Kispest

	Kispest ; Klein-Pest XIX. Budapest district ;
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Central Hungary
County :	Budapest
Coordinates :	47 ° 27 ' N , 19 ° 8' E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '0 " N , 19 ° 8' 0" E
Area :	9.38 km²
Residents :	62,031 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	6,613 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	1191-1196
KSH kódja:	04011
Structure and administration (status: 2014)
Community type :	district
Structure :	Districts Kispest; Wekerletelep;
Mayor :	Péter Gajda ( MSZP )
Postal address :	Városház tér 18-20 ; 1195 Budapest
Website :	www.kispest.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Kispest ("Little Pest") is the name of the nineteenth district (XIXth district) in Budapest . It was created on January 1st 1950 with the connection of the previously independent town of Kispest . At the same time, it is the name of the larger of the two districts that make up the district.

Location and dates

Kispest borders in the north on the 10th district, in the east on the 18th, in the south on the 23rd and in the west on the 9th and 20th district. Around four percent of Budapest's 1,696,128 residents live there. The current mayor is Péter Gajda from the Hungarian Socialist Party.

history

Until the 19th century

The area was settled before the time of the conquest . For example, traces of Avar settlements have been found. At the time of the Mongol storm, the settlements were destroyed. After that, the area served as a royal hunting ground for centuries, for example under Matthias Corvinus . In 1723 the area called Szentlőrinc puszta came into the possession of Antal Grassalkovich I , whose name was associated with the building of a chapel. After the Grassalkovich family died out, the owners of the area changed several times.

Until the First World War

Residential houses on Károly – Kós – Platz in Wekerletelep

In 1850 the area was divided into parcels. Then the engineer and ministerial advisor Károly Herich, the engineer József Egger and the lawyer Lajos Rózsa bought the land. With the Colonie-Klein-Pest , founded in 1869 , they were able to increase the value of the area. In 1871 the small community Kispest was founded.

In 1880 the population was 1,800 people of different nationalities. Kispest experienced a boom during the industrial revolution. This development was not slowed down when Pestszentlőrinc was separated from Kispest in 1909. A year later the population reached 30,000. In 1911, Kispest became the seat of the district government ( járási székhely ). This subdivision of counties , which no longer exists today, included the places Erzsébetfalva, Csepel, Soroksár, Pestszentlőrinc and Dunaharaszti.

In 1908, Prime Minister Sándor Wekerle initiated the construction of the garden city Wekerletelep , which was named after him , after the Sárkány family had bought the area with state funds. The Wekerletelep is an example of urban development in the 20th century and offered new living space for thousands of people. The planning of the area followed regular geometric shapes. Wekerletelep was originally intended as a residential area for workers, but ultimately only members of the middle class were allowed to settle there. The gate at the geometrically highlighted Fő tér (“main square”) was designed by Károly Kós , an architect from Transylvania and has stylistic features from his homeland.

Between the world wars

The industrialization of the area, for example through the factories Hofherr-Schrantz and Hungária-Jacquard, led to increased social tensions , especially at the end of the First World War .

In 1920 the population rose to 50,000, 92% of whom spoke Hungarian. On November 15, 1921 it was decided that Kispest receives the status of a city ( rendezett tanácsú város ). The founding meeting took place on July 22, 1922. The first mayor was Dr. Gyula Válya, who was succeeded by József Molnár in 1930.

The city's increasing debt could not be slowed until 1936. During the Second World War , especially in 1943 and 1944, area bombing caused severe damage.

After the Second World War

After the war , Miklós Petri, then Gyula Barei, became mayor. The mayor elected in 1947 was the last to hold this office. On January 1, 1950, Rezső Nyers became the council chairman of Kispest, which has since been the 19th district of Budapest.

Showrooms

Kispesti Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény ( Fő utca 38 ): The exhibition provides information on the history of Kispest from its founding as an independent municipality until 1950.
Nagy Balogh János Kiállítóterem ( Ady Endre út 57 )

Sports

The football club of Kispest is the Budapest Honvéd FC (formerly Kispesti AC , Budapesti Honvéd or Kispest-Honvéd ). After Fradi , MTK and Újpest , the club is one of the most successful in the country. In addition, the football player Ferenc Puskás was born in Kispest. He started his career in the Bozsik Stadium.

Personalities

The following people were born in Kispest:

Tivadar Ács : historian and journalist
György Bárdy : actor
Ilona Béres : actress
Magdolna Fazekas : painter
Józsa Hacser : actor
Antal Kocsis : Olympic champion in boxing
Sándor Lezsák : poet, politician and former Vice-President of Parliament
József Magyar (1880–1962), master craftsman and craftsman, with gold medal
Balogh János Nagy : painter and graphic artist
Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006): football player, coach and captain of the Aranycsapat , vice world champion 1954
Martin Reiner (1900–1973): sculptor
István Sándorfi (1948–2007), painter
Vilmos Tátrai (1912–1999), violinist, conductor and music teacher
Gyula Tófalvi : Chairman of the Space Research Council ( Űrkutatási Tudományos Tanács )