of the present-day building dates from the Turkish period, including most notably the fine cupola-topped pool.		Construction of the Király Baths started in 1565, and most of the present-day building dates from the Turkish period, including most notably the fine cupola-topped pool.
	The Rudas Baths are centrally placed – in the narrow strip of land between Gellért Hill and the River Danube – and also an outstanding example of architecture dating from the Turkish period. The central feature is an octagonal pool over which light shines from a {{convert|10|m|ft}} diameter cupola, supported by eight pillars.		The ] are centrally placed – in the narrow strip of land between Gellért Hill and the River Danube – and also an outstanding example of architecture dating from the Turkish period. The central feature is an octagonal pool over which light shines from a {{convert|10|m|ft}} diameter cupola, supported by eight pillars.
	The ] and Hotel were built in 1918, although there had once been Turkish baths on the site, and in the Middle Ages a hospital. In 1927, the Baths were extended to include the wave pool, and the effervescent bath was added in 1934. The well-preserved Art Nouveau interior includes colourful mosaics, marble columns, stained glass windows and statues.		The ] and Hotel were built in 1918, although there had once been Turkish baths on the site, and in the Middle Ages a hospital. In 1927, the Baths were extended to include the wave pool, and the effervescent bath was added in 1934. The well-preserved Art Nouveau interior includes colourful mosaics, marble columns, stained glass windows and statues.
	The Lukács Baths are also in Buda and are also Turkish in origin, although they were only revived at the end of the 19th century. This was also when the spa and treatment centre were founded. There is still something of an atmosphere of fin-de-siècle about the place, and all around the inner courtyard there are marble tablets recalling the thanks of patrons who were cured there. Since the 1950s it has been regarded as a centre for intellectuals and artists.		The ] are also in Buda and are also Turkish in origin, although they were only revived at the end of the 19th century. This was also when the spa and treatment centre were founded. There is still something of an atmosphere of fin-de-siècle about the place, and all around the inner courtyard there are marble tablets recalling the thanks of patrons who were cured there. Since the 1950s it has been regarded as a centre for intellectuals and artists.
	The ] are one of the largest bathing complexes in all Europe, and the only "old" medicinal baths to be found in the Pest side of the city. The indoor medicinal baths date from 1913 and the outdoor pools from 1927. There is an atmosphere of grandeur about the whole place with the bright, largest pools resembling aspects associated with Roman baths, the smaller bath tubs reminding one of the bathing culture of the Greeks, and the saunas and diving pools borrowed from traditions emanating in northern Europe. The three outdoor pools (one of which is a fun pool) are open all year, including winter. Indoors there are over ten separate pools, and a whole host of medical treatments is also available. The Szécheny Baths are built in modern Renaissance style.		The ] are one of the largest bathing complexes in all Europe, and the only "old" medicinal baths to be found in the Pest side of the city. The indoor medicinal baths date from 1913 and the outdoor pools from 1927. There is an atmosphere of grandeur about the whole place with the bright, largest pools resembling aspects associated with Roman baths, the smaller bath tubs reminding one of the bathing culture of the Greeks, and the saunas and diving pools borrowed from traditions emanating in northern Europe. The three outdoor pools (one of which is a fun pool) are open all year, including winter. Indoors there are over ten separate pools, and a whole host of medical treatments is also available. The Szécheny Baths are built in modern Renaissance style.
	{{wide image|Panoramic view of Budapest 2014.jpg|1300px|<center>Night panorama of the ] with the illuminated ], ], ] ], ], ], ], Budapest Eye and ]</center>}}		{{wide image|Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszki út, panoráma, 2.jpg|1300px|align-cap=left|Panorama of Budapest with ], ], Budapest Eye, ], ], ], ]}}
	== Infrastructure and transportation ==		== Infrastructure and transportation ==
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	=== Airport ===		=== Airport ===
	{{Main|Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport}}		{{Main|Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport}}
	] arrivals and departures lounge between ] 2A and 2B, named SkyCourt]]		] arrivals and departures lounge between ] 2A and 2B, named SkyCourt]]
	Budapest is served by ] (BUD) (named after ], the notable Hungarian composer), one of the busiest airports in ], located {{convert|16|km|mi}} east-southeast of the centre of Budapest, in the ]. The airport offers international connections among all major European cities, and also to North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.		Budapest is served by ] (BUD) (named after ], the notable Hungarian composer), one of the busiest airports in ], located {{convert|16|km|mi}} east-southeast of the centre of Budapest, in the ]. The airport offers international connections among all major European cities, and also to North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
	As Hungary's busiest airport, it handles nearly all of the country's air passenger traffic. Budapest Liszt Ferenc handled around 250 ] daily in 2013, and an ever-rising number of ]. London, ], Frankfurt, ], Paris, and ] are the busiest international connections respectively, while ], Montreal, ], ] and ] are the most unusual in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadianaviationnews.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/air-transat-unveils-its-new-europe-program-for-2015/ |title=Air Transat unveils its new Europe program for 2015 |date=15 October 2014 |accessdate=15 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017125912/http://canadianaviationnews.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/air-transat-unveils-its-new-europe-program-for-2015/ |archivedate=17 October 2014}}</ref>		As Hungary's busiest airport, it handles nearly all of the country's air passenger traffic. Budapest Liszt Ferenc handled around 250 ] daily in 2013, and an ever-rising number of ]. London, ], Frankfurt, ], Paris, and ] are the busiest international connections respectively, while ], Montreal, ], ] and ] are the most unusual in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://canadianaviationnews.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/air-transat-unveils-its-new-europe-program-for-2015/ |title=Air Transat unveils its new Europe program for 2015 |date=15 October 2014 |access-date=15 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017125912/http://canadianaviationnews.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/air-transat-unveils-its-new-europe-program-for-2015/ |archive-date=17 October 2014}}</ref>
	Today the airport serves as a base for ], ], ], ], ] and ] among others. The airport is accessible via public transportation from the city centre by the Metro line 3 and then the airport bus No. 200E.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/apps/docs/terkep/repter.pdf |title=From the Airport to the City centre by public transport |year=2014 |publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref>		Today the airport serves as a base for ], ], ], ] and ] among others. The airport is accessible via public transportation from the city centre by the Metro line 3 and then the airport bus ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/apps/docs/terkep/repter.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://bkk.hu/apps/docs/terkep/repter.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=From the Airport to the City centre by public transport |year=2014 |publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
	As part of a strategic development plan, €561&nbsp;million have been spent on expanding and modernising the ] until December 2012. Most of these improvements are already completed,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bud.hu/english/business-and-partners/property |title=Budapest Airport Property development |date=17 March 2014 |publisher=Budapest Airport |accessdate=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224221527/http://www.bud.hu/english/business-and-partners/property |archivedate=24 December 2011 }}</ref> the postponed ones are the new cargo area and new piers for terminal 2A and 2B, but these development are on standby also, and will start immediately, when the airport traffic will reach the appropriate level.		As part of a strategic development plan, €561&nbsp;million have been spent on expanding and modernising the ] until December 2012. Most of these improvements are already completed,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bud.hu/english/business-and-partners/property |title=Budapest Airport Property development |date=17 March 2014 |publisher=Budapest Airport |access-date=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224221527/http://www.bud.hu/english/business-and-partners/property |archive-date=24 December 2011}}</ref> the postponed ones are the new cargo area and new piers for terminal 2A and 2B, but these development are on standby also, and will start immediately, when the airport traffic will reach the appropriate level.
	SkyCourt, the newest, state-of-the-art building between the 2A and 2B terminals with 5 levels. Passenger safety checks were moved here along with new baggage classifiers and the new Malév and SkyTeam ], as well as the first MasterCard lounge in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2011/09/budapest-airport-unveils-europes-first-mastercard-lounge/ |title=Budapest Airport unveils Europe's first MasterCard lounge |date=15 September 2011 |publisher=Future Travel Experience |accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref>		SkyCourt, the newest, state-of-the-art building between the 2A and 2B terminals with 5 levels. Passenger safety checks were moved here along with new baggage classifiers and the new Malév and SkyTeam ], as well as the first MasterCard lounge in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2011/09/budapest-airport-unveils-europes-first-mastercard-lounge/ |title=Budapest Airport unveils Europe's first MasterCard lounge |date=15 September 2011 |publisher=Future Travel Experience |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
	=== Public transportation ===		=== Public transportation ===
			] network within the city and to suburbs]]
			], a ] line with real-time ] system at Kálvin square, a transfer station to ]]]
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			Public transit in Budapest is provided by the ], one of the largest ] in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/en/main-page/bkk-in-brief/ |title=Centre for Budapest Transport in brief |publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> BKK operates 4 ] (including the historic ], the oldest underground railway in continental Europe), 5 ], 33 ], 15 trolleybus lines, 264 bus lines (including 40 ]), 4 boat services, and '']'', a smart ]. On an average weekday, BKK lines transports 3.9&nbsp;million riders; in 2011, it handled a total of 1.4&nbsp;billion passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://static.bkv.hu/ftp/ftp/annual_report/annualreport2011en.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://static.bkv.hu/ftp/ftp/annual_report/annualreport2011en.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Annual Report 2011 |date=February 2012 |publisher=BKV Zrt. |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> In 2014, the 65% of the passenger traffic in Budapest was by public transport and 35% by car. The aim is 80%–20% by 2030 in accordance with the strategy of BKK.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Melinda Ábel |author2=Szilvia Andrássy |author3=Virág Bencze-Kovács |title=Balázs Mór Plan – Budapest Mobility Plan |url=http://www.sump-challenges.eu/sites/www.sump-challenges.eu/files/bmt2016_eng_v3.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.sump-challenges.eu/sites/www.sump-challenges.eu/files/bmt2016_eng_v3.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |page=26 |publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport |display-authors=2}}</ref>
	] network within the city and to suburbs]]
			People aged 65 and over and under 14 travel free.<ref> bkk.hu</ref>
	], a ] line with real-time ] system at Kálvin square, a transfer station to ]]]
	]
	Public transit in Budapest is provided by the ], one of the largest ] in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/en/main-page/bkk-in-brief/ |title=Centre for Budapest Transport in brief |publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport |accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref> BKK operates 4 ] (including the historic ], the oldest underground railway in continental Europe), 5 ], 33 ], 15 trolleybus lines, 264 bus lines (including 40 ]), 4 boat services, and '']'', a smart ]. On an average weekday, BKK lines transports 3.9&nbsp;million riders; in 2011, it handled a total of 1.4&nbsp;billion passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.bkv.hu/ftp/ftp/annual_report/annualreport2011en.pdf |title=Annual Report 2011|date=February 2012|publisher=BKV Zrt.|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref> In 2014, the 65% of the passenger traffic in Budapest was by public transport and 35% by car. The aim is 80%–20% by 2030 in accordance with the strategy of BKK.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Melinda Ábel |author2=Szilvia Andrássy |author3=Virág Bencze-Kovács |title=Balázs Mór Plan – Budapest Mobility Plan |url=http://www.sump-challenges.eu/sites/www.sump-challenges.eu/files/bmt2016_eng_v3.pdf |page=26 |publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport |display-authors=2}}</ref>
	The development of complex ] in the city is advancing; the application of ]s is widespread, they are GPS and computer controlled and give priority to the GPS connected public transport vehicles automatically, as well as the traffic is measured and analyzed on the roads and car drivers informed about the expected travel time and traffic by intelligent displays (EasyWay project).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bkk.hu/fejleszteseink/easyway-projekt/ |title=Easyway project – Digital information|date=23 September 2014|publisher=BKK Zrt.|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref> Public transport users are immediately notified of any changes in public transport online, on ] and on ] displays, as well car drivers can keep track of changes in traffic and road management in real-time online and on ]s through the ''BKK Info''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bkk.hu/bkk_info/ |title=BKK Info online (public transport)|date= 28 October 2014|publisher=BKK Zrt.|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kozut.bkkinfo.hu/ |title=BKK Info online (roads and road transport)|date=28 October 2014|publisher=BKK Zrt.|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> As well all vehicles can be followed online and on smartphones in real-time throughout the city with the ''Futár'' PIDS system,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futar.bkk.hu/ |title=BKK Futár PIDS system online|date=28 October 2014|publisher=BKK Zrt.|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> while the continuous introducing of ] system will help the measurement of passenger numbers on each line and the intelligent control of service frequency.		The development of complex ] in the city is advancing; the application of ]s is widespread, they are GPS and computer controlled and give priority to the GPS connected public transport vehicles automatically, as well as the traffic is measured and analyzed on the roads and car drivers informed about the expected travel time and traffic by intelligent displays (EasyWay project).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/fejleszteseink/easyway-projekt/ |title=Easyway project – Digital information |date=23 September 2014 |publisher=BKK Zrt. |access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> Public transport users are immediately notified of any changes in public transport online, on ] and on ] displays, as well car drivers can keep track of changes in traffic and road management in real-time online and on ]s through the ''BKK Info''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/bkk_info/ |title=BKK Info online (public transport) |date=28 October 2014 |publisher=BKK Zrt. |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kozut.bkkinfo.hu/ |title=BKK Info online (roads and road transport) |date=28 October 2014 |publisher=BKK Zrt. |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> As well all vehicles can be followed online and on smartphones in real-time throughout the city with the ''Futár'' PIDS system,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://futar.bkk.hu/ |title=BKK Futár PIDS system online |date=28 October 2014 |publisher=BKK Zrt. |access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> while the continuous introducing of ] system will help the measurement of passenger numbers on each line and the intelligent control of service frequency.
			The development of ''Futár'', the citywide ] ] and real-time ] is finished already and now all of the public transport vehicle is connected via satellite system. The real-time information of trams, buses and trolleybuses are available for both the operators in the control room and for all the passengers in all stops on smartphone and on city street displays.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/en/2014/09/bkk-has-launched-its-futar-trip-planner-app-for-web-smartphones-and-tablets/ |title=BKK has launched its FUTÁR Journey Planner app for web, smartphones and tablets |date=23 September 2014 |publisher=BKK Zrt. |access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> The implementation of latest generation ] and ] with ] compatibility and reusable ] ]s for making ] in online and offline systems in Budapest is started in 2014, the project is implemented and operated by the operator of Hong Kong ] jointly with one of the leading European companies of e-ticket and automated fare collection, ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/en/2014/10/budapest-signed-the-contract-agreement-for-the-automated-fare-collection-system/ |title=Budapest signed the Contract Agreement for the Automated Fare Collection system |date=8 October 2014 |publisher=BKK Zrt. |access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> The deployment of 300 new digital contactless ] will be finished by the end of 2014 in harmonization with the e-ticket system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/en/2014/07/purchase-your-ticket-easier/ |title=Purchase your ticket easier |date=17 July 2014 |publisher=BKK Zrt. |access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> In 2022, ''Futár'' was rebranded as ''BudapestGo.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balázs |first=Ambrus |date=2022-02-07 |title=Jön az integrált utazási app, a Budapest GO |url=https://index.hu/belfold/2022/02/07/jon-az-integralt-utazasi-app-a-budapest-go/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=index.hu |language=hu}}</ref>
	The development of ''Futár'', the citywide ] ] and real-time ] is finished already and now all of the public transport vehicle is connected via satellite system. The real-time information of trams, buses and trolleybuses are available for both the operators in the control room and for all the passengers in all stops on smartphone and on city street displays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bkk.hu/en/2014/09/bkk-has-launched-its-futar-trip-planner-app-for-web-smartphones-and-tablets/ |title=BKK has launched its FUTÁR Journey Planner app for web, smartphones and tablets|date=23 September 2014|publisher=BKK Zrt.|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref>
	The implementation of latest generation ] and ] with ] compatibility and reusable ] ]s for making ] in online and offline systems in Budapest is started in 2014, the project is implemented and operated by the operator of Hong Kong ] jointly with one of the leading European companies of e-ticket and automated fare collection, ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bkk.hu/en/2014/10/budapest-signed-the-contract-agreement-for-the-automated-fare-collection-system/ |title=Budapest signed the Contract Agreement for the Automated Fare Collection system|date=8 October 2014|publisher=BKK Zrt.|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref> The deployment of 300 new digital contactless ] will be finished by the end of 2014 in harmonization with the e-ticket system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bkk.hu/en/2014/07/purchase-your-ticket-easier/ |title=Purchase your ticket easier|date= 17 July 2014|publisher=BKK Zrt.|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref>
	]		]
	The tram lines no. 4 and 6 are the busiest city tram lines in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/putting-the-worlds-longest-trams-into-service-in-budapest.html|title=Putting the world's longest trams into service in Budapest|date=1 April 2006|publisher=Railwaygazette.com|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref> with one of the world's longest trams (54-metre long Siemens ]) running at 2–3-minute intervals at peak time and 4–5 minutes off-peak. Day services are usually from 4{{nbsp}}am until between 11{{nbsp}}pm and 0:30{{nbsp}}am.<ref name="A good place to live – Budapest"/> ] operates an extensive network of ] services, their importance in the suburban commuter passenger traffic is significant, but in travel within the city is limited.
			Tram lines no. 4 and 6 are the busiest city tram lines in the world,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/putting-the-worlds-longest-trams-into-service-in-budapest.html |title=Putting the world's longest trams into service in Budapest |date=1 April 2006 |publisher=Railwaygazette.com |access-date=20 May 2014 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216093858/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/putting-the-worlds-longest-trams-into-service-in-budapest.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> with one of the world's longest trams (54-metre long Siemens ]) running at 2–3-minute intervals at peak time and 4–5 minutes off-peak. Day services are usually from 4{{nbsp}}am until between 11{{nbsp}}pm and 0:30{{nbsp}}am.<ref name="A good place to live – Budapest" /> ] operates an extensive network of ] services, their importance in the suburban commuter passenger traffic is significant, but in travel within the city is limited.
	The organiser of public transport in Budapest is the ] ''Centre for Budapest Transport'' (Budapesti Közlekedési Központ – BKK), that is responsible for planning and organising network and services, planning and developing tariff concepts, attending to ] procurer duties, managing public service contracts, operating controlling and monitoring systems, setting and monitoring service level agreements related to public transport, attending to customer service duties, selling and monitoring tickets and passes, attending to integrated passenger information duties, unified Budapest-centric traffic control within public transport, attending to duties related to river navigation, plus the management of Budapest roads, operating ]s, unified control of ] development in the capital, preparing ] strategy and developing an operational concept, preparation of road traffic management, developing an optimal ] system, organising and co-ordinating road reconstruction and more, in short, everything which is related to transport in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bkk.hu/en/main-page/tasks-responsibilities/ |title=Tasks & Responsibilities|publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref>
			The organiser of public transport in Budapest is the ] ''Centre for Budapest Transport'' (Budapesti Közlekedési Központ – BKK), that is responsible for planning and organising network and services, planning and developing tariff concepts, attending to ] procurer duties, managing public service contracts, operating controlling and monitoring systems, setting and monitoring service level agreements related to public transport, attending to customer service duties, selling and monitoring tickets and passes, attending to integrated passenger information duties, unified Budapest-centric traffic control within public transport, attending to duties related to river navigation, plus the management of Budapest roads, operating ]s, unified control of ] development in the capital, preparing ] strategy and developing an operational concept, preparation of road traffic management, developing an optimal ] system, organising and co-ordinating road reconstruction and more, in short, everything which is related to transport in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/en/main-page/tasks-responsibilities/ |title=Tasks & Responsibilities |publisher=Centre for Budapest Transport |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
	=== Roads and railways ===		=== Roads and railways ===
	{{Main|Hungarian State Railways|Motorways in Hungary}}		{{Main|Hungarian State Railways|Motorways in Hungary}}
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	] on ] around Budapest]]		] on ] around Budapest]]
	] (Budapest East Central)]]		] (Budapest East Central)]]
	Budapest is the most important Hungarian road terminus, all of the major highways and railways end within the city limits. The road system in the city is designed in a similar manner to that of Paris, with several ring roads, and avenues radiating out from the center. ] ] around Budapest is nearly completed, with only one section missing on the west side due to local disputes. Currently the ring road is {{convert|80|km|0|abbr=off}} in length, and once finished it will be {{convert|107|km|0|abbr=out}} of highway in length.
			Budapest is the most important Hungarian road terminus, all of the major highways and railways end within the city limits. The road system in the city is designed in a similar manner to that of Paris, with several ring roads, and avenues radiating out from the center. ] ] around Budapest is nearly completed, with only one section missing on the west side due to local disputes. The ring road is {{convert|80|km|0|abbr=off}} in length, and once finished it will be {{convert|107|km|0|abbr=out}} of highway in length.
	The city is a vital traffic hub because all major European roads and European railway lines lead to Budapest.<ref name="budapest.com"/> The Danube was and is still today an important water-way and this region in the centre of the Carpathian Basin lies at the cross-roads of trade routes.<ref name="budpocketguide.com"/>
	Hungarian main line railways are operated by Hungarian State Railways. There are three main railway station in Budapest, ], ] and ], operating both domestic and international ]s. Budapest is one of the main stops of the on its Central and Eastern European route.<ref>{{cite web|title=Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Destinations|url=http://www.belmond.com/venice-simplon-orient-express/search_results?station=Budapest |accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> There is also a ] service in and around Budapest, three lines of which are operated under the name HÉV.
			The city is a vital traffic hub because all major European roads and European railway lines lead to Budapest.<ref name="budapest.com" /> The Danube was and is still today an important water-way and this region in the centre of the Carpathian Basin lies at the cross-roads of trade routes.<ref name="budpocketguide.com" />
			Hungarian main line railways are operated by Hungarian State Railways. There are three main railway station in Budapest, ], ] and ], operating both domestic and international ]s. Budapest is one of the main stops of the Orient Express on its Central and Eastern European route.<ref>{{cite web |title=Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Destinations |url=http://www.belmond.com/venice-simplon-orient-express/search_results?station=Budapest |access-date=23 September 2014}}</ref> There is also a ] service in and around Budapest, three lines of which are operated under the name HÉV.
	=== Ports, shipping and others ===		=== Ports, shipping and others ===
			The river Danube flows through Budapest on its way from (Germany) to the ]. The river is easily navigable and so Budapest historically has a major ] at ] District and at ] District also. The Pest side is also a famous port place with ] ports for cargo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.danubeports.info/index.php?id=1287 |title=Budapest Freeport |date=6 May 2011 |publisher=danubeports.info |access-date=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521033101/http://www.danubeports.info/index.php?id=1287 |archive-date=21 May 2014}}</ref> and for passenger ships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cruise-profi.com/228/hungary/budapest--hungary-/1.html |title=Budapest cruise terminal |year=2014 |publisher=cruise-profi.com |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> In the summer months, a scheduled ] service operates on the Danube connecting the city to Vienna.
			BKK (through the operator ]) also provides public transport with boat service within the borders of the city. Two routes, marked D11 and D12, connect the two banks with Margaret Island and Óbuda Island, from Rómaifürdő (Buda side, north to Óbuda Island) or Árpád Bridge (Pest side) to Rákóczi Bridge, with a total of 18 stops, while route D2 circulates in the downtown.<ref name="bkk-boats">{{cite web |url=https://bkk.hu/en/boats/ |title=Information on public transport boats |publisher=BKK Budapesti Közlekedési Központ |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> Line D14 is a ferry service, connecting Királyerdő on the ] with Molnár Island on the Pest side, south to the city centre.<ref name="bkk-boats" /> In addition, several companies provides sightseeing boat trips and also an amphibious vehicle (bus and boat) operates constantly.
