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Budapest District I

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Also known as Várkerület, Budavár

The 1st District of Budapest is the Castle District ( or ) and is the historical part of the Buda side of Budapest. It consists of the Buda Castle Hill and some other neighborhoods around it, such as Tabán, Krisztinaváros and parts of Gellért Hill.

Key facts

Settlement.name
1st District of Budapest
Settlement.official_name
District I
Settlement.native_name
Budapest I. kerülete
Settlement.other_name
Várkerület, Budavár
Settlement.settlement_type
District of Budapest
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Budapest District I.svg
Settlement.flag_size
125px
Settlement.image_shield
Coa Hungary Town Budapest 1st.svg
Settlement.shield_size
65px
Settlement.image_map
Budapest Bezirk01.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of District I in Budapest (shown in grey)
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Hungary
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Hungary
Settlement.subdivision_type2
City
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Budapest

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Buda Castle
Country
Hungary
Located in
Budapest
Population
24031
Area
341
Shares border with
Budapest District XII
Official website
budavar.hu
Image
River Beatrice (ship, 2007) 005.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Senta
Commons category
Budapest District I
topic's main category
Category:Várkerület
contains settlement
Buda Castle Quarter
inception
1873-11-17
official number of town quarter
I.
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • Landmarks
  • Politics
  • List of mayors
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

The 1st District of Budapest is the Castle District ( or ) and is the historical part of the Buda side of Budapest. It consists of the Buda Castle Hill and some other neighborhoods around it, such as Tabán, Krisztinaváros and parts of Gellért Hill.

==Location== The Castle District is situated on the banks of the Danube, in the Buda side.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Budapest District I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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