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Várkerület

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1st District of Budapest
Budapest I. kerülete
Várkerület, Budavár
District of Budapest
District I
Flag of 1st District of Budapest
Flag
Coat of arms of 1st District of Budapest
Coat of arms
Location of District I in Budapest (shown in grey)
Location of District I in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°29′51″N 19°02′17″E / 47.49750°N 19.03806°E / 47.49750; 19.03806
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CityBudapest
Established17 November 1873
Quarters[1]
List
  • Gellérthegy
  • Krisztinaváros
  • Tabán
  • Vár
  • Víziváros
Government
 • MayorLászló Böröcz (Fidesz)
Area
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 • Total3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
 • Rank20th
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total25,196
 • Rank22nd
 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonymelső kerületi ("1st districter")
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1011 ... 1016
Websitewww.budavar.hu

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.

Location

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The Castle District is situated on the banks of the Danube, in the Buda side.

Neighbours of District I are (clockwise from north):

Landmarks

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Politics

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The 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

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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

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Várkerület is twinned with:[4][5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Coalition of Momentum–DK–MSZP–Dialogue–LMP-Our Castle.
  2. ^ He joined MDNP on 4 March 1996

References

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  1. ^ "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest I. kerület". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Testvérvárosaink". budavar.hu (in Hungarian). Várkerület. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Budavár új testvérvárosa: Savonlinna" (PDF). budavar.hu (in Hungarian). Várnegyet. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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