	The river Danube flows through Budapest on its way from (Germany) to the ]. The river is easily navigable and so Budapest historically has a major ] at ] District and at ] District also. The Pest side is also a famous port place with ] ports for cargo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danubeports.info/index.php?id=1287 |title=Budapest Freeport |date=6 May 2011 |publisher=danubeports.info |accessdate=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521033101/http://www.danubeports.info/index.php?id=1287 |archivedate=21 May 2014 }}</ref> and for passenger ships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cruise-profi.com/228/hungary/budapest--hungary-/1.html|title=Budapest cruise terminal|year=2014|publisher=cruise-profi.com|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref> In the summer months, a scheduled ] service operates on the Danube connecting the city to Vienna.
	BKK (through the operator ]) also provides public transport with boat service within the borders of the city. Four routes, marked D11-14, connect the 2 banks with Margaret Island and Hajógyári-island, from Római fürdő (Buda side, North to Óbudai island) or Árpád Bridge (Pest side) to Rákóczi Bridge, with a total of 15 stops. In addition, several companies provides sightseeing boat trips and also an amphibious vehicle (bus and boat) operates constantly.
	Water quality in Budapest harbours improved dramatically in the recent years, treatment facilities processed 100% of generated sewage in 2010. Budapesters regularly ], ], ] and ] on the Danube, which has continuously become a major recreational site for the city.		Water quality in Budapest harbours improved dramatically in the recent years, treatment facilities processed 100% of generated sewage in 2010. Budapesters regularly ], ], ] and ] on the Danube, which has continuously become a major recreational site for the city.
	Special vehicles in Budapest, besides metros, include suburban rails, trams and boats. There are a couple of less common vehicles in Budapest, like the trolleybus on several lines in ], the ] between the ] and Buda Castle, the ] for rent in Margaret Island, the ], the ] and ]. The latter three vehicles run among Buda hills.		Special vehicles in Budapest, besides metros, include suburban rails, trams and boats. There are a couple of less common vehicles in Budapest, like the trolleybus on several lines in ], the ] between the ] and Buda Castle, the ] for rent in Margaret Island, the ], the ] and ]. The latter three vehicles run among Buda hills.
	] seat in Budapest, founded in 1825 by ]]]
	== Culture and contemporary life ==		== Culture and contemporary life ==
	{{Main|Category:Culture in Budapest|Culture of Hungary}}		{{Main|Category:Culture in Budapest|Culture of Hungary}}
			] seat in Budapest, founded in 1825 by ]]]
	The culture of Budapest is reflected by Budapest's size and variety. Most Hungarian cultural movements first emerged in the city. Budapest is an important center for music, film, theatre, dance and visual art. Artists have been drawn into the city by opportunity, as the city government funds the arts with adequate financial resources.		The culture of Budapest is reflected by Budapest's size and variety. Most Hungarian cultural movements first emerged in the city. Budapest is an important center for music, film, theatre, dance and visual art. Artists have been drawn into the city by opportunity, as the city government funds the arts with adequate financial resources.
	Budapest is the headquarters of the Hungarian ] community.		Budapest is the headquarters of the Hungarian ] community.
	Budapest was named "City of Design" in December 2015 and has been a member of ] since then.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hipo.gov.hu/en/news/mft/budapest-was-chosen-as-one-of-the-most-creative-cities-of-the-world-by-unesco-20-december|title=Budapest was chosen as one of the most creative cities of the world by UNESCO (20 December 2015)|date=15 January 2016|work=Hungarian Intellectual Property Office|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>		Budapest was named "City of Design" in December 2015 and has been a member of ] since then.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hipo.gov.hu/en/news/mft/budapest-was-chosen-as-one-of-the-most-creative-cities-of-the-world-by-unesco-20-december |title=Budapest was chosen as one of the most creative cities of the world by UNESCO (20 December 2015) |date=15 January 2016 |work=Hungarian Intellectual Property Office |access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
	=== Museums and galleries ===		=== Museums and galleries ===
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	Budapest is packed with museums and galleries. The city glories in 223 museums and galleries, which presents several memories, next to the Hungarian ones as well those of universal and European culture and science. Here are the greatest examples among them: the ], the ], the Museum of Fine Arts (where can see the pictures of Hungarian painters, like ], ] and a great collection about ], ], ] and ] from before the 19th century and ], British art, ], ] after the 19th century), the House of Terror, the Budapest Historical Museum, the Aquincum Museum, the Memento Park, ] and the contemporary arts exhibition Palace of Arts Budapest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visitbudapest.travel/arts-entertainment/budapest-museums/|title=Budapest Museums & Galleries|publisher=visitbudapest.travel/|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref> In Budapest there are currently 837 different monuments, which represent the most of the European artistic style. The classical and unique ] buildings are prominent.		Budapest is packed with museums and galleries. The city glories in 223 museums and galleries, which presents several memories, next to the Hungarian ones as well those of universal and European culture and science. Here are the greatest examples among them: the ], the ], the Museum of Fine Arts (where can see the pictures of Hungarian painters, like ], ] and a great collection about ], ], ] and ] from before the 19th century and ], British art, ], ] after the 19th century), the House of Terror, the Budapest Historical Museum, the Aquincum Museum, the ], the Memento Park, ] and the contemporary arts exhibition Palace of Arts Budapest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/arts-entertainment/budapest-museums/ |title=Budapest Museums & Galleries |publisher=visitbudapest.travel/ |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528040607/http://visitbudapest.travel/arts-entertainment/budapest-museums/ |archive-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In Budapest there are 837 monuments, which represent most of the European artistic styles. The classical and unique ] buildings are prominent.
	=== Libraries ===		=== Libraries ===
			A lot of libraries have unique collections in Budapest, such as the National Széchényi Library, which keeps historical relics from the age before the printing of books. The ] plays an important role in the general education of the capital's population. Other libraries: The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös University Library, the Parliamentary Library, Library of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office and the National Library of Foreign Literature.
	A lot of libraries have unique collections in Budapest, such as the National Széchenyi Library, which keeps historical relics from the age before the printing of books. The ] plays an important role in the general education of the capital's population. Other libraries: ], ], the Parliamentary Library, Library of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office and the National Library of Foreign Literature.
	=== Opera and theatres ===		=== Opera and theatres ===
	{{Main|Hungarian opera}}		{{Main|Hungarian opera}}
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			In Budapest there are forty theatres, seven concert halls and an opera house.<ref>{{cite web |title=Theaters&Concert Halls |url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/culture/theaters_concert_halls.en.html |publisher=budapest.com |year=2014 |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233214/http://www.budapest.com/city_guide/culture/theaters_concert_halls.en.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Outdoor festivals, concerts and lectures enrich the cultural offer of summer, which are often held in historical buildings. The largest theatre facilities are the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre, the József Attila Theatre, the Katona József Theatre, the Madách Theatre, the Hungarian State Opera House, the ], the Vigadó Concert Hall, Radnóti Miklós Theatre, the ] and the Palace of Arts, known as ''MUPA''. The ] is an annual Hungarian ] event taking place in the building of the ] (''Operaház'') on the last Saturday of the carnival season, usually late February.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.operabal.com/eng/operabal_tortenete.html |title=Short History of the Budapest Opera Ball |publisher=operabal.com |date=February 2010 |access-date=23 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106193421/http://www.operabal.com/eng/operabal_tortenete.html |archive-date=6 November 2013}}</ref>
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			=== Casinos ===
	In Budapest there are forty theatres, seven concert halls and an opera house.<ref>{{cite web|title=Theaters&Concert Halls|url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/culture/theaters_concert_halls.en.html |publisher=budapest.com|year=2014|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref> Outdoor festivals, concerts and lectures enrich the cultural offer of summer, which are often held in historical buildings. The largest theatre facilities are the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre, the József Attila Theatre, the Katona József Theatre, the Madách Theatre, the Hungarian State Opera House, the ], the Vigadó Concert Hall, Radnóti Miklós Theatre, the ] and the Palace of Arts, known as ''MUPA''. The ] is an annual Hungarian ] event taking place in the building of the ] (''Operaház'') on the last Saturday of the carnival season, usually late February.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.operabal.com/eng/operabal_tortenete.html |title=Short History of the Budapest Opera Ball |publisher=operabal.com |date=February 2010 |accessdate=23 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106193421/http://www.operabal.com/eng/operabal_tortenete.html |archivedate=6 November 2013}}</ref>
			There are 11 casinos in Hungary (11 is the maximum number of casinos allowed by law), and five of them are located in the capital. All five of these casinos were owned by LVC Diamond Játékkaszinó Üzemeltető Kft, the gambling company of late ] (better known as Andy Vajna) until his death in 2017. The biggest casino in Budapest and in all of Hungary is the Las Vegas Casino at the Corvin promenade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://simonsblogpark.com/onlinegambling/simons-guide-to-hungary-casinos-and-online-casinos/ |title=Hungary Casinos and Online Casinos |date=12 March 2021 |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>
	=== Performing arts and festivals ===		=== Performing arts and festivals ===
	{{Further|Music of Budapest}}		{{Further|Music of Budapest}}
	] Budapest. One of the largest music festivals in Europe provides a multicultural, diverse meeting point for locals and foreigners every year.]]		] Budapest. One of the largest music festivals in Europe provides a multicultural, diverse meeting point for locals and foreigners every year.]]
	Several annual festivals take place in Budapest. The ] is one of the largest outdoor music festival in Europe. The ] includes concerts at several venues across the city. The ] (formerly the Budapest Autumn Festival) brings free music, dance, art, and other cultural events to the streets of the city. The Budapest Wine Festival and Budapest ] Festival, occurring each May, are ] festivals focusing on culinary pleasures. The ] (or Budapest Pride Film and Cultural Festival) occurs annually across the city, and usually involves a parade on the Andrássy Avenue. Other festivals include the ], which brings more than 500 artists in about 50 shows to produce a wide range of works in ], dance, music and comedy outside the ]. The ] is a ] contemporary cultural festival held in Hungary in the cities Budapest and Pécs from February until March; the name of the festival alludes to the ], the region encompassing the Netherlands and Flanders. The Budapest Jewish Summer Festival, in late August, is one of the largest in Europe.		Several annual festivals take place in Budapest. The ] is one of the largest outdoor music festival in Europe. The ] includes concerts at several venues across the city. The ] (formerly the Budapest Autumn Festival) brings free music, dance, art, and other cultural events to the streets of the city. The Budapest Wine Festival and Budapest ] Festival, occurring each May, are ] festivals focusing on culinary pleasures. The ] (or Budapest Pride Film and Cultural Festival) occurs annually across the city, and usually involves a parade on the Andrássy Avenue. Other festivals include the ], which brings more than 500 artists in about 50 shows to produce a wide range of works in ], dance, music and comedy outside the mainstream. The ] is a contemporary cultural festival held in Hungary in the cities Budapest and Pécs from February until March; the name of the festival alludes to the ], the region encompassing the Netherlands and Flanders. The Budapest Jewish Summer Festival, in late August, is one of the largest in Europe.
			] on 20 August]]
	There are many symphony orchestras in Budapest, with the ] being the preeminent one. It was founded in 1853 by ] and still presents regular concerts in the Hungarian State Opera House and ]. Budapest also has one of the more active jazz scenes in Central Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://foursquare.com/top-places/budapest/best-places-jazz-music|title=The 15 Best Places for Jazz Music in Budapest|publisher=Foursquare|access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref>
			There are many symphony orchestras in Budapest, with the ] being the preeminent one. It was founded in 1853 by ] and still presents regular concerts in the Hungarian State Opera House and ]. Budapest also has one of the more active jazz scenes in Central Europe.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://foursquare.com/top-places/budapest/best-places-jazz-music |title=The 15 Best Places for Jazz Music in Budapest |publisher=Foursquare |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712055003/https://foursquare.com/top-places/budapest/best-places-jazz-music |archive-date=12 July 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	The dance tradition of the Carpathian Basin is a unique area of the European dance culture, which is also a special transition between the Balkans and Western Europe regions. The city is home to several authentic ] which range from small ensembles to professional troupes. Budapest is one of the few cities in the world with a high school for learning folk dance.		The dance tradition of the Carpathian Basin is a unique area of the European dance culture, which is also a special transition between the Balkans and Western Europe regions. The city is home to several authentic ] which range from small ensembles to professional troupes. Budapest is one of the few cities in the world with a high school for learning folk dance.
	=== Fashion ===		=== Fashion ===
			Budapest is home to a ] twice a year, where the city's fashion designers and houses present their collections and provide a meeting place for the ] representatives. ] additionally a place for designers from other countries may present their collections in Budapest. Hungarian models, like ], ], Diána Mészáros, ] usually appearing at these events along international participants. Fashion brands like ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and other retail fashion brands are common across the city's shopping malls and on the streets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shopping in Budapest |url=http://visitbudapest.travel/activities/shopping-in-budapest/ |publisher=visitbudapest.travel |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702000057/http://visitbudapest.travel/activities/shopping-in-budapest/ |archive-date=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
			Major luxury fashion brands such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], or luxury watch brands such as ], ], ], ], ] and ], can be found among the city's most prestigious shopping streets, the Fashion Street, ] and Andrássy Avenue in Budapest's main upscale fashion district, the Leopoldtown.
	Budapest is home to a ] twice a year, where the city's fashion designers and houses present their collections and provide a meeting place for the ] representatives. ] additionally a place for designers from other countries may present their collections in Budapest. Hungarian models, like ], ], Diána Mészáros, ] usually appearing at these events along international participants.
	Fashion brands like ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and other retail fashion brands are common across the city's shopping malls and on the streets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shopping in Budapest|url=http://visitbudapest.travel/activities/shopping-in-budapest/|publisher=visitbudapest.travel|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>
	Major luxury fashion brands such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], can be found among the city's most prestigious shopping streets, the Fashion Street, ] and Andrássy Avenue in Budapest's main upscale fashion district, the Leopoldtown.
	=== Media ===		=== Media ===
	{{Further|Category:Media in Budapest|List of films shot in Budapest}}
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	Budapest is a prominent location for the Hungarian entertainment industry, with many films, television series, books, and other media set there. Budapest is the largest centre for film and television production in Hungary. In 2011, it employed more than 50,000 people and generated 63.9% of revenues of the media industry in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://urbani-izziv.uirs.si/Portals/uizziv/papers/urbani-izziv-en-2010-21-02-006.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052410/http://urbani-izziv.uirs.si/Portals/uizziv/papers/urbani-izziv-en-2010-21-02-006.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2017 |title=Budapest: A great place for creative industry development? |publisher=Urbani izziv |date=February 2010 |accessdate=26 May 2018 }}</ref>		Budapest is a prominent location for the Hungarian entertainment industry, with many films, television series, books, and other media set there. Budapest is the largest centre for film and television production in Hungary. In 2011, it employed more than 50,000 people and generated 63.9% of revenues of the media industry in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://urbani-izziv.uirs.si/Portals/uizziv/papers/urbani-izziv-en-2010-21-02-006.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052410/http://urbani-izziv.uirs.si/Portals/uizziv/papers/urbani-izziv-en-2010-21-02-006.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2017 |title=Budapest: A great place for creative industry development? |publisher=Urbani izziv |date=February 2010 |access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
	Budapest is the media centre of Hungary, and the location of the main headquarters of ] and other local and national TV and radio stations, such as ], ], ], Duna World, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], and politics and news channels such as ], ], and ]. Documentary channels include ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. This is less than a quarter of the channels broadcast from Budapest; for the whole picture see ].		Budapest is the media centre of Hungary, and the location of the main headquarters of ] and other local and national TV and radio stations, such as ], ], ], Duna World, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and Pro4, and politics and news channels such as ], ], and ]. Documentary channels include ], ], ], ], ], Spektrum TV, and ]. This is less than a quarter of the channels broadcast from Budapest; for the whole picture see ].
	In 2012, there were 7.2&nbsp;million ] in Hungary (72% of the population).<ref name=NIUCalc>Calculated using penetration rate and population data from {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329060848/https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/rank.php |date=29 March 2017 }}, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 June 2013</ref> and there were 2.3&nbsp;million subscriptions for mobile broadband.<ref name="MobleBroadbandITUDynamic2012">, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, ]. Retrieved 29 June 2013.</ref>		In 2012, in Hungary there were 7.2&nbsp;million ] (72% of the population)<ref name=NIUCalc>Calculated using penetration rate and population data from {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329060848/https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/rank.php |date=29 March 2017 }}, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 June 2013</ref> and 2.3&nbsp;million subscriptions for mobile broadband.<ref name="MobleBroadbandITUDynamic2012"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308125025/https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reporting/DynamicReportWizard.aspx |date=8 March 2021 }}, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, ]. Retrieved 29 June 2013.</ref>
	=== Cuisine ===		=== Cuisine ===
	{{Further|Hungarian cuisine}}		{{Further|Hungarian cuisine}}
	In the modern age, Budapest developed its own peculiar cuisine, based on products of the nearby region, such as lamb, pork and vegetables special to the region. Modern Hungarian cuisine is a synthesis of ancient Asiatic components mixed with French, Germanic, Italian, and Slavic elements. The food of Hungary can be considered a melting pot of the continent, with a culinary base formed from its own, original ] cuisine. Considerable numbers of ], Armenians, Italians, Jews and Serbs settled in the Hungarian basin and in Transylvania, also contributing with different new dishes. Elements of ancient Turkish cuisine were adopted during the Ottoman era, in the form of sweets (for example different ]s, like white nougat called ''törökméz''), ] (''birsalma''), ], ] or rice dishes like ], meat and vegetable dishes like the ], used in ], stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage called '']''. Hungarian cuisine was influenced by ] under the ], dishes and methods of food preparation have often been borrowed from Austrian cuisine, and vice versa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-to-Japan/Hungary.html|title=Food in Hungary|publisher=foodbycountry.com|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref>		In the modern age, Budapest developed its own peculiar cuisine, based on products of the nearby region, such as lamb, pork and vegetables special to the region. Modern Hungarian cuisine is a synthesis of ancient Asiatic components mixed with French, Germanic, Italian, and Slavic elements. The food of Hungary can be considered a melting pot of the continent, with a culinary base formed from its own, original ] cuisine. Considerable numbers of ], Armenians, Italians, Jews and Serbs settled in the Hungarian basin and in Transylvania, also contributing with different new dishes. Elements of ancient Turkish cuisine were adopted during the Ottoman era, in the form of sweets (for example different ]s, like white nougat called ''törökméz''), ] (''birsalma''), ], ] or rice dishes like ], meat and vegetable dishes like the ], used in ], stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage called '']''. Hungarian cuisine was influenced by ] under the ], dishes and methods of food preparation have often been borrowed from Austrian cuisine, and vice versa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-to-Japan/Hungary.html |title=Food in Hungary |publisher=foodbycountry.com |access-date=23 May 2014}}</ref>
	Budapest restaurants reflect diversity, with menus carrying traditional regional cuisine, fusions of various culinary influences, or innovating in the leading edge of new techniques. Budapest' food shops also have a solid reputation for supplying quality specialised culinary products and supplies, reputations that are often built up over generations. These include many shops, such as Café Gerbeaud, one of the greatest and most traditional ]s in Europe, or the ] restaurant and gastro shop in the City Park.		Budapest restaurants reflect diversity, with menus carrying traditional regional cuisine, fusions of various culinary influences, or innovating in the leading edge of new techniques. Budapest' food shops also have a solid reputation for supplying quality specialised culinary products and supplies, reputations that are often built up over generations. These include many shop and served in several ] restaurants.
	Foodies can also find the highest quality foods served in several ] restaurants, like Onyx, Costes, Borkonyha or Tanti.
	=== In fiction ===		=== In fiction ===
			The 1906 novel '']'', the 1937 novel '']'', the 1957 book '']'', the 1975 novel '']'', the 1977 novel '']'', the 1986 book '']'', the 1992 novel '']'', the 1987 novel '']'', the 2002 novel ''Prague'', the 2003 book '']'', the 2004 novel '']'', the 2005 novels '']'' and '']'', the 2012 novel '']'' are set, amongst others, partly or entirely in Budapest. Some of the better known feature films set in Budapest are '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and Spy. Budapest, Hungary's capital, has long been a favorite destination for Hollywood filmmakers, drawn to its enchanting ambiance, timeless charm, and breathtaking landmarks.Budapest has also served as a muse for some of the most distinctive directors and films such as Love and Death, Evita, ], Blade Runner 2049, ], Spy, ], ], ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 best movies filmed in Budapest |url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls050129286/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> '']'' (2014) is a Wes Anderson film. It was filmed in Germany, and set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka, which is in the alpine mountains of Hungary.
	The 1906 novel '']'', the 1937 novel '']'', the 1957 book '']'', the 1975 novel '']'', the 1977 novel '']'', the 1986 book '']'', the 1992 novel '']'', the 1987 novel '']'', the 2002 novel ''Prague'', the 2003 book '']'', the 2004 novel '']'', the 2005 novels '']'' and '']'', the 2012 novel '']'' are set, amongst others, partly or entirely in Budapest. Some of the better known feature films set in Budapest are '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and Spy. '']'' (2014) is a Wes Anderson film. It was filmed in Germany and set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka which is in the alpine mountains of Hungary.
	== Sports ==		== Sports ==
	] is the national stadium and the ].]]
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	{{See also|Category:Sport in Budapest|Football in Hungary}}		{{See also|Category:Sport in Budapest|Football in Hungary}}
			] National Stadium and ]]]
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	Budapest hosted many global ] event in the past, among others the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], 2011 ], ], ], ], 2014 ], ], and ], only in the last two-decade. Besides these, Budapest was the home of many European-level tournaments, like ], ], ], ], ] and will be the host of ] and 4 matches in the ], which will be held in the 67,889-seat new ] ], to mention a few.		Budapest hosted many global ] in the past, among others the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], 2011 ], ], ], ], 2014 ], ], and ], only in the last two-decade. Besides these, Budapest was the home of many European-level tournaments, like ], ], ], ], ] and will be the host of ] and 4 matches in the ], which was held in the 67,215-seat new ] ], to mention a few.
	In 2015 the Assembly of the ] and the ] decided to bid for the ]. Budapest has lost several bids to host the games, in ], ], ], ], and ] to ], Antwerp, London, and Rome, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mob.hu/budapest-2024/a-mob-kozgyulese-tamogatja-a-budapesti-olimpiapalyazat-szandeknyilatkozatanak-benyujtasat |title=A MOB közgyűlése támogatja a budapesti olympic |accessdate=23 June 2015 |date=10 June 2015 |publisher=] (MOB) |language=Hungarian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://index.hu/belfold/budapest/2015/06/23/kell-e_olimpia_-_most_dont_a_fovaros/ |title=A Olympics |accessdate=23 June 2015 |author=Tenczer Gábor |date=23 June 2015 |publisher=] |language=Hungarian}}</ref> The ] also voted to support the bid on 28 January 2016, later Budapest City Council approved list of venues and ]. However, they have recently withdrawn and only Paris and Los Angeles remain as candidates for the 2024 Olympics.		In 2015, the Assembly of the ] and the ] decided to bid for the ]. Budapest has lost several bids to host the games, in 1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, and 1960 to ], Antwerp, London, and Rome, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mob.hu/budapest-2024/a-mob-kozgyulese-tamogatja-a-budapesti-olimpiapalyazat-szandeknyilatkozatanak-benyujtasat |title=A MOB közgyűlése támogatja a budapesti olympic |access-date=23 June 2015 |date=10 June 2015 |publisher=] (MOB) |language=hu |archive-date=4 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704054018/http://www.mob.hu/budapest-2024/a-mob-kozgyulese-tamogatja-a-budapesti-olimpiapalyazat-szandeknyilatkozatanak-benyujtasat |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://index.hu/belfold/budapest/2015/06/23/kell-e_olimpia_-_most_dont_a_fovaros/ |title=A Olympics |access-date=23 June 2015 |author=Tenczer Gábor |date=23 June 2015 |publisher=] |language=hu}}</ref> The ] also voted to support the bid on 28 January 2016, later Budapest City Council approved list of venues and ]. However, they withdrew their bid later on.
