IX. Budapest district

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IX. Budapest district
Ferencváros

( German ) Franzstadt
Coat of arms of IX.  Budapest district Ferencváros (German) Franzstadt Map of Hungary, position of IX.  Budapest district Ferencváros (German) Franzstadt highlighted
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Central Hungary
County : Budapest
Coordinates : 47 ° 28 '  N , 19 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '0 "  N , 19 ° 5' 0"  E
Area : 12.53  km²
Residents : 63,268 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 5,049 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 1091-1098
KSH kódja: 29586
Structure and administration (status: 2014)
Community type : district
Structure : Districts
  • Ferencváros
  • Gubacsidűlő
  • József Attila lakótelep
Mayor : János Bácskai ( Fidesz )
Postal address : Bakáts tér 14
1092 Budapest
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

The IX. District of the Hungarian capital Budapest , which is also called Ferencváros ( German Franzstadt or Franzenvorstadt ), is located on the east bank of the Danube in the former city of Pest .

history

The district emerged in the 18th century as a suburb of the old town of Pest and got its name after the enthronement of Franz Josef Karl as Franz II , last Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire , in 1792 . For the history of the Pest suburbs around today's ring road Nagy Körútca (Great Ring Road), see the eighth district Józsefváros as an example .

District structure, traffic, sights

The IX. District lies between the 5th district (inner city) in the east, the 8th district (Józsefváros) in the north, the Xth district (Kőbánya), the XIXth district. District (Kispest) and XX. District (Pesterzsébet) in the east, the XXI. District (Csepel) in the south and the Danube in the west. The Ferenc körút runs through the district as a section of the Great Ring Road (Nagykörút) , via which the tram lines 4 and 6 of the Budapest public transport company BKV Zrt. with the world's highest passenger volume. The former main and arterial road through the district is Ráday utca , now a nightlife area with many restaurants and bars. Also in the district are the most famous Calvinist church on Kálvin tér and the Great Market Hall and Corvinus University near the Danube on Vámház körút . Since November 2005 the Goethe-Institut Budapest can be found here.

Sports

The district is home to the Ferencvárosi Torna Club , whose football department is one of the most successful (since 2019 with 30 championship titles) and best known in Hungary.

gallery

Web links

Commons : IX. Budapest District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.goethe.de/budapest