The 1st District of Budapest is the Castle District (Hungarian: Várkerület or Budavár) and is the historical part of the Buda side of Budapest. It consists of the Buda Castle Hill and some other neighborhoods around it, like Tabán, Krisztinaváros and parts of Gellért Hill.
1st District of Budapest
Budapest I. kerülete Várkerület, Budavár | |
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| District I | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District I in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates: 47°29′51″N 19°02′17″E / 47.49750°N 19.03806°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 17 November 1873 |
| Quarters[1] | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | László Böröcz (Fidesz) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 25,196 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | első kerületi ("1st districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1011 ... 1016 |
| Website | www |
Location
editThe Castle District is situated on the banks of the Danube, in the Buda side.
Neighbours of District I are (clockwise from north):
- River Danube
- District XI: Újbuda ("New Buda"), which is most known of the universities and student life
- District XII: Hegyvidék ("Highlands")
- District II
Landmarks
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Politics
editThe current mayor of I. District of Budapest is Márta V. Naszályi (Dialogue).
The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 members (1 Mayor, 10 Individual constituencies MEPs and 4 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[3]
| Party | Seats | Current District Assembly | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition coalition[a] | 10 | M | ||||||||||
| Fidesz-KDNP | 5 | |||||||||||
List of mayors
edit| Member | Party | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imre Ligeti | MDF | 1990–1994 | |
| Tamás Katona | MDF[b] | 1994–1998 | |
| Gábor Tamás Nagy | Fidesz | 1998–2019 | |
| Márta V. Naszályi | PM | 2019–2024 | |
| László Böröcz | Fidesz | 2024- | |
Twin towns – sister cities
editVárkerület is twinned with:[4][5]
Križevci, Croatia
Capestrano, Italy
Carouge, Switzerland
Innere Stadt (Vienna), Austria
Lendava, Slovenia
Adalar of Istanbul, Turkey
Marlow, United Kingdom
Mukachevo, Ukraine
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Old Town (Bratislava), Slovakia
Senta, Serbia
Regensburg, Germany
Savonlinna, Finland
Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
Newbridge, Ireland
Gränna, Sweden
Śródmieście (Warsaw), Poland
Verkiai of Vilnius, Lithuania
Elche, Spain
Orikumi, Albania
Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark
Maardu, Estonia
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
- ^ a b "A fővárosi kerületek, a megyei jogú városok, a városok területe, lakónépessége és a lakások száma" [The area of districts of the capital, of the towns with county's rights, resident population and number of dwellings]. Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1 [Gazetteer of Hungary 1 January 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
- ^ "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest I. kerület". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Testvérvárosaink". budavar.hu (in Hungarian). Várkerület. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Budavár új testvérvárosa: Savonlinna" (PDF). budavar.hu (in Hungarian). Várnegyet. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budapest District I.
- Official website
District I, Budapest travel guide from Wikivoyage