	Numerous Olympic, World, and European Championship winners and medalists reside in the city, which follows from Hungary's 8th place among all the nations of the world in the ].		Numerous Olympic, World, and European Championship winners and medalists reside in the city, which follows from Hungary's 8th place among all the nations of the world in the ].
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	Hungarians have always been avid sports people: during the history of the ], Hungarians have brought home 476 medals, of which 167 are gold. The top events in which Hungarians have excelled are fencing, swimming, water polo, canoeing, wrestling and track & field sports. Beside classic sports, recreational modern sports such as bowling, pool billiard, darts, go-carting, wakeboarding and squash are very popular in Budapest, and extreme sports are also gaining ground. Furthermore, the ] and ] also attract many people every year. The city's largest football stadium is named after ], recognised as the top scorer of the 20th century and for whom ]'s Puskás Award (]) was named.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/releases/newsid=1120531.html |title=FIFA introduces new FIFA Puskás Award to honour the "goal of the year" |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829175421/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/releases/newsid%3D1120531.html |archivedate=29 August 2011 }}</ref>
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			Hungarians have always been avid sports people: during the history of the ], Hungarians have brought home 476 medals, of which 167 are gold. The top events in which Hungarians have excelled are fencing, swimming, water polo, canoeing, wrestling and track & field sports. Beside classic sports, recreational modern sports such as bowling, pool billiard, darts, go-carting, wakeboarding and squash are very popular in Budapest, and extreme sports are also gaining ground. Furthermore, the ] and ] also attract many people every year. The city's largest football stadium is named after ], recognised as the top scorer of the 20th century and for whom ] was named.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/releases/newsid=1120531.html |title=FIFA introduces new FIFA Puskás Award to honour the "goal of the year" |publisher=FIFA |access-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829175421/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/releases/newsid%3D1120531.html |archive-date=29 August 2011}}</ref>
			One of Budapest's most popular sport is football and it has many ] football club, including in the top level ] league, like ] (32 Hungarian League titles), ] (23 titles), ] (20 titles), ] (14 titles), ] (6 titles), ] (4 titles), ] (2 titles).
			The ] in ] has been held at the ] just outside the city, a circuit which has ] Grade 1 license.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/tableaulicencescircuit.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/tableaulicencescircuit.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=List of FIA Licensed Circuits |date=6 February 2015 |publisher=] |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> Since 1986, the race has been a round of the FIA ] World Championship. At the ], it was confirmed that Hungary will continue to host a Formula 1 race until 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hungarian Grand Prix deal extended until 2021 |publisher=GP Today |url=http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/459716/Hungarian_Grand_Prix_deal_extended_until_2021/ |access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref> The track was completely resurfaced for the first time in early 2016, and it was announced the Grand Prix's deal was extended for a further five years, until 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aszfaltavató a Hungaroringen |language=hu |url=https://hungaroring.hu/hu/hirek/aszfaltavato-a-hungaroringen |publisher=] |quote="A Magyar Nagydíj szerződését újabb öt évvel meghosszabbítottuk, ami azt jelenti, hogy a futamunknak 2026-ig helye van a Formula–1-es versenynaptárban." Translates as "We have extended the Hungarian Grand Prix's contract for a further 5 years, which means that our race has a place on the F1 calendar until 2026." |date=14 April 2016 |access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>
			Budapest is home to two four-star UEFA stadiums: ], ], and two three-star UEFA stadiums: ] and ].{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
	One of Budapest's most popular sport is football and it has many ] football club, including in the top level ] league, like ] <small>(29 Hungarian League titles)</small>, ] <small>(23 titles)</small>, ] <small>(20 titles)</small>, ] <small>(13 titles)</small>, ] <small>(6 titles)</small>, ] <small>(4 titles)</small>, ] <small>(2 titles)</small>.
			Budapest will be the home of the headquarters of the ] after moving from ] by the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=World Aquatics advances Budapest transition with historic opening of interim office |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/4167095/world-aquatics-advances-budapest-transition-with-historic-opening-of-interim-office |access-date=2024-12-22 |publisher=World Aquatics}}</ref>
	The ] in ] has been held at the ] just outside the city, which circuit has ] Grade 1 license.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/tableaulicencescircuit.pdf |title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS|date=6 February 2015|publisher=]|accessdate=28 May 2015}}</ref> Since 1986, the race has been a round of the ] ] World Championship. At the ], it was confirmed that Hungary will continue to host a Formula 1 race until 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungarian Grand Prix deal extended until 2021|publisher=GP Today|url=http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/459716/Hungarian_Grand_Prix_deal_extended_until_2021/|accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref> The track was completely resurfaced for the first time in early 2016, and it was announced the Grand Prix's deal was extended for a further 5 years, until 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aszfaltavató a Hungaroringen|language=hu|url=https://hungaroring.hu/hu/hirek/aszfaltavato-a-hungaroringen |publisher=]|quote="A Magyar Nagydíj szerződését újabb öt évvel meghosszabbítottuk, ami azt jelenti, hogy a futamunknak 2026-ig helye van a Formula–1-es versenynaptárban." Translates as "We have extended the Hungarian Grand Prix's contract for a further 5 years, which means that our race has a place on the F1 calendar until 2026."|date=14 April 2016|accessdate=15 April 2016}}</ref>
	== Education ==		== Education ==
	{{See also|Education in Hungary}}		{{See also|Education in Hungary}}
			Budapest is home to over 35 higher education institutions, many of which are universities. Under the ], many offered qualifications are recognised in countries across Europe. Medicine, dentistry, pharmaceuticals, veterinary programs, and engineering are among the most popular fields for foreigners to undertake in Budapest. Most universities in Budapest offer courses in English, as well as in other languages like German, French, and Dutch, aimed specifically at foreigners. Many students from other European countries spend one or two semesters in Budapest through the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://roommatesbudapest.com/blog/study-in-hungary/ |title=Study in Hungary – a guide for international students in Budapest |publisher=Blog for expats & International students in Budapest, Hungary |year=2016 |access-date=15 March 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002211133/http://roommatesbudapest.com/blog/study-in-hungary/ |archive-date=2 October 2015}}</ref>
	], it is the oldest institute of technology in the world, founded in 1782]]
	], the first public business school in the world, founded in 1857]]		], the oldest institute of technology in the world, founded in 1782]]
			] is one of the largest and most prestigious institutions.]]
	], founded in 1875]]
			], founded in 1875]]
	Budapest is home to over 35 higher education institutions, many of which are universities. Under the ], many offered qualifications are recognised in countries across Europe. Medicine, dentistry, pharmaceuticals, veterinary programs, and engineering are among the most popular fields for foreigners to undertake in Budapest. Most universities in Budapest offer courses in English, as well as in other languages like German, French, and Dutch, aimed specifically at foreigners. Many students from other European countries spend one or two semesters in Budapest through the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roommatesbudapest.com/blog/study-in-hungary/|title=Study in Hungary – a guide for international students in Budapest|publisher=Blog for expats & International students in Budapest, Hungary|year=2016|accessdate=15 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002211133/http://roommatesbudapest.com/blog/study-in-hungary/|archivedate=2 October 2015}}</ref>
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	|]||1871||Budapest||] ]||652||232		|]||1871||Budapest||] Art school||652||232
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	|]||1875||Budapest||] ]||831||168		|]||1875||Budapest||] Music school||831||168
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	|]||1879||Budapest||] ]||12,888||421		|]||1879||Budapest||] ]||12,888||421
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	|]||1769||Budapest||] ]||10,880||1,230		|]||1769||Budapest||] Medical school||10,880||1,230
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	|{{ill|University of Physical Education|eo|Gimnastika Universitato de Budapeŝto|hu|Testnevelési Egyetem}}||1925||Budapest||] ]||2,500||220		|{{ill|University of Physical Education|eo|Gimnastika Universitato de Budapeŝto|hu|Testnevelési Egyetem}}||1925||Budapest||] ]||2,500||220
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	|]||1865||Budapest||] ]||455||111		|]||1865||Budapest||] Art school||455||111
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	|]||2002||Budapest||] ]||210||51		|]||2002||Budapest||] ]||210||51
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	|]||1855||Budapest||] ]||4,301||342		|]||1855||Budapest||] ]||8,401||342
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	|{{ill|Evangelical-Lutheran Theological University|eo|Luterana Teologia Universitato|fr|Université théologique évangélique luthérienne|hu|Evangélikus Hittudományi Egyetem|sh|Evangelički-luteranski teološki univerzitet u Budimpešti}}||1557||Budapest||] ]||220||36		|{{ill|Evangelical-Lutheran Theological University|eo|Luterana Teologia Universitato|fr|Université théologique évangélique luthérienne|hu|Evangélikus Hittudományi Egyetem|sh|Evangelički-luteranski teološki univerzitet u Budimpešti}}||1557||Budapest||] ]||220||36
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			] rectorate in downtown ], the first public business school in the world, founded in 1857]]
	== Notable people ==		== Notable people ==
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	== International relations ==		== International relations ==
			Budapest has quite a few ] and many partner cities around the world.<ref name="Budapest twinnings">{{cite web |url=http://budapest.hu/Lapok/Fovaros/Testvervarosok.aspx |title=Budapest – Testvérvárosok |access-date=14 August 2013 |publisher=Budapest Főváros Önkormányzatának hivatalos oldala |language=hu |trans-title=Budapest – Twin Cities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809185135/http://budapest.hu/Lapok/Fovaros/Testvervarosok.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
			Like Budapest, many of them are the most influential and largest cities of their country and region, most of them are the primate city and political, economical, cultural capital of their country. The Mayor of Budapest says the aim of improving sister city relationships is to allow and encourage a mutual exchange of information and experiences, as well as co-operation, in the areas of city management, education, culture, tourism, media and communication, trade and business development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kultura.hu/budapest-to-sign-sister |title=Budapest to Sign Sister City Agreement with Beijing |access-date=25 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427033819/https://www.kultura.hu/budapest-to-sign-sister |archive-date=27 April 2014}}</ref>
			{{clarify|reason=Need to explain the difference between 'sister cities' and 'partner cities' in the case of Budapest. The article ] implies they are the same thing in the general case.|date=August 2021}}
	Budapest has quite a few ] and many partner cities around the world.<ref name="Budapest twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://budapest.hu/Lapok/Fovaros/Testvervarosok.aspx|title=Budapest – Testvérvárosok|accessdate=14 August 2013|publisher=Budapest Főváros Önkormányzatának hivatalos oldala |language=Hungarian|trans-title=Budapest – Twin Cities|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809185135/http://budapest.hu/Lapok/Fovaros/Testvervarosok.aspx|archivedate=9 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	Like Budapest, many of them are the most influential and largest cities of their country and region, most of them are the primate city and political, economical, cultural capital of their country.
	The Mayor of Budapest says the aim of improving sister city relationships is to allow and encourage a mutual exchange of information and experiences, as well as co-operation, in the areas of city management, education, culture, tourism, media and communication, trade and business development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kultura.hu/budapest-to-sign-sister |title=Budapest to Sign Sister City Agreement with Beijing |accessdate=25 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427033819/https://www.kultura.hu/budapest-to-sign-sister |archivedate=27 April 2014}}</ref>
	=== Historic sister cities ===		=== Historic sister cities ===
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	* '''New York City''' (USA) ''1992''<ref>{{cite web|title=NYC's Sister Cities |publisher=Sister City Program of the City of New York |year=2006 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/main.shtml |accessdate=1 September 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429214814/http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/main.shtml |archivedate=29 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="New York sisters">{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/ia/gp/html/partner/partner.shtml |title=NYC's Partner Cities |publisher=The City of New York |accessdate=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814165415/http://www.nyc.gov/html/ia/gp/html/partner/partner.shtml |archivedate=14 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="sisterny">{{cite web|title=Sister City – Budapest |publisher=Official website of New York City |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/budapest_main.shtml |accessdate=14 May 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525001751/http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/budapest_main.shtml |archivedate=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>		* ''']''' (United States) ''1992''<ref>{{cite web |title=NYC's Sister Cities |publisher=Sister City Program of the City of New York |year=2006 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/main.shtml |access-date=1 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429214814/http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/main.shtml |archive-date=29 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="New York sisters">{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/ia/gp/html/partner/partner.shtml |title=NYC's Partner Cities |publisher=The City of New York |access-date=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814165415/http://www.nyc.gov/html/ia/gp/html/partner/partner.shtml |archive-date=14 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="sisterny">{{cite web |title=Sister City – Budapest |publisher=Official website of New York City |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/budapest_main.shtml |access-date=14 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525001751/http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/scp/html/sc/budapest_main.shtml |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (USA) ''1990''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fwsistercities.org/city/budapest-hungary/ |title=Budapest, Hungary|publisher=fwsistercities.org|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref>		* ''']''' (United States) ''1990''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fwsistercities.org/city/budapest-hungary/ |title=Budapest, Hungary |publisher=fwsistercities.org |access-date=12 March 2016}}</ref>
	* '''Shanghai''' (China) ''2013''<ref name="Budapest – Shanghai twinning">{{cite web |url=http://www.origo.hu/itthon/20130828-sanghaj-is-budapest-testvervarosa-lett.html |title=Sanghaj is Budapest testvérvárosa let |publisher=Origo.hu |accessdate=29 August 2013}}</ref>		* ''']''' (China) ''2013''<ref name="Budapest – Shanghai and Nashik twinning">{{cite web |url=http://www.origo.hu/itthon/20130828-sanghaj-is-budapest-testvervarosa-lett.html |title=Sanghaj is Budapest testvérvárosa let |date=28 August 2013 |publisher=Origo.hu |access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref>
	* '''Beijing''' (China) ''2005''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities/Sister_City/|title=Sister Cities|publisher=Beijing Municipal Government|accessdate=23 June 2009}}</ref>		* ''']''' (China) ''2005''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities/Sister_City/ |title=Sister Cities |publisher=Beijing Municipal Government |access-date=23 June 2009 |archive-date=16 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216015454/http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities/Sister_City/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Iran) ''2015''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hungarytoday.hu/budapest-council-approves-twin-city-aggrement-teheran-52213/ |title=Budapest To Sign Twin-City Agreement With Tehran|work=Hungary Today|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref>		* ''']''' (Iran) ''2015''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/budapest-council-approves-twin-city-aggrement-teheran-52213/ |title=Budapest To Sign Twin-City Agreement With Tehran |work=Hungary Today |date=30 April 2015 |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201646/https://hungarytoday.hu/budapest-council-approves-twin-city-aggrement-teheran-52213/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	* ''']''' (Germany) ''1992''<ref name="Berlin twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/staedtepartnerschaft_ueberblick.en.html |title=Berlin – City Partnerships |accessdate=17 September 2013 |publisher=Der Regierende Bürgermeister Berlin |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521054019/http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/staedtepartnerschaft_ueberblick.en.html |archivedate=21 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/index.en.html |title=Berlin's international city relations |publisher=Berlin Mayor's Office |accessdate=1 July 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822100321/http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/index.en.html |archivedate=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>		* ''']''' (Germany) ''1992''<ref name="Berlin twinnings">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/staedtepartnerschaft_ueberblick.en.html |title=Berlin – City Partnerships |access-date=17 September 2013 |publisher=Der Regierende Bürgermeister Berlin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521054019/http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/staedtepartnerschaft_ueberblick.en.html |archive-date=21 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/index.en.html |title=Berlin's international city relations |publisher=Berlin Mayor's Office |access-date=1 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822100321/http://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/staedteverbindungen/index.en.html |archive-date=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Germany) ''1990''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=317589&_ffmpar%5B_id_inhalt%5D=54766|title=Frankfurt am Main: Budapest|publisher=Frankfurt.de|accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref>		* ''']''' (Germany) ''1990''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=317589&_ffmpar%5B_id_inhalt%5D=54766 |title=Frankfurt am Main: Budapest |publisher=Frankfurt.de |access-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527120650/https://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=317589&_ffmpar%5b_id_inhalt%5d=54766 |archive-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Austria) ''1990''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goworldtravel.com/travel-sister-cities-budapest-prague-and-vienna/ |title=These World Cities Are Filled With History|date=21 November 2013|publisher=Goworldtravel.com}}</ref>		* ''']''' (Austria) ''1990''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goworldtravel.com/travel-sister-cities-budapest-prague-and-vienna/ |title=These World Cities Are Filled With History |date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Goworldtravel.com}}</ref>
			* ''']''' (Portugal) ''1992''<ref name="Lisbon twinnings">{{cite web |url=https://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M1100 |title=Lisboa – Geminações de Cidades e Vilas |access-date=23 August 2013 |publisher=Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses |language=pt |trans-title=Lisbon – Twinning of Cities and Towns |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321173037/https://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M1100 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Lisbon twinnings 2">{{cite web |url=http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/municipio/relacoes-internacionais |title=Acordos de Geminação, de Cooperação e/ou Amizade da Cidade de Lisboa |access-date=23 August 2013 |publisher=Camara Municipal de Lisboa |language=pt |trans-title=Lisbon – Twinning Agreements, Cooperation and Friendship |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031202617/http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/municipio/relacoes-internacionais |archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Romania) ''1997''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://adevarul.ro/news/bucuresti/cu-infratit-bucurestiult-1_50bdf86b7c42d5a663d0ec3e/index.html |title=Cu cine este înfrățit Bucureștiul? |work=] |date=21 February 2011 |language=Romanian}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Portugal) ''1992''<ref name="Lisbon twinnings">{{cite web|url=https://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M1100 |title=Lisboa – Geminações de Cidades e Vilas|accessdate=23 August 2013|publisher=Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses |language=Portuguese|trans-title=Lisbon – Twinning of Cities and Towns}}</ref><ref name="Lisbon twinnings 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/municipio/relacoes-internacionais |title=Acordos de Geminação, de Cooperação e/ou Amizade da Cidade de Lisboa |accessdate=23 August 2013 |publisher=Camara Municipal de Lisboa |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Lisbon – Twinning Agreements, Cooperation and Friendship |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031202617/http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/municipio/relacoes-internacionais |archivedate=31 October 2013 }}</ref>
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	* ''']''' (Israel) ''1989''<ref name="twinning">{{cite web |url=http://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/Hebrew/Cityhall/TwinCities/Index.asp |title=Tel Aviv sister cities |accessdate=1 July 2009 |publisher=Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality |language=Hebrew |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214183503/http://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/Hebrew/Cityhall/TwinCities/Index.asp |archivedate=14 February 2009 }}</ref>		* ''']''' (Israel) ''1989''<ref name="twinning">{{cite web |url=http://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/Hebrew/Cityhall/TwinCities/Index.asp |title=Tel Aviv sister cities |access-date=1 July 2009 |publisher=Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality |language=he |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214183503/http://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/Hebrew/Cityhall/TwinCities/Index.asp |archive-date=14 February 2009}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Croatia) ''1994''<ref name="Zagreb Twinning">{{cite web |url=http://www1.zagreb.hr/mms/en/index.html |title=Intercity and International Cooperation of the City of Zagre b|publisher=2006–2009 City of Zagreb |accessdate=23 June 2009}}</ref>		* ''']''' (Croatia) ''1994''<ref name="Zagreb Twinning">{{cite web |url=http://www1.zagreb.hr/mms/en/index.html |title=Intercity and International Cooperation of the City of Zagre b |publisher=2006–2009 City of Zagreb |access-date=23 June 2009 |archive-date=7 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707200910/http://www1.zagreb.hr/mms/en/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ''1995''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarajevo.ba/en/stream.php?kat=147|title=Sarajevo Official Web Site : Fraternity cities|author=daenet d.o.o.|publisher=sarajevo.ba|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref>		* ''']''' (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ''1995''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarajevo.ba/en/stream.php?kat=147 |title=Sarajevo Official Web Site : Fraternity cities |author=daenet d.o.o. |publisher=sarajevo.ba |access-date=12 March 2016 |archive-date=1 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201150030/http://www.sarajevo.ba/en/stream.php?kat=147 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* ''']''' (Italy) ''2008''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.comune.fi.it/International_Florence/Twinned_Cities.html |title=City Partnerships and Projects of cooperation |accessdate=25 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427011723/http://en.comune.fi.it/International_Florence/Twinned_Cities.html |archivedate=27 April 2014}}</ref>		* ''']''' (Italy) ''2008''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.comune.fi.it/International_Florence/Twinned_Cities.html |title=City Partnerships and Projects of cooperation |access-date=25 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427011723/http://en.comune.fi.it/International_Florence/Twinned_Cities.html |archive-date=27 April 2014}}</ref>
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	=== Partnerships around the world ===		=== Partnerships around the world ===
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	* {{cite book|title=Budapest: Eyewitness Travel Guildes|publisher=DK Travel|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7566-2435-4}}		* {{cite book |title=Budapest: Eyewitness Travel Guildes |publisher=DK Travel |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7566-2435-4}}
	* {{cite book|first=Annabel |last=Barber|title=Visible Cities Budapest: A City Guide|publisher=Somerset|year=2004|isbn=978-963-212-986-0}}		* {{cite book |last=Barber |first=Annabel |year=2004 |title=Visible Cities Budapest: A City Guide |publisher=Somerset |isbn=978-963-212-986-0}}
	* {{cite book|first=Krisztian |last=Ungvary |title=The Siege of Budapest: One Hundred Days in World War II|publisher=Yale University Press |year= 2006|isbn=978-0-300-11985-5}}		* {{cite book |last1=Fallon |first1=Steve |last2=Kaminski |first2=Anna |year=2017 |title=Budapest & Hungary Travel Guide |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=9781786575425}}
	* {{cite book|last=Molnar |first=Miklos |title=A Concise History of Hungary |url=https://archive.org/details/concisehistoryof00moln |url-access=registration |series=Cambridge Concise Histories |year=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-66736-4}}		* {{cite book |last=Molnar |first=Miklos |year=2001 |title=A Concise History of Hungary |url=https://archive.org/details/concisehistoryof00moln |url-access=registration |series=Cambridge Concise Histories |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-66736-4}}
			* {{cite book |last=Sebestyen |first=Victor |title=Budapest: Between East and West |year=2022 |location=London |publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson |type=Hardcover |isbn=9781474609999}}
	* Fallon, Steve (2016), Boston, Massachusetts, https://www.lonelyplanet.com/hungary/budapest
			* {{cite book |last=Ungvary |first=Krisztian |year=2006 |title=The Siege of Budapest: One Hundred Days in World War II |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-11985-5}}
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Capital and largest city of Hungary This article is about the capital of Hungary. For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Bucharest.

