Újpest
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4th District of Budapest
Budapest IV. kerülete Újpest | |
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District IV | |
Coordinates: 47°34′N 19°05′E / 47.567°N 19.083°E | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Hungary |
City | Budapest |
Established | 1 January 1950 |
Quarters[1] | List
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Government | |
• UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 1041 ... 1048 |
Website | www |
Újpest (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈuːjpɛʃt]; German: Neu-Pest, English: New Pest)[3][4] is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838.[4] Újpest was a village for six decades until 1907 when it became a town. In 1950, the town was unified with Budapest to form Greater Budapest. Since 1950, Újpest has been the 4th District of Budapest.
The
District
The district is composed of six parts. Újpest is the largest, but the district also includes
History
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Famous statues, like Wesselényi Monument, Matthias Corvinus Monument, were cast in bronze by the workshops of Alexander Matthias Beschorner from Újpest.
Sport
- Újpest FC, football team
- Újpesti Törekvés SE, football team
- Újpesti MTE, football team
- Újpesti TE (men's water polo)
- Újpesti TE (ice hockey)
Politics
The current mayor of IV. District of Budapest is Tibor Déri (DK).
The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[6]
Party | Seats | Current District Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Opposition coalition[a] | 15 | M | |||||||||||||||
WZs-ÚE-Fidesz | 6 |
List of mayors
Member | Party | Date | |
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Tamás Derce | SZDSZ | 1990–2010 | |
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Zsolt Wintermantel | Fidesz | 2010–2019 | |
Tibor Déri | Momentum | 2019- | |
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Famous residents
- Julius Dessauer (b. 1832), rabbi and writer.[7]
- Lipa Goldman (b. 1905) chief rabbi of the Orthodox Jewish Community.[8]
- Yosef Goldman scholar and bookdealer.[9]
- Olivér Halassy (1909–1946), water polo player and freestyle swimmer.[10]
- Alexander Rado (1899–1981), Soviet spy.[11]
- Ferenc Szusza[12]
- Ludwig Venetianer (1867–1922), rabbi and writer.[13]
Twin towns
Újpest is twinned with:[citation needed]
- Chalcis, Greece
- Ciucsângeorgiu, Romania
Image gallery
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Megyeri bridge
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Ramada Resort Aquaworld
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Ute stadium
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Town Hall
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Town Hall
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Water tower
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Parish Church
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Parish Church
See also
- List of districts in Budapest
- Ujpest Synagogue
Notes
- LMP–Jobbik–UPK.
References
- ^ "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 1st January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8143-2561-2.)
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- Budapest Sun. Archived from the originalon 28 July 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest IV. kerület". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ Jack Roth (6 April 1949). "DP Rabbi, Family Dock, Full of Joy". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- Jewish Press. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Alexander Rado, Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved on 2008-01-03
- imdb.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 January 2008.