Budafok | |
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Motto: Hungarian: KisvĂĄros a nagyvĂĄrosban (Small City in the: Big City) | |
Location within Budapest | |
Coordinates: 47°25âČ12âłN 19°01âČ42âłE / 47.42000°N 19.02833°E / 47.42000; 19.02833 | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Hungary |
City | Budapest |
District | XXII. Budafok-Tétény |
Established | 1739 (1739) (Promontor) |
Gaining current name | 1886 (1886) |
Becoming a city | 1926 (1926) |
Becoming part of Budapest | January 1, 1950 (1950-01-01) |
Named for | Hungarian: Buda-fok (Buda cape) |
Government | |
âą Mayor | Ferenc Karsay (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
âą Total | 11.35 km (4.38 sq mi) |
âą Land | 9.46 km (3.65 sq mi) |
âą Water | 1.89 km (0.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
Population | 26,782 |
âą Density | 2,831/km (7,330/sq mi) |
Ethnicity (estimated) | |
âą Hungarian | 93.7% |
âą German | 1.5% |
âą Romani | 0.4% |
Postal code(s) | 1221-1223 |
Website | Budafok-Tétény |
Budafok (Latin: Promontor; literally "Promontory near Buda. Or Buda Point") is a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. It is situated in theââsouthwestern part of Buda, near the Danube, and belongsââto District XXII. Budafok was an independent municipality before 1950. The village was known for wine and champagne making. Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) constructed a palace between its vineyards, the Promontor palace.
Nameâ»
Budafok was for many years known as âPromontorâ from the Latin Promontorium, meaning headland. But in 1886, the name was changedââto its Hungarian equivalent, Budafok, meaning âBuda capeâ. In 1950 Budafok was merged into Budapest together with NagytĂ©tĂ©ny and BudatĂ©tĂ©ny, forming Budapestâs district XXII. Budafok-TĂ©tĂ©ny is the official name of the district which covers 43 square kilometers and "contains Budafok proper."
Locationâ»
The borders of Budafok are: RinglĂł Ășt from Horogszegi hatĂĄrsor - MĂ©hĂ©sz utca - railway line towards Ărd - HosszĂșrĂ©ti patak - the Danube (including the islands) - HĂĄros utca - VöröskĂști hatĂĄrsor - Horogszegi hatĂĄrsor.
Historyâ»
Historically, Budafok was ideal for wine production because of the TĂ©tĂ©nyi plateau and its slopes along the Danube. Budafok was home to what used to be, the most important vineyard of the greater Budapest area as well as Central Hungary. In 1880, with increasing commercial wine production underway, a union of wine producing and bottling industries created a cellar network hollowed out of the limestone beneath Budafok. The cellar system, 25 kilometers in length and the largest in all of Europe, is still extant today. As such, Budafok is commonly referred to as "Cellar Town". Today, there is still a huge wine-cellar system with hundred-year old casks; among them the second largest cask in Hungary. The leading historical oenological site in Budafok is the wine cellars of JĂłzsef Törley & Co which can still be visited. Other wine producers still operating there are Hungarovin Rt, Promontorvin Rt and Budafokvin Kft. In 1899, Budafok was electrified by, the TiszĂĄntĂșli ĂramszolgĂĄltatĂł Rt. (East-Hungarian Power Supply Company Ltd.).
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View of the Danube, Czuba-Durozier Mansion and Törley Mansion on the left in 1932
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Aerial photo from 1940
Sister citiesâ»
- Bonn, Deutschland 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
- Baraolt, Romania 640 kilometres (400 mi)
- Kristianstad, Sweden 1,220 kilometres (760 mi)
- Warsaw, Poland 680 kilometres (420 mi)
- Varna, Bulgaria 1,050 kilometres (650 mi)
- Wien, Austria 250 kilometres (160 mi)
- Koson, Ukraine 323 kilometres (201 mi)
Notable peopleâ»
- Imre Menyhay May 12, 1931 â October 23, 2018(2018-10-23) (aged 87), Hungarian-Austrian economist, pedagogue and sociologist.
Landmarksâ»
- Budafok wine-cellars, 220-hectolitres Seybold-cask (PĂ©ter PĂĄl utca 39.)
- Czuba-Durozier Mansion, Sacellary Mansion, Törley Mansion, György Villa
- Saint Leopold Church, St Peter and Paul Chapel, St. Michael Chapel, Budafok
- Nagyboldogasszony Parsonage
- Törley Champagne Factory Museum (1221 Budapest, Anna utca, Budafok 5-7).
- Törley Mausoleum (Sarló utca)
- Cave-dwelling Museum (Veréb utca 4)
- St. Christoph Jazz Gallery (Kossuth Lajos utca 88.)
Referencesâ»
- ^ Estimated using Google Earth
- ^ "Topographic Map". 2023.
- ^ "Központi Statisztikai Hivatal". 2012.
- ^ "Testvérvårosok" [Twin cities] (in Hungarian). Budafok-Tétény. 2023.