Capital city and municipality in Hungary

Budapest
Capital city and municipality
Capital City of Hungary Magyarország fővárosa
Hungarian ParliamentBuda Castle and the Chain BridgeHeroes' SquareFisherman's Bastion with Matthias ChurchGellért Baths and the Liberty Bridge
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Coordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E / 47.49250°N 19.05139°E / 47.49250; 19.05139
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
Unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda	17 November 1873
Boroughs	23 districts I., Várkerület II. III., Óbuda-Békásmegyer IV., Újpest V., Belváros-Lipótváros VI., Terézváros VII., Erzsébetváros VIII., Józsefváros IX., Ferencváros X., Kőbánya XI., Újbuda XII., Hegyvidék XIII. XIV., Zugló XV., Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota XVI. XVII., Rákosmente XVIII., Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre XIX., Kispest XX., Pesterzsébet XXI., Csepel XXII., Budafok-Tétény XXIII., Soroksár
Government
• Type	Mayor – Council
• Body	General Assembly of Budapest
• Mayor	Gergely Karácsony (Dialogue)
Area
• Capital city and municipality	525.1 km (202.7 sq mi)
• Urban	2,538 km (980 sq mi)
• Metro	6,917 km (2,671 sq mi)
Elevation	Lowest (Danube) 96 m Highest (János Hill) 527 m (315 to 1,729 ft)
Population
• Capital city and municipality	1,685,342
• Estimate	1,686,222
• Rank	1st (10th in EU)
• Density	3,211/km (8,320/sq mi)
• Metro	3,019,479
• Metro density	437/km (1,130/sq mi)
Demonyms	Budapester, budapesti (Hungarian)
GDP Nominal (2022)
• Capital city and municipality	€62 billion (36.7% of Hungary)
• Metro	€82 billion (48.5% of Hungary)
• Per capita (City) (nominal and PPS)	€36,276, €56.100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code(s)	1011–1239
Area code	1
ISO 3166 code	HU-BU
NUTS code	HU101
HDI (2022)	0.934 – very high · 1st
International Airport	Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Website	BudapestInfo Official Government Official
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Designated	1987 (11th session)
Reference no.	400
Area	473.3 ha
UNESCO Region	Europe and North America

Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second largest city on the Danube river. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about 525 square kilometres (203 square miles). Budapest, which is both a city and municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres (2,944 square miles) and a population of 3,303,786. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary.

The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the region entered a new age of prosperity, with Pest-Buda becoming a global city after the unification of Buda, Óbuda and Pest on 17 November 1873, with the name 'Budapest' given to the new capital. Budapest also became the co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a great power that dissolved in 1918, following World War I. The city was the focal point of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the Battle of Budapest in 1945, as well as the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

Budapest is a global city with strengths in commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. Hungary's financial centre, Budapest is also the headquarters of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the European Police College and the first foreign office of the China Investment Promotion Agency. Over 40 colleges and universities are located in Budapest, including Eötvös Loránd University, Corvinus University, Semmelweis University, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Opened in 1896, the city's subway system, the Budapest Metro, serves 1.27 million, while the Budapest Tram Network serves 1.08 million passengers daily.

The central area of Budapest along the Danube River is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has several notable monuments of classical architecture, including the Hungarian Parliament and the Buda Castle. The city also has around 80 geothermal springs, the largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue, and third largest Parliament building in the world. Budapest attracts around 12 million international tourists per year, making it a highly popular destination in Europe.

Etymology and pronunciation

The previously separate cities of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest were officially unified in 1873 and given the new name Budapest. Before this, the towns together had sometimes been referred to colloquially as "Pest-Buda". Pest is often used pars pro toto for the entire city in contemporary colloquial Hungarian, although it is also used to refer to all parts of the city east of the Danube. Conversely, Buda colloquially means all districts to the Danube's west—including the former Óbuda. The Danube islands—including Csepel, the city's XXI. district—are part of neither Buda nor Pest.

All varieties of English pronounce the -s- as in the English word pest. The -u in Buda- is pronounced either /u/ like food (as in US: /ˈbuːdəpɛst/) or /ju/ like cue (as in UK: /ˌb(j)uːdəˈpɛst, ˌbʊd-, ˈb(j)uːdəpɛst, ˈbʊd-/). In Hungarian, the -s- is pronounced /ʃ/ as in wash; in IPA: Hungarian: [ˈbudɒpɛʃt] .

The origins of the names "Buda" and "Pest" are obscure. Buda was

• probably the name of the first constable of the fortress built on the Castle Hill in the 11th century
• or a derivative of Bod or Bud, a personal name of Turkic origin, meaning 'twig'.
• or a Slavic personal name, Buda, the short form of Budimír, Budivoj.

Linguistically, however, a German origin through the Slavic derivative вода (voda, water) is not possible, and there is no certainty that a Turkic word really comes from the word buta ~ buda 'branch, twig'.

According to a legend recorded in chronicles from the Middle Ages, "Buda" comes from the name of its founder, Bleda, brother of Hunnic ruler Attila.

Attila went in the city of Sicambria in Pannonia, where he killed Buda, his brother, and he threw his corpse into the Danube. For while Attila was in the west, his brother crossed the boundaries in his reign, because he named Sicambria after his own name Buda's Castle. And though King Attila forbade the Huns and the other peoples to call that city Buda's Castle, but he called it Attila's Capital, the Germans who were terrified by the prohibition named the city as Eccylburg, which means Attila Castle, however, the Hungarians did not care about the ban and call it Óbuda and call it to this day.

— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum

The Scythians are certainly an ancient people and the strength of Scythia lies in the east, as we said above. And the first king of Scythia was Magog, son of Japhet, and his people were called Magyars after their King Magog, from whose royal line the most renowned and mighty King Attila descended, who, in the 451st year of Our Lord's birth, coming down from Scythia, entered Pannonia with a mighty force and, putting the Romans to flight, took the realm and made a royal residence for himself beside the Danube above the hot springs, and he ordered all the old buildings that he found there to be restored and he built them in a circular and very strong wall that in the Hungarian language is now called Budavár and by the Germans Etzelburg

— Anonymus: Gesta Hungarorum

There are several theories about Pest. One states that the name derives from Roman times, since there was a local fortress (Contra-Aquincum) called by Ptolemy "Pession" ("Πέσσιον", iii.7.§ 2). Another has it that Pest originates in the Slavic word for cave, пещера, or peštera. A third cites пещ, or pešt, referencing a cave where fires burned or a limekiln.

History

Main article: History of Budapest For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Budapest.

Early history

The first settlement on the territory of Budapest was built by Celts before 1 AD. It was later occupied by the Romans. The Roman settlement – Aquincum – became the main city of Pannonia Inferior in 106 AD. At first it was a military settlement, and gradually the city rose around it, making it the focal point of the city's commercial life. Today this area corresponds to the Óbuda district within Budapest. The Romans constructed roads, amphitheaters, baths and houses with heated floors in this fortified military camp. The Roman city of Aquincum is the best-conserved of the Roman sites in Hungary. The archaeological site was turned into a museum with indoor and open-air sections. Meanwhile, settlement in the area east of the Danube, which was not part of the Roman Empire, remained Germanic and Sarmatian in character.

The Magyar tribes led by Árpád, forced out of their original homeland north of Bulgaria by Tsar Simeon after the Battle of Southern Buh, settled in the territory at the end of the 9th century displacing the founding Bulgarian settlers of the towns of Buda and Pest, and a century later officially founded the Kingdom of Hungary. Research places the probable residence of the Árpáds as an early place of central power near what became Budapest. The Tatar invasion in the 13th century quickly proved it is difficult to defend a plain. King Béla IV of Hungary, therefore, ordered the construction of reinforced stone walls around the towns and set his own royal palace on the top of the protecting hills of Buda. In 1361 it became the capital of Hungary.

The cultural role of Buda was particularly significant during the reign of King Matthias Corvinus. The Italian Renaissance had a great influence on the city. His library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles and philosophic and scientific works in the 15th century, and second in size only to the Vatican Library. After the foundation of the first Hungarian university in Pécs in 1367 (University of Pécs), the second one was established in Óbuda in 1395 (University of Óbuda). The first Hungarian book was printed in Buda in 1473. Buda had about 5,000 inhabitants around the year 1500.

The Ottomans conquered Buda in 1526, as well as in 1529, and finally occupied it in 1541. The Ottoman Rule lasted for more than 150 years. The Ottoman Turks constructed many prominent bathing facilities within the city. Some of the baths that the Turks erected during their rule are still in use 500 years later, including Rudas Baths and Király Baths. By 1547 the number of Christians was down to about a thousand, and by 1647 it had fallen to only about seventy. The unoccupied western part of the country became part of the Habsburg monarchy as Royal Hungary.

In 1686, two years after the unsuccessful siege of Buda, a renewed campaign was started to enter Buda. This time, the Holy League's army was twice as large, containing over 74,000 men, including German, Croat, Dutch, Hungarian, English, Spanish, Czech, Italian, French, Burgundian, Danish and Swedish soldiers, along with other Europeans as volunteers, artillerymen, and officers. The Christian forces seized Buda, and in the next few years, all of the former Hungarian lands, except areas near Temesvár (Timișoara), were taken from the Turks. In the 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz, these territorial changes were officially recognized as the end of the rule of the Turks, and in 1718 the entire Kingdom of Hungary was removed from Ottoman rule.

Contemporary history after Unification

See also: Hungary during World War II

The 19th century was dominated by the Hungarian struggle for independence and modernisation. The national insurrection against the Habsburgs began in the Hungarian capital in 1848 and was defeated one and a half years later, with the help of the Russian Empire. 1867 was the year of Reconciliation that brought about the birth of Austria-Hungary. This made Budapest the twin capital of a dual monarchy. It was this compromise which opened the second great phase of development in the history of Budapest, lasting until World War I. In 1849 the Chain Bridge linking Buda with Pest was opened as the first permanent bridge across the Danube and in 1873 Buda and Pest were officially merged with the third part, Óbuda (Old Buda), thus creating the new metropolis of Budapest. The dynamic Pest grew into the country's administrative, political, economic, trade and cultural hub. Ethnic Hungarians overtook Germans in the second half of the 19th century due to mass migration from the overpopulated rural Transdanubia and Great Hungarian Plain. Between 1851 and 1910 the proportion of Hungarians increased from 35.6% to 85.9%, Hungarian became the dominant language, and German was crowded out. The proportion of Jews peaked in 1900 with 23.6%. Due to the prosperity and the large Jewish community of the city at the start of the 20th century, Budapest was often called the "Jewish Mecca" or "Judapest". Budapest also became an important center for the Aromanian diaspora during the 19th century. In 1918, Austria-Hungary lost the war and collapsed; Hungary declared itself an independent republic (Republic of Hungary). In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon partitioned the country, and as a result, Hungary lost over two-thirds of its territory, and about two-thirds of its inhabitants, including 3.3 million out of 15 million ethnic Hungarians.

In 1944, a year before the end of World War II, Budapest was partly destroyed by British and American air raids (first attack 4 April 1944). From 24 December 1944 to 13 February 1945, the city was besieged during the Battle of Budapest. Budapest sustained major damage caused by the attacking Soviet and Romanian troops and the defending German and Hungarian troops. More than 38,000 civilians died during the conflict. All bridges were destroyed by the Germans. The stone lions that have decorated the Chain Bridge since 1852 survived the devastation of the war.

Between 20% and 40% of Greater Budapest's 250,000 Jewish inhabitants died through Nazi and Arrow Cross Party, during the German occupation of Hungary, from 1944 to early 1945.

Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz rescued tens of thousands of Jews by issuing Swiss protection papers and designating numerous buildings, including the now famous Glass House (Üvegház) at Vadász Street 29, to be Swiss protected territory. About 3,000 Hungarian Jews found refuge at the Glass House and in a neighboring building. Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest by giving them Swedish protection papers and taking them under his consular protection. Wallenberg was abducted by the Russians on 17 January 1945 and never regained freedom. Giorgio Perlasca, an Italian citizen, saved thousands of Hungarian Jews posing as a Spanish diplomat. Some other diplomats also abandoned diplomatic protocol and rescued Jews. There are two monuments for Wallenberg, one for Carl Lutz and one for Giorgio Perlasca in Budapest.

Following the capture of Hungary from Nazi Germany by the Red Army, Soviet military occupation ensued, which ended only in 1991. The Soviets exerted significant influence on Hungarian political affairs. In 1949, Hungary was declared a communist People's Republic (People's Republic of Hungary). The new Communist government considered the buildings like the Buda Castle symbols of the former regime, and during the 1950s the palace was gutted and all the interiors were destroyed (also see Stalin era). On 23 October 1956 citizens held a large peaceful demonstration in Budapest demanding democratic reform. The demonstrators went to the Budapest radio station and demanded to publish their demands. The regime ordered troops to shoot into the crowd. Hungarian soldiers gave rifles to the demonstrators who were now able to capture the building. This initiated the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The demonstrators demanded to appoint Imre Nagy to be Prime Minister of Hungary. To their surprise, the central committee of the "Hungarian Working People's Party" did so that same evening. This uprising was an anti-Soviet revolt that lasted from 23 October until 11 November. After Nagy had declared that Hungary was to leave the Warsaw Pact and become neutral, Soviet tanks and troops entered the country to crush the revolt. Fighting continued until mid November, leaving more than 3000 dead. A monument was erected at the fiftieth anniversary of the revolt in 2006, at the edge of the City Park. Its shape is a wedge with a 56 angle degree made in rusted iron that gradually becomes shiny, ending in an intersection to symbolize Hungarian forces that temporarily eradicated the Communist leadership.

From the 1960s to the late 1980s Hungary was often satirically referred to as "the happiest barrack" within the Eastern bloc, and much of the wartime damage to the city was finally repaired. Work on Erzsébet Bridge, the last to be rebuilt, was finished in 1964. In the early 1970s, Budapest Metro's east–west M2 line was first opened, followed by the M3 line in 1976. In 1987, Buda Castle and the banks of the Danube were included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Andrássy Avenue (including the Millennium Underground Railway, Hősök tere, and Városliget) was added to the UNESCO list in 2002. In the 1980s, the city's population reached 2.1 million. In recent times a significant decrease in population occurred mainly due to a massive movement to the neighbouring agglomeration in Pest county, i.e., suburbanisation.

In the last decades of the 20th century the political changes of 1989–90 (Fall of the Iron Curtain) concealed changes in civil society and along the streets of Budapest. The monuments of the dictatorship were removed from public places, into Memento Park. In the first 20 years of the new democracy, the development of the city was managed by its mayor, Gábor Demszky.

In October 2019, opposition candidate Gergely Karácsony won the Budapest mayoral election, meaning the first electoral blow for Hungary's nationalist prime minister Viktor Orbán since coming to power in 2010.

Geography

Topography

Budapest, strategically placed at the centre of the Pannonian Basin, lies on an ancient route linking the hills of Transdanubia with the Great Plain. By road it is 216 kilometres (134 mi) south-east of Vienna, 545 kilometres (339 mi) south of Warsaw, 1,565 kilometres (972 mi) south-west of Moscow, 1,122 kilometres (697 mi) north of Athens, 1,235 kilometres (767 mi) north-east of Rome, 788 kilometres (490 mi) north-east of Milan, 443 kilometres (275 mi) south-east of Prague, 343 kilometres (213 mi) north-east of Zagreb, 748 kilometres (465 mi) north-east of Split and 1,329 kilometres (826 mi) north-west of Istanbul.

The 525 square kilometres (203 sq mi) area of Budapest lies in Central Hungary, surrounded by settlements of the agglomeration in Pest county. The capital extends 25 and 29 km (16 and 18 mi) in the north–south, east–west direction respectively. The Danube enters the city from the north; later it encircles two islands, Óbuda Island and Margaret Island. The third island Csepel Island is the largest of the Budapest Danube islands, however only its northernmost tip is within city limits. The river that separates the two parts of the city is 230 m (755 ft) wide at its narrowest point in Budapest. Pest lies on the flat terrain of the Great Plain while Buda is rather hilly.

The wide Danube was always fordable at this point because of a small number of islands in the middle of the river. The city has marked topographical contrasts: Buda is built on the higher river terraces and hills of the western side, while the considerably larger Pest spreads out on a flat and featureless sand plain on the river's opposite bank. Pest's terrain rises with a slight eastward gradient, so the easternmost parts of the city lie at the same altitude as Buda's smallest hills, notably Gellért Hill and Castle Hill.

The Buda hills consist mainly of limestone and dolomite, the water created speleothems, the most famous ones being the Pálvölgyi cave (total length 7,200 m or 23,600 ft) and the Szemlőhegyi cave (total length 2,200 m or 7,200 ft). The hills were formed in the Triassic Period. The highest point of the hills and of Budapest is János Hill, at 527 metres (1,729 feet) above sea level. The lowest point is the line of the Danube which is 96 metres (315 feet) above sea level. Budapest is also rich in green areas. Of the 525 square kilometres (203 square miles) occupied by the city, 83 square kilometres (32 square miles) is green area, park and forest. The forests of Buda hills are environmentally protected.

The city's importance in terms of traffic is very central, because many major European roads and European railway lines lead to Budapest. The Danube was and is still an important water-way and this region in the centre of the Carpathian Basin lies at the cross-roads of trade routes. Budapest is one of only three capital cities in the world which has thermal springs (the others being Reykjavík in Iceland and Sofia in Bulgaria). Some 125 springs produce 70 million litres (15,000,000 imperial gallons; 18,000,000 US gallons) of thermal water a day, with temperatures ranging up to 58 Celsius. Some of these waters have been claimed to have medicinal effects due to their high mineral contents.

Climate

Main article: Climate of Budapest

Budapest has a transitional climate between a humid temperate climate (Köppen: Cfa, Trewartha: Doak), and a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa, Trewartha: Dcao), with warm to hot summers and chilly winters. Winter (November until early March) can be cold and the city receives little sunshine. Snowfall is fairly frequent in most years, and nighttime temperatures of −10 °C (14 °F) are not uncommon between mid-December and mid-February. The spring months (March and April) see variable conditions, with a rapid increase in the average temperature. The weather in late March and in April is often very agreeable during the day and fresh at night. Budapest's long summer – lasting from May until mid-September – is warm or very warm. Sudden heavy showers also occur, particularly in May and June. The autumn in Budapest (mid-September until late October) is characterised by little rain and long sunny days with moderate temperatures. Temperatures often turn abruptly colder in late October or early November.

Mean annual precipitation in Budapest is around 23.5 inches (596.9 mm). On average, there are 84 days with precipitation and 1988 hours of sunshine (of a possible 4383) each year. From March to October, average sunshine totals are roughly equal to those seen in northern Italy (Venice).

The city lies on the boundary between Zone 6 and Zone 7 in terms of the hardiness zone.

Climate data for Budapest, 1991–2020, (extremes 1870-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.1 (64.6)	20.6 (69.1)	26.1 (79.0)	32.0 (89.6)	34.0 (93.2)	39.5 (103.1)	40.7 (105.3)	40.0 (104.0)	37.6 (99.7)	30.8 (87.4)	23.4 (74.1)	19.3 (66.7)	40.7 (105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	5.8 (42.4)	11.3 (52.3)	17.9 (64.2)	22.6 (72.7)	26.2 (79.2)	28.1 (82.6)	28.0 (82.4)	22.5 (72.5)	16.4 (61.5)	9.4 (48.9)	3.5 (38.3)	16.2 (61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	2.0 (35.6)	6.6 (43.9)	12.4 (54.3)	16.9 (62.4)	20.7 (69.3)	22.5 (72.5)	22.3 (72.1)	16.9 (62.4)	11.3 (52.3)	5.9 (42.6)	0.8 (33.4)	11.5 (52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−1.3 (29.7)	2.3 (36.1)	7.1 (44.8)	11.6 (52.9)	15.2 (59.4)	16.7 (62.1)	16.6 (61.9)	12.2 (54.0)	7.2 (45.0)	3.1 (37.6)	−1.4 (29.5)	7.2 (45.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.1 (−16.8)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−15.5 (4.1)	−7.2 (19.0)	−3.3 (26.1)	0.5 (32.9)	4.0 (39.2)	5.0 (41.0)	−3.1 (26.4)	−9.5 (14.9)	−16.4 (2.5)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−27.1 (−16.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31 (1.2)	33 (1.3)	32 (1.3)	36 (1.4)	67 (2.6)	66 (2.6)	75 (3.0)	61 (2.4)	52 (2.0)	45 (1.8)	48 (1.9)	40 (1.6)	586 (23.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6	6	5.7	5.7	8	6.6	6.4	5.6	5.6	6.7	7.1	6.8	76.2
Average relative humidity (%)	79	74	66	59	61	61	59	61	67	72	78	80	68
Average dew point °C (°F)	−3.9 (25.0)	−2.3 (27.9)	0.0 (32.0)	3.4 (38.1)	8.3 (46.9)	11.4 (52.5)	12.4 (54.3)	12.4 (54.3)	10.2 (50.4)	6.2 (43.2)	1.9 (35.4)	−1.8 (28.8)	4.9 (40.7)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	53.8	83.4	133.4	179.5	233.8	250.6	279.4	253.8	195.7	150.7	65.1	49.2	1,928.4
Average ultraviolet index	2	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	4	3	2	2	4
Source 1: Hungarian Meteorological Service(temperature-precipitation) (extremes)
Source 2: NCEI(precipitation days)(humidity, dew point and sun 1961-1990 ) Weather Atlas (UV)

Architecture

See also: Category:Buildings and structures in Budapest and List of churches in Budapest Clockwise, from upper left: the ruins of the Celtic and Roman civil town of Aquincum; Romanesque 12th century Gercse Parish Church; the Buda Castle; Kós Károly Square in the Wekerletelep; Ottoman Tomb of Gül Baba; and Gothic Mary Magdalene Church

Budapest has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles and from distinct time periods, from the ancient times as Roman City of Aquincum in Óbuda (District III), which dates to around 89 AD, to the most modern Palace of Arts, the contemporary arts museum and concert hall.

Most buildings in Budapest are relatively low: in the early 2010s there were around 100 buildings higher than 45 metres (148 ft). The number of high-rise buildings is kept low by building legislation, which is aimed at preserving the historic cityscape and to meet the requirements of the World Heritage Site. Strong rules apply to the planning, authorisation and construction of high-rise buildings and consequently much of the inner city does not have any. Some planners would like see an easing of the rules for the construction of skyscrapers, and the possibility of building skyscrapers outside the city's historic core has been raised.

In the chronological order of architectural styles Budapest is represented on the entire timeline, starting with the Roman City of Aquincum representing ancient architecture.

The next determinative style is the Gothic architecture in Budapest. The few remaining Gothic buildings can be found in the Castle District. Buildings of note are no. 18, 20 and 22 on Országház Street, which date back to the 14th century and No. 31 Úri Street, which has a Gothic façade that dates back to the 15th century. Other buildings with Gothic features are the Inner City Parish Church, built in the 12th century, and the Mary Magdalene Church, completed in the 15th century. The most characteristic Gothic-style buildings are actually Neo-Gothic, like the most well-known Budapest landmarks, the Hungarian Parliament Building and the Matthias Church, where much of the original material was used (originally built in Romanesque style in 1015).

The next chapter in the history of human architecture is Renaissance architecture. One of the earliest places to be influenced by the Renaissance style of architecture was Hungary, and Budapest in particular. The style appeared following the marriage of King Matthias Corvinus and Beatrice of Naples in 1476. Many Italian artists, craftsmen and masons came to Buda with the new queen. Today, many of the original renaissance buildings disappeared during the varied history of Buda, but Budapest is still rich in renaissance and neo-renaissance buildings, like the famous Hungarian State Opera House, St. Stephen's Basilica and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

During the Turkish occupation (1541–1686), Islamic culture flourished in Budapest; multiple mosques and baths were built in the city. These were great examples of Ottoman architecture, which was influenced by Muslims from around the world including Turkish, Iranian, Arabian and to a larger extent, Byzantine architecture as well as Islamic traditions. After the Holy League conquered Budapest, they replaced most of the mosques with churches and minarets were turned into bell towers and cathedral spires. At one point the distinct sloping central square in Budapest became a bustling Oriental bazaar, which was filled with "the chatter of camel caravans on their way to Yemen and India". Budapest is in fact one of the few places in the world with functioning original Turkish bathhouses dating back to the 16th century, like Rudas Baths or Király Baths. Budapest is home to the northernmost place where the tomb of influential Islamic Turkish Sufi Dervish, Gül Baba is found. Various cultures converged in Hungary seemed to coalesce well with each other, as if all these different cultures and architecture styles are digested into Hungary's own way of cultural blend. A precedent to show the city's self-conscious is the top section of the city's main square, named as Szechenyi. When Turks came to the city, they built mosques here which was aggressively replaced with Gothic church of St. Bertalan. The rationale of reusing the base of the former Islamic building mosque and reconstruction into Gothic Church but Islamic style architecture over it is typically Islamic are still visible. An official term for the rationale is spolia. The mosque was called the djami of Pasha Gazi Kassim, and djami means mosque in Arabic. After Turks and Muslims were expelled and massacred from Budapest, the site was reoccupied by Christians and reformed into a church, the Inner City Parish Church (Budapest). The minaret and Turkish entranceway were removed. The shape of the architecture is its only hint of exotic past—"two surviving prayer niches facing Mecca and an ecumenical symbol atop its cupola: a cross rising above the Turkish crescent moon".

After 1686, the Baroque architecture designated the dominant style of art in catholic countries from the 17th century to the 18th century. There are many Baroque-style buildings in Budapest and one of the finest examples of preserved Baroque-style architecture is the Church of St. Anna in Batthyhány square. An interesting part of Budapest is the less touristy Óbuda, the main square of which also has some beautiful preserved historic buildings with Baroque façades. The Castle District is another place to visit where the best-known landmark Buda Royal Palace and many other buildings were built in the Baroque style.

The Classical architecture and Neoclassical architecture are the next in the timeline. Budapest had not one but two architects that were masters of the Classicist style. Mihály Pollack (1773–1855) and József Hild (1789–1867), built many beautiful Classicist-style buildings in the city. Some of the best examples are the Hungarian National Museum, the Lutheran Church of Budavár (both designed by Pollack) and the seat of the Hungarian president, the Sándor Palace. The most iconic and widely known Classicist-style attraction in Budapest is the Széchenyi Chain Bridge. Budapest's two most beautiful Romantic architecture buildings are the Great Synagogue in Dohány Street and the Vigadó Concert Hall on the Danube Promenade, both designed by architect Frigyes Feszl (1821–1884). Another noteworthy structure is the Budapest Western Railway Station, which was designed by August de Serres and built by the Eiffel Company of Paris in 1877.

Art Nouveau came into fashion in Budapest by the exhibitions which were held in and around 1896 and organised in connection with the Hungarian Millennium celebrations. Art Nouveau in Hungary (Szecesszió in Hungarian) is a blend of several architectural styles, with a focus on Hungary's specialities. One of the leading Art Nouveau architects, Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), was inspired by Indian and Syrian architecture as well as traditional Hungarian decorative designs. One of his most beautiful buildings in Budapest is the Museum of Applied Arts. Another examples for Art Nouveau in Budapest is the Gresham Palace in front of the Chain Bridge, the Hotel Gellért, the Franz Liszt Academy of Music or Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden.

It is one of the world's outstanding urban landscapes and illustrates the great periods in the history of the Hungarian capital.

UNESCO

The second half of the 20th century also saw, under the communist regime, the construction of blocks of flats (panelház), as in other Eastern European countries. In the 21st century, Budapest faces new challenges in its architecture. The pressure towards the high-rise buildings is unequivocal among today's world cities, but preserving Budapest's unique cityscape and its very diverse architecture, along with green areas, forces Budapest to balance between them. The Contemporary architecture has wide margin in the city. Public spaces attract heavy investment by business and government also, so that the city has gained entirely new (or renovated and redesigned) squares, parks and monuments, for example the city central Kossuth Lajos square, Deák Ferenc square and Liberty Square. Numerous landmarks have been created in the last decade in Budapest, like the National Theatre, Palace of Arts, Rákóczi Bridge, Megyeri Bridge, Budapest Airport Sky Court among others, and millions of square meters of new office buildings and apartments. But there are still large opportunities in real estate development in the city.

From left: Saint Anne Parish; Matthias Church; Fisherman's Bastion; and Stigmatisation of Saint Francis Church

Districts

Main article: List of districts in Budapest

Budapest's twenty-three districts overview
Administration		Population	Area and Density
District	Official name	Official 2013	Km	People/km
I	Várkerület	24.528	3,41	7.233
II	Rózsadomb	88.011	36,34	2.426
III	Óbuda-Békásmegyer	123.889	39,69	3.117
IV	Újpest	99.050	18,82	5.227
V	Belváros-Lipótváros	27.342	2,59	10.534
VI	Terézváros	43.377	2,38	18.226
VII	Erzsébetváros	64.767	2,09	30.989
VIII	Józsefváros	85.173	6,85	11.890
IX	Ferencváros	63.697	12,53	4.859
X	Kőbánya	81.475	32,5	2.414
XI	Újbuda	145.510	33,47	4.313
XII	Hegyvidék	55.776	26,67	2.109
XIII	Angyalföld, Göncz Árpád városközpont, Újlipótváros, Vizafogó	118.320	13,44	8.804
XIV	Zugló	123.786	18,15	6.820
XV	Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota	79.779	26,95	2.988
XVI	Árpádföld, Cinkota, Mátyásföld, Sashalom, Rákosszentmihály	68.235	33,52	2.037
XVII	Rákosmente	78.537	54.83	1.418
XVIII	Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre	94.663	38,61	2.414
XIX	Kispest	62.210	9,38	6.551
XX	Pesterzsébet	63.887	12,18	5.198
XXI	Csepel	76.976	25,75	2.963
XXII	Budafok-Tétény	51.071	34,25	1.473
XXIII	Soroksár	19.982	40,78	501
City of Budapest		1,740,041	525.2	3,313.1
Hungary		9,937,628	93,030	107.2
Source: Eurostat, HSCO

Contemporary Budapest is divided into 23 districts (Hungarian: kerületek, sg.: kerület), each with a mayor and municipal government elected separately from the general municipal government. The districts and the general municipal government have constitutionally and legally defined, non-overlapping areas of competence. Each district has a municipally recognized name, some of which correspond to how locals call that area or neighborhood (e.g., Belváros, V. district; Terézváros, VI. district), others which (e.g., Újbuda, XI. district) are neologisms. Street signs display the district and that neighborhood's colloquial name. The latter are often the names of villages that were gradually annexed to the city (e.g., Sashalom, Budafok) or of superseded administrative units of former boroughs.

After the unification of Buda, Pest, and Óbuda in 1873, Budapest initially had 10 districts. It was during the interwar period that Károly Szendy's 1934-1944 mayoral administration first seriously considered annexing peripheral towns and villages. This only came about, however, after the rise of state communism in Hungary. In 1950, for reasons of social and industrial policy—including the Hungarian Working People's Party's desire to proletarianize the traditionally right-wing suburbs—7 cities with county rights and 16 towns were annexed to the capital to form contemporary Greater Budapest (Hungarian: Nagy-Budapest). This reorganized the city into 22 districts, a number that grew to 23 after Soroksár seceded from Pesterzsébet in 1994. The contemporary city thus consists of 6 districts in Buda, 16 in Pest, and Csepel. Today, districts I., II., XI., and XII. in Buda and V., VI., VII., VIII., and IX. in Pest make up the city center in its broadest sense, corresponding roughly to the 1873 municipal boundaries.

Budapest's districts are numbered according to three concentric semicircles. The I. district is a small area in central Buda, including the Castle Quarter. District II. is in Buda to the castle's northwest while district III. stretches along the northernmost part of Buda and includes the former Óbuda. District IV. continues this semicircle in northernmost Pest, but the V. district is in the very center of Pest and inaugurates a new circle that then loops back through Pest to Buda as the VI., VII., VIII., IX., XI., and XII. districts. Districts XIII., XIV., XV., XVI., XVII., XVIII., XIX., XX., XXI., and XXII. form yet another semicircle in outermost Pest. Districts X. and XXIII. form irregularities within the overall pattern.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Budapest

Budapest compared to Hungary and EU
	Budapest	Hungary	European Union
Total Population	1,763,913	9,937,628	507,890,191
Population change, 2004 to 2014	+2.7%	−1.6%	+2.2%
Population density	3,314 /km	107 /km	116 /km
GDP per capita PPP	$52,770	$33,408	$33,084
Bachelor's Degree or higher	34.1%	19.0%	27.1%
Foreign born	7.3%	1.7%	6.3%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1784	57,100	—
1850	206,339	+261.4%
1870	302,086	+46.4%
1880	402,706	+33.3%
1890	560,079	+39.1%
1900	861,434	+53.8%
1910	1,110,453	+28.9%
1920	1,232,026	+10.9%
1930	1,442,869	+17.1%
1941	1,712,791	+18.7%
1949	1,590,316	−7.2%
1960	1,804,606	+13.5%
1970	2,001,083	+10.9%
1980	2,059,226	+2.9%
1990	2,016,681	−2.1%
2001	1,777,921	−11.8%
2011	1,729,040	−2.7%
2022	1,685,342	−2.5%
1784,1870-2022:

Budapest is the most populous city in Hungary and one of the largest cities in the European Union, with a growing number of inhabitants, estimated at 1,763,913 in 2019, whereby inward migration exceeds outward migration. These trends are also seen throughout the Budapest metropolitan area, which is home to 3.3 million people. This amounts to about 34% of Hungary's population. In 2014, the city had a population density of 3,314 people/km (8,580 people/sq mi), rendering it the most densely populated of all municipalities in Hungary. The population density of Elisabethtown-District VII is 30,989/km (80,260/sq mi), which has the highest population density figure in Hungary and one of the highest in the world. For comparison, the density in Manhattan is 25,846/km.

Budapest is the fourth most "dynamically growing city" by population in Europe, and the Euromonitor predicts a population increase of almost 10% between 2005 and 2030. The European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion says Budapest's population will increase by 10% to 30% only due to migration by 2050. A constant inflow of migrants in recent years has fuelled population growth in Budapest. Productivity gains and the relatively large economically active share of the population explain why household incomes have increased in Budapest to a greater extent than in other parts of Hungary. Higher incomes in Budapest are reflected in the lower share of expenditure the city's inhabitants allocate to necessary spending such as on food and non-alcoholic drinks.

According to the 2016 microcensus, there were 1,764,263 people living in Budapest in 907,944 dwellings. Some 1.6 million persons from the metropolitan area may be within Budapest's boundaries during working hours, and during special events. This fluctuation in the population is caused by hundreds of thousands of suburban residents who travel to the city for work, education, health care, and special events.

By ethnicity there were 1,697,039 (96.2%) Hungarians, 34,909 (2%) Germans, 16,592 (0.9%) Romani, 9,117 (0.5%) Romanians and 5,488 (0.3%) Slovaks. In Hungary people can declare multiple ethnic identities, hence the sum may exceed 100%. The share of ethnic Hungarians in Budapest (96.2%) is slightly lower than the national average (98.3%) due to the international migration.

According to the 2011 census, 1,712,153 people (99.0%) speak Hungarian, of whom 1,692,815 people (97.9%) speak it as a first language, while 19,338 people (1.1%) speak it as a second language. Other spoken (foreign) languages were: English (536,855 speakers, 31.0%), German (266,249 speakers, 15.4%), French (56,208 speakers, 3.3%) and Russian (54,613 speakers, 3.2%).

According to the same census, 1,600,585 people (92.6%) were born in Hungary, 126,036 people (7.3%) outside Hungary while the birthplace of 2,419 people (0.1%) was unknown. Although only 1.7% of the population of Hungary in 2009 were foreigners, 43% of them lived in Budapest, making them 4.4% of the city's population (up from 2% in 2001). Nearly two-thirds of foreigners living in Hungary were under 40 years old. The primary motivation for this age group living in Hungary was employment.

Religion in Budapest (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (55.5%)

  Roman Catholic (40.7%)  Calvinistic (13.6%)  Lutheran (2.8%)  Greek Catholic (1.8%)  Orthodox (0.5%)  Other Christian denomination (4.2%)  Jewish (0.5%)  Other religion (1.3%)  Not religious (34.6%)

Budapest is home to one of the most populous Christian communities in Central Europe, numbering 698,521 people (40.4%) in 2011. According to the 2011 census, there were 501,117 (29.0%) Roman Catholics, 146,756 (8.5%) Calvinists, 30,293 (1.8%) Lutherans, 16,192 (0.9%) Greek Catholics, 7,925 (0.5%) Jews and 3,710 (0.2%) Orthodox in Budapest. 395,964 people (22.9%) were irreligious while 585,475 people (33.9%) did not declare their religion. The city is also home to one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe.

Economy

Further information: List of companies based in Budapest and Economy of Hungary

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Budapest is a significant economic hub, classified as a Beta + world city in the study by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network and it is the second fastest-developing urban economy in Europe as GDP per capita in the city increased by 2.4 per cent and employment by 4.7 per cent compared to the previous year in 2014. On national level, Budapest is the primate city of Hungary regarding business and the economy, accounting for 39% of the national income. The city had a gross metropolitan product of more than $100 billion in 2015, making it one of the largest regional economies in the European Union. According to Eurostat GDP, per capita in purchasing power parity is 147% of the EU average in Budapest, which means €37,632 ($42,770) per capita. Budapest is also among the Top 100 GDP performing cities in the world, measured by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The city was named as the 52nd most important business centre in the world in the Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index, ahead of Beijing, São Paulo and Shenzhen and ranking 3rd (out of 65 cities) on the MasterCard Emerging Markets Index. The city is 48th on the UBS The most expensive and richest cities in the world list, standing before cities such as Prague, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and Buenos Aires. In a global city competitiveness ranking by the EIU, Budapest stands before Tel Aviv, Lisbon, Moscow and Johannesburg among others.

The city is a major centre for banking and finance, real estate, retailing, trade, transportation, tourism, new media as well as traditional media, advertising, legal services, accountancy, insurance, fashion and the arts in Hungary and regionally. Budapest is home not only to almost all national institutions and government agencies, but also to many domestic and international companies. In 2014 there were 395.804 companies registered in the city. Most of these entities are headquartered in Budapest's Central Business District, in District V and District XIII. The retail market of the city (and the country) is also concentrated in the downtown area, among others, in the two largest shopping centres in Central and Eastern Europe, the 186,000 sqm WestEnd City Center and the 180,000 sqm Arena Plaza.

Budapest has notable innovation capabilities as a technology and start-up hub. Many start-ups are headquartered and begin their business in the city. Some of the best known examples are Prezi, LogMeIn and NNG. Budapest is the highest ranked Central and Eastern European city in the Innovation Cities' Top 100 index. A good indicator of the city's potential for innovation and research, is that the European Institute of Innovation and Technology chose Budapest for its headquarters, along with the UN, whose Regional Representation for Central Europe office is in the city, responsible for UN operations in seven countries. Moreover, the global aspect of the city's research activity is shown through the establishment of the European Chinese Research Institute in the city. Other important sectors also include, natural science research, information technology and medical research, non-profit institutions, and universities. The leading business schools and universities in Budapest, the Budapest Business School, the CEU Business School and Corvinus University of Budapest offer a whole range of courses in economics, finance and management in English, French, German and Hungarian. The unemployment rate in Budapest is by far the lowest within Hungary. It was 2.7%, with many thousands of employed foreign citizens.

Budapest is among the 25 most visited cities in the world, welcoming more than 4.4 million international visitors each year, therefore the traditional and the congress tourism industry also deserve a mention, as they contribute greatly to the city's economy. The capital is home to many convention centres and there are thousands of restaurants, bars, coffee houses and party places, besides a full range of hotels. As regards restaurants, examples can be found of the highest quality Michelin-starred restaurants, such as Onyx, Costes, Tanti and Borkonyha. The city ranked as the most liveable city in Central and Eastern Europe on EIU's quality of life index in 2010.

Finance and corporate location

Hungarian Stock Exchange Palace on Liberty Square

The Budapest Stock Exchange, a key institution of publicly offered securities in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe, is situated in Budapest's CBD at Liberty Square. BSE also trades other securities such as government bonds and derivatives as well as stock options. Large Hungarian multinational corporations headquartered in Budapest are listed on the BSE, for instance the Fortune Global 500 firms MOL Group, the OTP Bank, FHB Bank, Gedeon Richter, Magyar Telekom, CIG Pannonia, Zwack Unicum and more. Nowadays nearly all branches of industry can be found in Budapest. Although there is no particularly special industry in the city's economy, the financial centre role of the city is strong, with nearly 40 major banks being represented in the city including as well as those like Bank of China, KDB Bank and Hanwha Bank, which are unique in the region.

Many international banks and financial service providers also support the financial industry of Budapest, firms such as Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, GE Capital, Deutsche Bank, Sberbank, ING Group, Allianz, KBC Group, UniCredit and MSCI among others. Another particularly strong industry in the capital city is the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. There are also traditionally strong domestic companies in Budapest such as Egis, Gedeon Richter, Chinoin as well as international biotechnology corporations such as Pfizer, Teva, Novartis, Sanofi, which also have R&D and production divisions here. Further high-tech industries, involved in software development and engineering are notable as well. Nokia, Ericsson, Bosch, Microsoft and IBM employ thousands of engineers in research and development in the city. Game design is also strongly represented with headquarters of domestic companies Digital Reality, Black Hole and the studios of Crytek and Gameloft. Apart from the above, there are regional headquarters of global firms such as Alcoa, General Motors, General Electric, ExxonMobil, BP, BT, Flextronics, Panasonic, Huawei, Knorr-Bremse, Liberty Global, Tata Consultancy, Aegon, WizzAir, TriGránit, MVM Group and Graphisoft. There is a base for major international companies including, but not limited to, Nissan CEE, Volvo, Saab and Ford.

Politics and government

Main article: Politics of Hungary

As the capital of Hungary, Budapest is the seat of the country's national government. The President of Hungary resides at the Sándor Palace in the District I (Buda Castle District), while the office of the Hungarian Prime Minister is in the Carmelite Monastery in the Castle District. Government ministries are all located in various parts of the city, most of them are in the District V, Leopoldtown. The National Assembly is seated in the Hungarian Parliament, which also located in the District V. The President of the National Assembly, the third-highest public official in Hungary, is also seated in the largest building in the country, in the Hungarian Parliament.

Hungary's highest courts are located in Budapest. The Curia (supreme court of Hungary), the highest court in the judicial order, which reviews criminal and civil cases, is located in the District V, Leopoldtown. Under the authority of its president it has three departments: criminal, civil and administrative-labour law departments. Each department has various chambers. The Curia guarantees the uniform application of law. The decisions of the Curia on uniform jurisdiction are binding for other courts. The second most important judicial authority, the National Judicial Council, is also housed in the District V, with the tasks of controlling the financial management of the judicial administration and the courts and giving an opinion on the practice of the president of the National Office for the Judiciary and the Curia deciding about the applications of judges and court leaders, among others. The Constitutional Court of Hungary is one of the highest level actors independent of the politics in the country. The Constitutional Court serves as the main body for the protection of the Constitution, its tasks being the review of the constitutionality of statutes. The Constitutional Court performs its tasks independently. With its own budget and its judges being elected by Parliament it does not constitute a part of the ordinary judicial system. The constitutional court passes on the constitutionality of laws, and there is no right of appeal on these decisions.

Budapest hosts the main and regional headquarters of many international organizations as well, including United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, European Police Academy, International Centre for Democratic Transition, Institute of International Education, International Labour Organization, International Organization for Migration, International Red Cross, Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Danube Commission and even others. The city is also home to more than 100 embassies and representative bodies as an international political actor.

Environmental issues have a high priority among Budapest's politics. Institutions such as the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, located in Budapest, are very important assets. To decrease the use of cars and greenhouse gas emissions, the city has worked to improve public transportation, and nowadays the city has one of the highest mass transit usage in Europe. Budapest has one of the best public transport systems in Europe with an efficient network of buses, trolleys, trams and subway. Budapest has an above-average proportion of people commuting on public transport or walking and cycling for European cities. Riding on bike paths is one of the best ways to see Budapest – there are about 180 kilometres (110 miles) of bicycle paths in the city, fitting into the EuroVelo system.

Crime in Budapest is investigated by different bodies. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime notes in their 2011 Global Study on Homicide that, according to criminal justice sources, the homicide rate in Hungary, calculated based on UN population estimates, was 1.4 in 2009, compared to Canada's rate of 1.8 that same year. The homicide rate in Budapest is below the EU capital cities' average according to WHO also. However, organised crime is associated with the city, the Institute of Defence in a UN study named Budapest as one of the "global epicentres" of illegal pornography, money laundering and contraband tobacco, and also a negotiation center for international crime group leaders.

City governance

See also: Mayor of Budapest, Lord Mayor of Budapest, and General Assembly of Budapest

Composition of the 33 seats in the General Assembly
	Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union	10 seats
	Tisza Party	10 seats
	DK–MSZP–P	Mayor + 6 seats
	VDB–LMP	3 seats
	MKKP	3 seats

Budapest has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government since its consolidation in 1873, but Budapest also holds a special status as a county-level government, and also special within that, as holds a capital-city territory status. In Budapest, the central government is responsible for the urban planning, statutory planning, public transport, housing, waste management, municipal taxes, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, among others. The Mayor is responsible for all city services, police and fire protection, enforcement of all city and state laws within the city, and administration of public property and most public agencies. Besides, each of Budapest' twenty-three districts has its own town hall and a directly elected council and the directly elected mayor of district.

The Mayor of Budapest is Gergely Karácsony who was elected on 13 October 2019. The mayor and members of General Assembly are elected to five-year terms. The Budapest General Assembly is a unicameral body consisting of 33 members, which consist of the 23 mayors of the districts, 9 from the electoral lists of political parties, plus Mayor of Budapest (the Mayor is elected directly). Each term for the mayor and assembly members lasts five years. Submitting the budget of Budapest is the responsibility of the Mayor and the deputy-mayor in charge of finance. The latest, 2014 budget was approved with 18 supporting votes from ruling Fidesz and 14 votes against by the opposition lawmakers.

Main sights and tourism

See also: List of sights and historic places in Budapest and List of tourist attractions in Budapest

Budapest is widely known for its well-kept pre-war cityscape, with a great variety of streets and landmarks in classical architecture.

The most well-known sight of the capital is the neo-Gothic Parliament, the biggest building in Hungary with its 268 metres (879 ft) length, also holding (since 2001) the Hungarian Crown Jewels.

Saint Stephen's Basilica is the most important religious building of the city, where the Holy Right Hand of Hungary's first king, Saint Stephen is on display as well.

The Hungarian cuisine and café culture can be seen and tasted in a lot of places, like Gerbeaud Café, the Százéves, Biarritz, Fortuna, Alabárdos, Arany Szarvas, Gundel and the world-famous Mátyás-pince restaurants and beer bars.

There are Roman remains at the Aquincum Museum, and historic furniture at the Nagytétény Castle Museum, just 2 out of 223 museums in Budapest. Another historical museum is the House of Terror, hosted in the building that was the venue of the Nazi Headquarters. The Castle Hill, the River Danube embankments and the whole of Andrássy út have been officially recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Castle Hill and the Castle District; there are three churches here, six museums, and a host of interesting buildings, streets and squares. The former Royal Palace is one of the symbols of Hungary – and has been the scene of battles and wars ever since the 13th century. Nowadays it houses two museums and the National Széchenyi Library. The nearby Sándor Palace contains the offices and official residence of the President of Hungary. The seven-hundred-year-old Matthias Church is one of the jewels of Budapest, it is in neo-Gothic style, decorated with coloured shingles and elegant pinnacles. Next to it is an equestrian statue of the first king of Hungary, King Saint Stephen, and behind that is the Fisherman's Bastion, built in 1905 by the architect Frigyes Schulek, the Fishermen's Bastions owes its name to the namesake corporation that during the Middle Ages was responsible of the defence of this part of ramparts, from where opens out a panoramic view of the whole city. Statues of the Turul, the mythical guardian bird of Hungary, can be found in both the Castle District and the Twelfth District.

In Pest, arguably the most important sight is Andrássy út. This Avenue is an elegant 2.5 kilometres (2 miles) long tree-lined street that covers the distance from Deák Ferenc tér to the Heroes Square. This Avenue overlooks many important sites. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As far as Kodály körönd and Oktogon both sides are lined with large shops and flats built close together. Between there and Heroes' Square the houses are detached and altogether grander. Under the whole runs continental Europe's oldest Underground railway, most of whose stations retain their original appearance. Heroes' Square is dominated by the Millenary Monument, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front. To the sides are the Museum of Fine Arts and the Kunsthalle Budapest, and behind City Park opens out, with Vajdahunyad Castle. One of the jewels of Andrássy út is the Hungarian State Opera House. Statue Park, a theme park with striking statues of the Communist era, is located just outside the main city and is accessible by public transport.

The Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe, and the second largest active synagogue in the world. The synagogue is located in the Jewish district taking up several blocks in central Budapest bordered by Király utca, Wesselényi utca, Grand Boulevard and Bajcsy Zsilinszky road. It was built in moorish revival style in 1859 and has a seating capacity of 3,000. Adjacent to it is a sculpture reproducing a weeping willow tree in steel to commemorate the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust.

The city is also home to the largest medicinal bath in Europe (Széchenyi Medicinal Bath) and the third largest Parliament building in the world, once the largest in the world. Other attractions are the bridges of the capital. Seven bridges provide crossings over the Danube, and from north to south are: the Árpád Bridge (built in 1950 at the north of Margaret Island); the Margaret Bridge (built in 1901, destroyed during the war by an explosion and then rebuilt in 1948); the Chain Bridge (built in 1849, destroyed during World War II and then rebuilt in 1949); the Elisabeth Bridge (completed in 1903 and dedicated to the murdered Queen Elisabeth, it was destroyed by the Germans during the war and replaced with a new bridge in 1964); the Liberty Bridge (opened in 1896 and rebuilt in 1989 in Art Nouveau style); the Petőfi Bridge (completed in 1937, destroyed during the war and rebuilt in 1952); the Rákóczi Bridge (completed in 1995). Most remarkable for their beauty are the Margaret Bridge, the Chain Bridge and the Liberty Bridge. The world's largest panorama photograph was created in (and of) Budapest in 2010.

Tourists visiting Budapest can receive free maps and information from the nonprofit Budapest Festival and Tourism Center at its info-points. The info centers also offer the Budapest Card which allows free public transit and discounts for several museums, restaurants and other places of interest. Cards are available for 24-, 48- or 72-hour durations. The city is also well known for its ruin bars both day and night.

Squares

In Budapest there are many smaller and larger squares, the most significant of which are Heroes' Square, Kossuth Square, Liberty Square, St. Stephen's Square, Ferenc Deák Square, Vörösmarty Square, Erzsébet Square, St. George's Square and Széchenyi István Square. The Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue is the largest and most influential square in the capital, with the Millennium Monument in the center, and the Museum of Fine Arts and The Hall of Art. Kossuth Square is a symbolic place of the Hungarian statehood, the Hungarian Parliament Building, the Palace of Justice and the Ministry of Agriculture. The Liberty Square is located in the Belváros-Lipótváros District (Inner City District), as one of Budapest's most beautiful squares. There are buildings such as the Hungarian National Bank, the embassy of the United States, the Stock Exchange Palace, as well as numerous statues and monuments such as the Soviet War Memorial, the Statue of Ronald Reagan or the controversial Monument to the victims of the German occupation. In the St. Stephen's Square is the St. Stephen's Basilica, the square is connected by a walking street, the Zrínyi Street, to the Széchenyi István Square at the foot of The Chain Bridge. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Gresham Palace and the Ministry of Interior are also located here. Deák Ferenc Square is a central square of the capital, a major transport hub, where three Budapest subways meet. Here is the oldest and best known Evangelical Church of Budapest, the Deák Ferenc Square Lutheran Church. Vörösmarty Square is located in Belváros-Lipótváros District (Inner City District) behind the Vigadó of Pest as one of the endpoints of Váci Street. The Confectionery Gerbeaud is here, and the annual Christmas Fair is held in the Square, as well as is the centre of the Holiday Book Week.

Parks and gardens

See also: Category:Parks in Budapest

Budapest has many municipal parks and most have playgrounds for children and seasonal activities like skating in the winter and boating in the summer. Access from the city center is quick and easy with the Millennium Underground. Budapest has a complex park system, with various lands operated by the Budapest City Gardening Ltd. The wealth of greenspace afforded by Budapest's parks is further augmented by a network of open spaces containing forest, streams, and lakes that are set aside as natural areas which lie not far from the inner city, including the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden (established in 1866) in the City Park. The most notable and popular parks in Budapest are the City Park which was established in 1751 (302 acres) along with Andrássy Avenue, the Margaret Island in the Danube (238 acres or 96 hectares), the People's Park, the Római Part, and the Kopaszi Dam.

The Buda Hills also offer a variety of outdoor activities and views. A place frequented by locals is Normafa, offering activities for all seasons. With a modest ski run, it is also used by skiers and snowboarders – if there is enough snowfall in winter.

Islands

A number of islands can be found on the Danube in Budapest:

• Margaret Island (Hungarian: Margit-sziget [ˈmɒrɡit.siɡɛt]) is a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long island and 0.965 square kilometres (238 acres) in area. The island mostly consists of a park and is a popular recreational area for tourists and locals alike. The island lies between Margaret Bridge (south) and Árpád Bridge (north). Dance clubs, swimming pools, an aqua park, athletic and fitness centres, bicycle and running tracks can be found around the Island. During the day the island is occupied by people doing sports, or just resting.
• Csepel Island (Hungarian: Csepel-sziget [ˈt͡ʃɛpɛlsiɡɛt]) is the largest island of the River Danube in Hungary. It is 48 km (30 mi) long; its width is 6 to 8 km (4 to 5 mi) and its area comprises 257 km (99 sq mi). However, only the northern tip of the island is inside the city limits.
• Hajógyári Island (Hungarian: Hajógyári-sziget [ˈhɒjoːɟaːrisiɡɛt]), also known as Óbuda Island (Hungarian: Óbudai-sziget), is a human-made island located in the third district. This island hosts many activities such as: wake-boarding, jet-skiing during the day, and dance clubs during the night. This is the island where the famous Sziget Festival takes place, hosting hundreds of performances per year. Around 400,000 visitors attended the last festival. Many building projects are taking place to make this island into one of the biggest entertainment centres of Europe. The plan is to build apartment buildings, hotels, casinos and a marina.
• Molnár Island [hu] (Hungarian: Molnár-sziget) is an island in the channel of the Danube that separates Csepel Island from the east bank of the river.

The islands of Palotai Island [hu], Nép Island [hu], and Háros Island [hu] also formerly existed within the city, but have been joined to the mainland.

The Ínség Rock [hu] (Hungarian: Ínség-szikla) is a reef in the Danube close to the shore under the Gellért Hill. It is only exposed during drought periods when the river level is very low.

Just outside the city boundary to the north lies the large Szentendre Island (Hungarian: Szentendrei-sziget) and the much smaller Lupa Island (Hungarian: Lupa-sziget).

Spas

Night panorama from Gellért Hill with the illuminated Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Danube Chain Bridge, Parliament, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest Eye, and Vigadó Concert Hall

One of the reasons the Romans first colonised the area immediately to the west of the River Danube and established their regional capital at Aquincum (now part of Óbuda, in northern Budapest) is so that they could use and enjoy the thermal springs. There are still ruins visible today of the enormous baths that were built during that period. The new baths that were constructed during the Turkish period (1541–1686) served both bathing and medicinal purposes, and some of these are still in use to this day.

Budapest gained its reputation as a city of spas in the 1920s, following the first realisation of the economic potential of the thermal waters in drawing in visitors. Indeed, in 1934 Budapest was officially ranked as a "City of Spas". Today, the baths are mostly frequented by the older generation, as, with the exception of the "Magic Bath" and "Cinetrip" water discos, young people tend to prefer the lidos which are open in the summer.

Construction of the Király Baths started in 1565, and most of the present-day building dates from the Turkish period, including most notably the fine cupola-topped pool.

The Rudas Baths are centrally placed – in the narrow strip of land between Gellért Hill and the River Danube – and also an outstanding example of architecture dating from the Turkish period. The central feature is an octagonal pool over which light shines from a 10 metres (33 ft) diameter cupola, supported by eight pillars.

The Gellért Baths and Hotel were built in 1918, although there had once been Turkish baths on the site, and in the Middle Ages a hospital. In 1927, the Baths were extended to include the wave pool, and the effervescent bath was added in 1934. The well-preserved Art Nouveau interior includes colourful mosaics, marble columns, stained glass windows and statues.

The Lukács Baths are also in Buda and are also Turkish in origin, although they were only revived at the end of the 19th century. This was also when the spa and treatment centre were founded. There is still something of an atmosphere of fin-de-siècle about the place, and all around the inner courtyard there are marble tablets recalling the thanks of patrons who were cured there. Since the 1950s it has been regarded as a centre for intellectuals and artists.

The Széchenyi Baths are one of the largest bathing complexes in all Europe, and the only "old" medicinal baths to be found in the Pest side of the city. The indoor medicinal baths date from 1913 and the outdoor pools from 1927. There is an atmosphere of grandeur about the whole place with the bright, largest pools resembling aspects associated with Roman baths, the smaller bath tubs reminding one of the bathing culture of the Greeks, and the saunas and diving pools borrowed from traditions emanating in northern Europe. The three outdoor pools (one of which is a fun pool) are open all year, including winter. Indoors there are over ten separate pools, and a whole host of medical treatments is also available. The Szécheny Baths are built in modern Renaissance style.

Panorama of Budapest with Gellért Hill, Liberty Statue, Budapest Eye, Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Parliament, St. Stephen's Basilica

Infrastructure and transportation

Airport

Main article: Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport

Budapest is served by Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) (named after Franz Liszt, the notable Hungarian composer), one of the busiest airports in Central and Eastern Europe, located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east-southeast of the centre of Budapest, in the District XVIII. The airport offers international connections among all major European cities, and also to North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. As Hungary's busiest airport, it handles nearly all of the country's air passenger traffic. Budapest Liszt Ferenc handled around 250 scheduled flights daily in 2013, and an ever-rising number of charters. London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, and Amsterdam are the busiest international connections respectively, while Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Doha and Alicante are the most unusual in the region. Today the airport serves as a base for Ryanair, Wizz Air, Budapest Aircraft Service, LOT Polish Airlines and Smartwings Hungary among others. The airport is accessible via public transportation from the city centre by the Metro line 3 and then the airport bus 200E and 100E.

As part of a strategic development plan, €561 million have been spent on expanding and modernising the airport infrastructure until December 2012. Most of these improvements are already completed, the postponed ones are the new cargo area and new piers for terminal 2A and 2B, but these development are on standby also, and will start immediately, when the airport traffic will reach the appropriate level. SkyCourt, the newest, state-of-the-art building between the 2A and 2B terminals with 5 levels. Passenger safety checks were moved here along with new baggage classifiers and the new Malév and SkyTeam business lounges, as well as the first MasterCard lounge in Europe.

Public transportation

Public transit in Budapest is provided by the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK, Budapesti Közlekedési Központ), one of the largest transportation authorities in Europe. BKK operates 4 metro lines (including the historic Line 1, the oldest underground railway in continental Europe), 5 suburban railway lines, 33 tram lines, 15 trolleybus lines, 264 bus lines (including 40 night routes), 4 boat services, and BuBi, a smart bicycle sharing network. On an average weekday, BKK lines transports 3.9 million riders; in 2011, it handled a total of 1.4 billion passengers. In 2014, the 65% of the passenger traffic in Budapest was by public transport and 35% by car. The aim is 80%–20% by 2030 in accordance with the strategy of BKK.

People aged 65 and over and under 14 travel free.

The development of complex intelligent transportation system in the city is advancing; the application of smart traffic lights is widespread, they are GPS and computer controlled and give priority to the GPS connected public transport vehicles automatically, as well as the traffic is measured and analyzed on the roads and car drivers informed about the expected travel time and traffic by intelligent displays (EasyWay project). Public transport users are immediately notified of any changes in public transport online, on smartphones and on PIDS displays, as well car drivers can keep track of changes in traffic and road management in real-time online and on smartphones through the BKK Info. As well all vehicles can be followed online and on smartphones in real-time throughout the city with the Futár PIDS system, while the continuous introducing of integrated e-ticket system will help the measurement of passenger numbers on each line and the intelligent control of service frequency.

The development of Futár, the citywide real-time passenger information system and real-time route planner is finished already and now all of the public transport vehicle is connected via satellite system. The real-time information of trams, buses and trolleybuses are available for both the operators in the control room and for all the passengers in all stops on smartphone and on city street displays. The implementation of latest generation automated fare collection and e-ticket system with NFC compatibility and reusable contactless smart cards for making electronic payments in online and offline systems in Budapest is started in 2014, the project is implemented and operated by the operator of Hong Kong Octopus card jointly with one of the leading European companies of e-ticket and automated fare collection, Scheidt & Bachmann. The deployment of 300 new digital contactless ticket vending machine will be finished by the end of 2014 in harmonization with the e-ticket system. In 2022, Futár was rebranded as BudapestGo.

Tram lines no. 4 and 6 are the busiest city tram lines in the world, with one of the world's longest trams (54-metre long Siemens Combino) running at 2–3-minute intervals at peak time and 4–5 minutes off-peak. Day services are usually from 4 am until between 11 pm and 0:30 am. Hungarian State Railways operates an extensive network of commuter rail services, their importance in the suburban commuter passenger traffic is significant, but in travel within the city is limited. The organiser of public transport in Budapest is the municipal corporation Centre for Budapest Transport (Budapesti Közlekedési Központ – BKK), that is responsible for planning and organising network and services, planning and developing tariff concepts, attending to public service procurer duties, managing public service contracts, operating controlling and monitoring systems, setting and monitoring service level agreements related to public transport, attending to customer service duties, selling and monitoring tickets and passes, attending to integrated passenger information duties, unified Budapest-centric traffic control within public transport, attending to duties related to river navigation, plus the management of Budapest roads, operating taxi stations, unified control of bicycle traffic development in the capital, preparing parking strategy and developing an operational concept, preparation of road traffic management, developing an optimal traffic management system, organising and co-ordinating road reconstruction and more, in short, everything which is related to transport in the city.

Roads and railways

Main articles: Hungarian State Railways and Motorways in Hungary

Budapest is the most important Hungarian road terminus, all of the major highways and railways end within the city limits. The road system in the city is designed in a similar manner to that of Paris, with several ring roads, and avenues radiating out from the center. Ring road M0 around Budapest is nearly completed, with only one section missing on the west side due to local disputes. The ring road is 80 kilometres (50 miles) in length, and once finished it will be 107 kilometres (66 mi) of highway in length.

The city is a vital traffic hub because all major European roads and European railway lines lead to Budapest. The Danube was and is still today an important water-way and this region in the centre of the Carpathian Basin lies at the cross-roads of trade routes. Hungarian main line railways are operated by Hungarian State Railways. There are three main railway station in Budapest, Keleti (Eastern), Nyugati (Western) and Déli (Southern), operating both domestic and international rail services. Budapest is one of the main stops of the Orient Express on its Central and Eastern European route. There is also a suburban rail service in and around Budapest, three lines of which are operated under the name HÉV.

Ports, shipping and others

The river Danube flows through Budapest on its way from (Germany) to the Black Sea. The river is easily navigable and so Budapest historically has a major commercial port at Csepel District and at New Pest District also. The Pest side is also a famous port place with international shipping ports for cargo and for passenger ships. In the summer months, a scheduled hydrofoil service operates on the Danube connecting the city to Vienna.

BKK (through the operator BKV) also provides public transport with boat service within the borders of the city. Two routes, marked D11 and D12, connect the two banks with Margaret Island and Óbuda Island, from Rómaifürdő (Buda side, north to Óbuda Island) or Árpád Bridge (Pest side) to Rákóczi Bridge, with a total of 18 stops, while route D2 circulates in the downtown. Line D14 is a ferry service, connecting Királyerdő on the Csepel Island with Molnár Island on the Pest side, south to the city centre. In addition, several companies provides sightseeing boat trips and also an amphibious vehicle (bus and boat) operates constantly.

Water quality in Budapest harbours improved dramatically in the recent years, treatment facilities processed 100% of generated sewage in 2010. Budapesters regularly kayak, canoe, jet-ski and sail on the Danube, which has continuously become a major recreational site for the city.

Special vehicles in Budapest, besides metros, include suburban rails, trams and boats. There are a couple of less common vehicles in Budapest, like the trolleybus on several lines in Pest, the Castle Hill Funicular between the Chain Bridge and Buda Castle, the cyclecar for rent in Margaret Island, the chairlift, the Budapest Cog-wheel Railway and children's railway. The latter three vehicles run among Buda hills.

Culture and contemporary life

Main pages: Category:Culture in Budapest and Culture of Hungary

The culture of Budapest is reflected by Budapest's size and variety. Most Hungarian cultural movements first emerged in the city. Budapest is an important center for music, film, theatre, dance and visual art. Artists have been drawn into the city by opportunity, as the city government funds the arts with adequate financial resources. Budapest is the headquarters of the Hungarian LGBT community.

Budapest was named "City of Design" in December 2015 and has been a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network since then.

Museums and galleries

Clockwise, from upper left: Museum of Fine Arts Budapest; Museum of Applied Arts; a view of the interior of the Aquincum Museum; and Geological Museum of Budapest

Budapest is packed with museums and galleries. The city glories in 223 museums and galleries, which presents several memories, next to the Hungarian ones as well those of universal and European culture and science. Here are the greatest examples among them: the Hungarian National Museum, the Hungarian National Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts (where can see the pictures of Hungarian painters, like Victor Vasarely, Mihály Munkácsy and a great collection about Italian art, Dutch art, Spanish art and British art from before the 19th century and French art, British art, German art, Austrian art after the 19th century), the House of Terror, the Budapest Historical Museum, the Aquincum Museum, the Semmelweis Museum of Medical History, the Memento Park, Museum of Applied Arts and the contemporary arts exhibition Palace of Arts Budapest. In Budapest there are 837 monuments, which represent most of the European artistic styles. The classical and unique Hungarian Art Nouveau buildings are prominent.

Libraries

A lot of libraries have unique collections in Budapest, such as the National Széchényi Library, which keeps historical relics from the age before the printing of books. The Metropolitan Szabó Ervin Library plays an important role in the general education of the capital's population. Other libraries: The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös University Library, the Parliamentary Library, Library of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office and the National Library of Foreign Literature.

Opera and theatres

Main article: Hungarian opera

In Budapest there are forty theatres, seven concert halls and an opera house. Outdoor festivals, concerts and lectures enrich the cultural offer of summer, which are often held in historical buildings. The largest theatre facilities are the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre, the József Attila Theatre, the Katona József Theatre, the Madách Theatre, the Hungarian State Opera House, the National Theatre, the Vigadó Concert Hall, Radnóti Miklós Theatre, the Comedy Theatre and the Palace of Arts, known as MUPA. The Budapest Opera Ball is an annual Hungarian society event taking place in the building of the Budapest Opera (Operaház) on the last Saturday of the carnival season, usually late February.

Casinos

There are 11 casinos in Hungary (11 is the maximum number of casinos allowed by law), and five of them are located in the capital. All five of these casinos were owned by LVC Diamond Játékkaszinó Üzemeltető Kft, the gambling company of late András Vajna (better known as Andy Vajna) until his death in 2017. The biggest casino in Budapest and in all of Hungary is the Las Vegas Casino at the Corvin promenade.

Performing arts and festivals

Further information: Music of Budapest

Several annual festivals take place in Budapest. The Sziget Festival is one of the largest outdoor music festival in Europe. The Budapest Spring Festival includes concerts at several venues across the city. The Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival (formerly the Budapest Autumn Festival) brings free music, dance, art, and other cultural events to the streets of the city. The Budapest Wine Festival and Budapest Pálinka Festival, occurring each May, are gastronomy festivals focusing on culinary pleasures. The Budapest Pride (or Budapest Pride Film and Cultural Festival) occurs annually across the city, and usually involves a parade on the Andrássy Avenue. Other festivals include the Budapest Fringe Festival, which brings more than 500 artists in about 50 shows to produce a wide range of works in alternative theatre, dance, music and comedy outside the mainstream. The LOW Festival is a contemporary cultural festival held in Hungary in the cities Budapest and Pécs from February until March; the name of the festival alludes to the Low Countries, the region encompassing the Netherlands and Flanders. The Budapest Jewish Summer Festival, in late August, is one of the largest in Europe.

There are many symphony orchestras in Budapest, with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra being the preeminent one. It was founded in 1853 by Ferenc Erkel and still presents regular concerts in the Hungarian State Opera House and National Theatre. Budapest also has one of the more active jazz scenes in Central Europe.

The dance tradition of the Carpathian Basin is a unique area of the European dance culture, which is also a special transition between the Balkans and Western Europe regions. The city is home to several authentic Hungarian folk dance ensembles which range from small ensembles to professional troupes. Budapest is one of the few cities in the world with a high school for learning folk dance.

Fashion

Budapest is home to a fashion week twice a year, where the city's fashion designers and houses present their collections and provide a meeting place for the fashion industry representatives. Budapest Fashion Week additionally a place for designers from other countries may present their collections in Budapest. Hungarian models, like Barbara Palvin, Enikő Mihalik, Diána Mészáros, Viktória Vámosi usually appearing at these events along international participants. Fashion brands like Zara, H&M, Mango, ESPRIT, Douglas AG, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Nike and other retail fashion brands are common across the city's shopping malls and on the streets.

Major luxury fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Furla, Gucci, Versace, Zegna, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Karl Lagerfeld and Hugo Boss, or luxury watch brands such as Rolex, Hublot, Omega, Breitling, Tissot and TAG Heuer, can be found among the city's most prestigious shopping streets, the Fashion Street, Váci Street and Andrássy Avenue in Budapest's main upscale fashion district, the Leopoldtown.

Media

Budapest is a prominent location for the Hungarian entertainment industry, with many films, television series, books, and other media set there. Budapest is the largest centre for film and television production in Hungary. In 2011, it employed more than 50,000 people and generated 63.9% of revenues of the media industry in the country. Budapest is the media centre of Hungary, and the location of the main headquarters of Hungarian Television and other local and national TV and radio stations, such as M1, M2, Duna TV, Duna World, RTL Klub, TV2 (Hungary), Euronews, Comedy Central, MTV Hungary, VIVA Hungary, Viasat 3, Cool TV, and Pro4, and politics and news channels such as Hír TV, ATV, and Echo TV. Documentary channels include Discovery Channel, Discovery Science, Discovery World, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Spektrum TV, and BBC Entertainment. This is less than a quarter of the channels broadcast from Budapest; for the whole picture see Television in Hungary.

In 2012, in Hungary there were 7.2 million internet users (72% of the population) and 2.3 million subscriptions for mobile broadband.

Cuisine

Further information: Hungarian cuisine

In the modern age, Budapest developed its own peculiar cuisine, based on products of the nearby region, such as lamb, pork and vegetables special to the region. Modern Hungarian cuisine is a synthesis of ancient Asiatic components mixed with French, Germanic, Italian, and Slavic elements. The food of Hungary can be considered a melting pot of the continent, with a culinary base formed from its own, original Magyar cuisine. Considerable numbers of Saxons, Armenians, Italians, Jews and Serbs settled in the Hungarian basin and in Transylvania, also contributing with different new dishes. Elements of ancient Turkish cuisine were adopted during the Ottoman era, in the form of sweets (for example different nougats, like white nougat called törökméz), quince (birsalma), Turkish delight, Turkish coffee or rice dishes like pilaf, meat and vegetable dishes like the eggplant, used in eggplant salads and appetizers, stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage called töltött káposzta. Hungarian cuisine was influenced by Austrian cuisine under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, dishes and methods of food preparation have often been borrowed from Austrian cuisine, and vice versa.

Budapest restaurants reflect diversity, with menus carrying traditional regional cuisine, fusions of various culinary influences, or innovating in the leading edge of new techniques. Budapest' food shops also have a solid reputation for supplying quality specialised culinary products and supplies, reputations that are often built up over generations. These include many shop and served in several Michelin-starred restaurants.

In fiction

The 1906 novel The Paul Street Boys, the 1937 novel Journey by Moonlight, the 1957 book The Bridge at Andau, the 1975 novel Fateless, the 1977 novel The End of a Family Story, the 1986 book Between the Woods and the Water, the 1992 novel Under the Frog, the 1987 novel The Door, the 2002 novel Prague, the 2003 book Budapeste, the 2004 novel Ballad of the Whisky Robber, the 2005 novels Parallel Stories and The Historian, the 2012 novel Budapest Noir are set, amongst others, partly or entirely in Budapest. Some of the better known feature films set in Budapest are Kontroll, The District!, Gloomy Sunday, Sunshine, An American Rhapsody, As You Desire Me, The Good Fairy, Hanna's War, The Journey, Ladies in Love, Music Box, The Shop Around the Corner, Zoo in Budapest, Underworld, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Spy. Budapest, Hungary's capital, has long been a favorite destination for Hollywood filmmakers, drawn to its enchanting ambiance, timeless charm, and breathtaking landmarks.Budapest has also served as a muse for some of the most distinctive directors and films such as Love and Death, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, Blade Runner 2049, The Martian, Spy, Atomic Blonde, Red Sparrow, A Good Day to Die Hard. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) is a Wes Anderson film. It was filmed in Germany, and set in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka, which is in the alpine mountains of Hungary.

Sports

See also: Category:Sport in Budapest and Football in Hungary

Budapest hosted many global sporting events in the past, among others the 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships, 2000 World Fencing Championships, 2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Bandy World Championship 2004, 2008 World Interuniversity Games, 2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, 2010 ITU World Championship Series, 2011 IIHF World Championship, 2012 European Speed Skating Championships, 2013 World Fencing Championships, 2013 World Wrestling Championships, 2014 World Masters Athletics Championships, 2017 World Aquatics Championships, and 2017 World Judo Championships, only in the last two-decade. Besides these, Budapest was the home of many European-level tournaments, like 2006 European Aquatics Championships, 2010 European Aquatics Championships, 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship, 2013 European Judo Championships, 2013 European Karate Championships and will be the host of 2023 World Championships in Athletics and 4 matches in the UEFA Euro 2020, which was held in the 67,215-seat new multi-purpose Puskás Ferenc Stadium, to mention a few.

In 2015, the Assembly of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and the Assembly of Budapest decided to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Budapest has lost several bids to host the games, in 1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, and 1960 to Berlin, Antwerp, London, and Rome, respectively. The Hungarian Parliament also voted to support the bid on 28 January 2016, later Budapest City Council approved list of venues and Budapest became an official candidate for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. However, they withdrew their bid later on.

Numerous Olympic, World, and European Championship winners and medalists reside in the city, which follows from Hungary's 8th place among all the nations of the world in the All-time Olympic Games medal table.

Hungarians have always been avid sports people: during the history of the Summer Olympic Games, Hungarians have brought home 476 medals, of which 167 are gold. The top events in which Hungarians have excelled are fencing, swimming, water polo, canoeing, wrestling and track & field sports. Beside classic sports, recreational modern sports such as bowling, pool billiard, darts, go-carting, wakeboarding and squash are very popular in Budapest, and extreme sports are also gaining ground. Furthermore, the Budapest Marathon and Budapest Half Marathon also attract many people every year. The city's largest football stadium is named after Ferenc Puskás, recognised as the top scorer of the 20th century and for whom FIFA Puskás Award was named.

One of Budapest's most popular sport is football and it has many Hungarian League football club, including in the top level Nemzeti Bajnokság I league, like Ferencvárosi TC (32 Hungarian League titles), MTK Budapest FC (23 titles), Újpest FC (20 titles), Budapest Honvéd FC (14 titles), Vasas SC (6 titles), Csepel SC (4 titles), Budapesti TC (2 titles).

The Hungarian Grand Prix in Formula One has been held at the Hungaroring just outside the city, a circuit which has FIA Grade 1 license. Since 1986, the race has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. At the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Hungary will continue to host a Formula 1 race until 2021. The track was completely resurfaced for the first time in early 2016, and it was announced the Grand Prix's deal was extended for a further five years, until 2026.

Budapest is home to two four-star UEFA stadiums: Puskás Aréna, Groupama Aréna, and two three-star UEFA stadiums: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion and Bozsik Aréna.

Budapest will be the home of the headquarters of the World Aquatics after moving from Lausanne by the 2027 World Aquatics Championships.

Education

See also: Education in Hungary

Budapest is home to over 35 higher education institutions, many of which are universities. Under the Bologna Process, many offered qualifications are recognised in countries across Europe. Medicine, dentistry, pharmaceuticals, veterinary programs, and engineering are among the most popular fields for foreigners to undertake in Budapest. Most universities in Budapest offer courses in English, as well as in other languages like German, French, and Dutch, aimed specifically at foreigners. Many students from other European countries spend one or two semesters in Budapest through the Erasmus Programme.

Universities in Budapest

Name	Established	City	Type	Students	Academic staff
Budapest Business School	1857	Budapest	Public Business school	16,905	987
Szent István University	1787	Budapest	Public Classic university	12,583	1,313
Budapest University of Technology and Economics	1782	Budapest	Public Institute of technology	21,171	961
Corvinus University	1920	Budapest	Public Business school	14,522	867
Eötvös Loránd University	1635	Budapest	Public Classic university	26,006	1,800
Hungarian University of Fine Arts	1871	Budapest	Public Art school	652	232
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music	1875	Budapest	Public Music school	831	168
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design	1870	Budapest	Public Art school	894	122
National University of Public Service	2012	Budapest	Public Classic university	10,800	465
Óbuda University	1879	Budapest	Public Institute of technology	12,888	421
Semmelweis University	1769	Budapest	Public Medical school	10,880	1,230
University of Physical Education [eo; hu]	1925	Budapest	Public Classic university	2,500	220
Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest	1865	Budapest	Public Art school	455	111
Andrássy University Budapest	2002	Budapest	Private Classic university	210	51
Aquincum Institute of Technology	2011	Budapest	Private Institute of technology	50	41
Budapest Metropolitan University	2001	Budapest	Private Classic university	8,000	350
Budapest University of Jewish Studies	1877	Budapest	Private Theological university	200	60
Central European University	1991	Budapest	Private Classic university	1,380	399
International Business School	1991	Budapest	Private Business school	800	155
Károli Gáspár University of Reformed Church	1855	Budapest	Private Classic university	8,401	342
Pázmány Péter Catholic University	1635	Budapest	Private Classic university	9,469	736
Evangelical-Lutheran Theological University [eo; fr; hu; sh]	1557	Budapest	Private Theological university	220	36

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Budapest

International relations

Budapest has quite a few sister cities and many partner cities around the world. Like Budapest, many of them are the most influential and largest cities of their country and region, most of them are the primate city and political, economical, cultural capital of their country. The Mayor of Budapest says the aim of improving sister city relationships is to allow and encourage a mutual exchange of information and experiences, as well as co-operation, in the areas of city management, education, culture, tourism, media and communication, trade and business development.

Historic sister cities

New York (United States) 1992 Fort Worth (United States) 1990 Shanghai (China) 2013 Beijing (China) 2005 Tehran (Iran) 2015

Berlin (Germany) 1992 Frankfurt am Main (Germany) 1990 Vienna (Austria) 1990 Lisbon (Portugal) 1992

Tel Aviv (Israel) 1989 Zagreb (Croatia) 1994 Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 1995 Florence (Italy) 2008

Partnerships around the world

Prague (Czech Republic) 2010 Rotterdam (Netherlands) 1991 Warsaw (Poland) 2005 Kraków (Poland) 2005 Bangkok (Thailand) 2007 Osaka (Japan) 1998

Jakarta (Indonesia) 2009 Daejeon (South Korea) 1994 Naples (Italy) 1993 Istanbul (Turkey) 1985 İzmir (Turkey) 1985 Gaziantep (Turkey) 2010

Ankara (Turkey) 2015 Sofia (Bulgaria) 2009 Vilnius (Lithuania) 2000 Košice (Slovakia) 1997 Lviv (Ukraine) 1993

Some of the city's districts are also twinned to small cities or districts of other big cities; for details see the article List of districts in Budapest.

See also

• Bridges of Budapest
• Budapest metropolitan area
• Fort Budapest
• List of cemeteries in Budapest
• List of films shot in Budapest
• List of cities and towns on Danube river
• List of historical capitals of Hungary
• Music of Budapest
• Outline of Hungary
• Spas in Budapest
• Urban and Suburban Transit Association (most of its activity is centred on Budapest)

Notes

1. Pronunciation: UK: /ˌb(j)uːdəˈpɛst, ˌbʊd-, ˈb(j)uːdəpɛst, ˈbʊd-/ BEW-də-PEST, BOO-, BUU-, -⁠pest, US: /ˈbuːdəpɛst, -pɛʃt, ˌbuːdəˈpɛʃt/ BOO-də-pes(h)t, -⁠PES(H)T, Hungarian: [ˈbudɒpɛʃt] .

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External links

• Official website
• Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue – UNESCO Collection on Google Arts and Culture
• Old maps of Budapest Archived 10 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Cities site. Archived 25 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine. The National Library of Israel, Eran Laor Cartographic Collection.

v t e Budapest
Landmarks	Bridges Árpád Bridge Elisabeth Bridge Liberty Bridge Margaret Bridge Megyeri Bridge Petőfi Bridge Rákóczi Bridge Széchenyi Chain Bridge Castles and palaces Buda Castle Danube Palace Fisherman's Bastion Gresham Palace Hotel Astoria Hotel Gellért Labyrinth of Buda Castle Nagytétény Castle New York Palace Vajdahunyad Castle Government Carmelite Monastery of Buda Sándor Palace Hungarian Parliament Building House of Magnates Hungarian National Bank Budapest City Hall Memorials Holocaust Memorial Center Kossuth Memorial Liberty Statue Little Princess statue Matthias Fountain Shoes on Danube Bank Museums and galleries Aquincum Museum Museum of Ethnography Geological Museum Kunsthalle Hospital in the Rock House of Terror National Gallery National Museum Natural History Museum Semmelweis Museum of Medical History Railway History Park Koller Gallery Memento Park Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library Müpa Budapest Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Fine Arts National Széchényi Library Transportation Museum Southeast Asian Gold Museum Parks and gardens Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden City Park City Park Ice Rink Gellért Hill Haller Park Fiume Road National Graveyard Margaret Island Népliget Normafa Óbuda Island Religious buildings Dohány Street Synagogue Gellért Hill Cave Inner City Parish Church in Pest Lutheran Church of Budavár Mary Magdalene Church Matthias Church Our Lady of the Snows Parish Church Palace Chapel Rumbach Street Synagogue Saint Anne Parish St. Catherine of Alexandria Church Stigmatisation of Saint Francis Church Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church St. Stephen's Basilica Tomb of Gül Baba University Church Church of St. George Sports venues Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium Bozsik Stadion Budai II. László Stadion City Park Ice Rink Danube Arena Szusza Ferenc Stadion Ferencváros Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Hungaroring-Formula One Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Kincsem Park Kisstadion MVM Dome National Athletics Centre Puskás Aréna Szőnyi úti Stadion László Papp Budapest Sports Arena Squares and streets Andrássy Avenue Citadella Danube Promenade Deák Ferenc Square Ferenciek Square Grand Boulevard Heroes' Square Hungary Boulevard Kossuth Square Liberty Square Oktogon Small Boulevard Széll Kálmán Square Váci Street Vörösmarty Square Móricz Zsigmond Square Theaters and opera Comedy Theatre Court Theatre of Buda Erkel Theatre Erzsébetliget Theatre Hungarian State Opera House Magyar Theatre National Theatre Vigadó of Pest Thermal spas Gellért Baths Király Baths Lukács Baths Rudas Baths Rácz Thermal Bath Széchenyi Medicinal Bath Other Anker Palace Café Gerbeaud Elizabeth Lookout Great Market Hall Gundel Restaurant Hungarian Academy of Sciences Millennium Underground Railway F-4 Object
Districts	I. Várkerület II. 2nd district III. Óbuda-Békásmegyer IV. Újpest V. Belváros-Lipótváros VI. Terézváros VII. Erzsébetváros VIII. Józsefváros IX. Ferencváros X. Kőbánya XI. Újbuda XII. Hegyvidék XIII. 13th district XIV. Zugló XV. 15th district XVI. 16th district XVII. Rákosmente XVIII. Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre XIX. Kispest XX. Pesterzsébet XXI. Csepel XXII. Budafok-Tétény XXIII. Soroksár
Events and traditions	Budapest Fashion Week Budapest Fringe Festival Budapest Spring Festival Budapest Opera Ball Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival Hungarian Cuisine Hungarian National Ballet LOW Festival Sziget Festival
Universities	Budapest Business School Budapest University of Technology Corvinus University Eötvös Loránd University Hungarian University of Fine Arts Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design National University of Public Service Óbuda University Semmelweis University University of Physical Education Academy of Drama and Film Andrássy University Aquincum Institute of Technology Budapest Metropolitan University Budapest University of Jewish Studies Central European University International Business School Károli Gáspár University of Reformed Church Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Economy	Budapest Stock Exchange Economy of Budapest List of companies based in Budapest Budapest Metropolitan Area
Transport	Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Budapest Metro Budapest Tram Network Budapest Commuter Railway BuBi Bicycle M0 Ring Road Eastern railway station Western railway station Southern railway station
History of Budapest Category

v t e Places adjacent to Budapest
Solymár Dunakeszi Fót Mogyoród Kistarcsa Budakeszi Budaörs Budapest Pécel Érd Dunaharaszti Vecsés Gyál

v t e Cities in Budapest Metropolitan Area
1,000,000+	Budapest
30,000+	Érd Dunakeszi Cegléd Gödöllő Vác Szigetszentmiklós Budaörs
20,000+	Szentendre Nagykőrös Gyál Fót Vecsés Dunaharaszti
10,000+	Százhalombatta Dabas Monor Abony Göd Pomáz Gyömrő Nagykáta Budakeszi Pécel Pilisvörösvár Szigethalom Albertirsa Isaszeg Törökbálint Pilis Veresegyház Budakalász Üllő Maglód Kistarcsa Biatorbágy Budakalász Tököl Kerepes Ráckeve

v t e World Heritage Sites in Hungary
Cultural	Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
Natural	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Shared with Austria Shared with Slovakia

v t e County seats of Hungary

Békéscsaba, Békés Budapest, Pest Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar Eger, Heves Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron Kaposvár, Somogy Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun Miskolc, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Pécs, Baranya Salgótarján, Nógrád Szeged, Csongrád-Csanád Székesfehérvár, Fejér Szekszárd, Tolna Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Szombathely, Vas Tatabánya, Komárom-Esztergom Veszprém, Veszprém Zalaegerszeg, Zala

v t e Largest cities in Hungary
1,000,000+	Budapest
150,000+	Debrecen Szeged Miskolc
100,000+	Pécs Győr Nyíregyháza Kecskemét
50,000+	Székesfehérvár Szombathely Érd Szolnok Tatabánya Sopron Kaposvár Veszprém Békéscsaba Zalaegerszeg

v t e European Capitals of Sport
2001 Madrid 2002 Stockholm 2003 Glasgow 2004 Alicante 2005 Rotterdam 2006 Copenhagen 2007 Stuttgart 2008 Warsaw 2009 Milan 2010 Dublin 2011 Valencia 2012 Istanbul 2013 Antwerp 2014 Cardiff 2015 Turin 2016 Prague 2017 Marseille 2018 Sofia 2019 Budapest 2020 Málaga 2021 Lisbon 2022 The Hague 2023 Glasgow 2024 Genoa 2025 Tallinn

v t e Hungary's most flowery settlements
Towns and cities	Budapest (1989) Kecskemét (1990) Eger (1991) Veszprém (1992) Balatonföldvár (1993) Sárvár (1994) Székesfehérvár (1995) Siófok (1996) Hévíz (1997) Tata (1998) Sárospatak (1999) Győr (2000) Paks (2001) Zalakaros (2002) Kaposvár (2003) Makó (2004) Nagyatád (2005) Eger (2006) Gyula (2007) Szombathely (2008) Sopron (2009) Balatonfüred (2010) Százhalombatta (2011) Hévíz (2012) Gyula (2013) Siófok (2014) Mosonmagyaróvár (2015) Kaposvár (2016)
Villages	Balatongyörök (1989) Császártöltés (1990) Noszvaj (1991) Szigliget (1992) Kecskéd (1993) Ozora (1994) Pácsony (1995) Pusztamérges (1996) Csemő (1997) Bük (1998) Dombrád (1999) Velence (2000) Géderlak (2001) Ivánc (2002) Balatonszárszó (2003) Ruzsa (2004) Orfű (2005) Noszvaj (2006) Tápiógyörgye (2007) Gelse (2008) Lipót (2009) Paloznak (2010) Lövő (2011) Csopak (2012) Zebegény (2013) Balatongyörök (2014) Dunakiliti (2015) Tihany (2016)

v t e Capitals of European states and territories
Capitals of dependent territories and states whose sovereignty is disputed shown in italics.
Sovereign states	Amsterdam, Netherlands Andorra la Vella, Andorra Ankara, Turkey Astana, Kazakhstan Athens, Greece Baku, Azerbaijan Belgrade, Serbia Berlin, Germany Bern, Switzerland Bratislava, Slovakia Brussels, Belgium Bucharest, Romania Budapest, Hungary Chișinău, Moldova Copenhagen, Denmark Dublin, Ireland Helsinki, Finland Kyiv, Ukraine Lisbon, Portugal Ljubljana, Slovenia London, United Kingdom Luxembourg, Luxembourg Madrid, Spain Minsk, Belarus Monaco Moscow, Russia Nicosia, Cyprus Oslo, Norway Paris, France Podgorica, Montenegro Prague, Czech Republic Reykjavík, Iceland Riga, Latvia Rome, Italy San Marino, San Marino Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Skopje, North Macedonia Sofia, Bulgaria Stockholm, Sweden Tallinn, Estonia Tbilisi, Georgia Tirana, Albania Vaduz, Liechtenstein Valletta, Malta Vatican City Vienna, Austria Vilnius, Lithuania Warsaw, Poland Yerevan, Armenia Zagreb, Croatia
States with limited recognition	North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus Pristina, Kosovo Sokhumi, Abkhazia Tiraspol, Transnistria Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
Dependencies	United Kingdom Constituent countries London, England Edinburgh, Scotland Cardiff, Wales Belfast, Northern Ireland Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories Douglas, Isle of Man Episkopi Cantonment, Akrotiri and Dhekelia Gibraltar, Gibraltar St Helier, Jersey Saint Peter Port, Guernsey Other Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway) Tórshavn, Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Federal states	Austria Bregenz, Vorarlberg Eisenstadt, Burgenland Graz, Styria Innsbruck, Tyrol Klagenfurt, Carinthia Linz, Upper Austria Salzburg, Salzburg Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria Vienna, Vienna Belgium Communities Brussels, Flemish Community and French Community Eupen, German-speaking Community Regions Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region and Flanders Namur, Wallonia Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka (de facto), Republika Srpska Brčko, Brčko District Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany Berlin, Berlin Bremen, Bremen Dresden, Saxony Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia Erfurt, Thuringia Hamburg, Hamburg Hanover, Lower Saxony Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate Munich, Bavaria Potsdam, Brandenburg Saarbrücken, Saarland Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Wiesbaden, Hesse Russia Republics Cheboksary, Chuvashia Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkessia Elista, Kalmykia Grozny, Chechnya Izhevsk, Udmurtia Kazan, Tatarstan Magas, Ingushetia Makhachkala, Dagestan Maykop, Adygea Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria Petrozavodsk, Karelia Saransk, Mordovia Simferopol, Crimea (disputed) Syktyvkar, Komi Ufa, Bashkortostan Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Autonomous okrugs Naryan-Mar, Nenets Krais Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai Perm, Perm Krai Stavropol, Stavropol Krai Oblasts Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast Kirov, Kirov Oblast Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast Krasnogorsk and Moscow, Moscow Oblast (de facto) Kursk, Kursk Oblast Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast Oryol, Oryol Oblast Penza, Penza Oblast Pskov, Pskov Oblast Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast Ryazan, Ryazan Oblast Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast Samara, Samara Oblast Saratov, Saratov Oblast Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast Tambov, Tambov Oblast Tula, Tula Oblast Tver, Tver Oblast Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast Vologda, Vologda Oblast Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast Federal cities Moscow Saint Petersburg Sevastopol (disputed) Switzerland Aarau, Aargau Altdorf, Uri Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden Basel, Basel-Stadt Bellinzona, Ticino Chur, Grisons Delémont, Jura Frauenfeld, Thurgau Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg Geneva, Canton of Geneva Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden Lausanne, Vaud Liestal, Basel-Landschaft Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel Sarnen, Obwalden Schaffhausen, Canton of Schaffhausen Schwyz, Canton of Schwyz Sion, Valais Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn Stans, Nidwalden St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen Glarus, Canton of Glarus Zug, Canton of Zug Zurich, Canton of Zürich
Autonomous entities	Italy Autonomous regions Cagliari, Sardinia Palermo, Sicily Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Aosta, Aosta Valley Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia Portugal Autonomous regions Ponta Delgada, Angra do Heroísmo, & Horta, Azores Funchal, Madeira Spain Barcelona, Catalonia Las Palmas & Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Logroño, La Rioja Madrid, Community of Madrid Mérida, Extremadura Murcia, Region of Murcia Oviedo, Asturias Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands Pamplona, Navarre Santander, Cantabria Santiago de Compostela, Galicia Seville, Andalusia Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha (de facto) Valencia, Valencian Community Valladolid, Castile and León (de facto) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country (de facto) Zaragoza, Aragon Other Ajaccio, Corsica Collectivité (France) Batumi, Adjara (Georgia) Comrat, Gagauzia (Moldova) Karyes, Mount Athos (Greece) Mariehamn, Åland Islands (Finland) Nakhchivan, Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan) Novi Sad, Vojvodina (Serbia) Simferopol, Crimea (Ukraine)
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v t e Capital cities of the member states of the European Union

Netherlands: Amsterdam Greece: Athens Germany: Berlin Slovakia: Bratislava Belgium: Brussels Romania: Bucharest Hungary: Budapest Denmark: Copenhagen Ireland: Dublin Finland: Helsinki Portugal: Lisbon Slovenia: Ljubljana Luxembourg: Luxembourg Spain: Madrid Cyprus: Nicosia France: Paris Czech Republic: Prague Latvia: Riga Italy: Rome Bulgaria: Sofia Sweden: Stockholm Estonia: Tallinn Malta: Valletta Austria: Vienna Lithuania: Vilnius Poland: Warsaw Croatia: Zagreb

v t e The Danube
Countries	Germany Austria Slovakia Hungary Croatia Serbia Bulgaria Romania Moldova Ukraine
Cities	Ulm Ingolstadt Regensburg Passau Linz Vienna Bratislava Győr Budapest Vukovar Novi Sad Belgrade Smederevo Vidin Ruse Silistra Brăila Galați Reni Izmail Kiliia Tulcea
Tributaries	Iller Lech Regen Isar Inn Morava Váh Hron Ipeľ/Ipoly Drava Tisza/Tisa Sava Timiș/Tamiš Great Morava Timok Jiu Iskar Vit Olt Osam Yantra Vedea Argeș Ialomița Siret Prut
Canals	Rhine–Main–Danube Canal Danube–Black Sea Canal
See also	Breg Brigach Source Danube Bend Danube Delta List of islands in the Danube List of crossings of the Danube Internationalization

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