Újpest

4th District of Budapest

For the football team, see Újpest FC.

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District of Budapest in Central Hungary, Hungary

4th District of Budapest

Budapest IV. kerülete

Újpest

District of Budapest

District IV

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of District IV in Budapest (shown in grey)

Coordinates: 47°34′N 19°05′E﻿ / ﻿47.567°N 19.083°E﻿ / 47.567; 19.083
Country| Hungary
Region| Central Hungary
City| Budapest
Established| 1 January 1950
Quarters[1]|

List

* Istvántelek
* Káposztásmegyer
* Megyer
* Népsziget
* Székesdűlő
* Újpest

Government

• Mayor| Norbert Trippon (DK)
Area

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• Total

| 18.82 km2 (7.27 sq mi)
• Rank| 8th
Population

(2018)[2]

• Total

| 100,694
• Rank| 6th
• Density| 5,396/km2 (13,980/sq mi)
Demonym| negyedik kerületi ("4th districter")
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

1041 ... 1048

Website| www.ujpest.hu

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 football club Újpest FC is named after the area, since they were formed in the district in 1885, and have played there ever since.

## District

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The district is composed of six parts. Újpest is the largest, but the district also includes Megyer, Káposztásmegyer, Istvántelek, Székesdűlő and the northern tip of the island Népsziget.[5]

## History

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Isaac Lowy owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to Pest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was Jewish.[3] In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would build the factory.[3] North of Pest, there was an empty tract of land that was owned by the Károlyi nobles.[3] Lowy bought the land; the deed included the right of religious freedom, the right to self-government, and the right to engage in business.[3] By 1838, 13 Jewish families lived in Újpest; soon after, Christians began moving in.[4]

Famous statues, like Wesselényi Monument, Matthias Corvinus Monument, were cast in bronze by the workshops of Alexander Matthias Beschorner from Újpest.

## Sport

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* Újpest FC, football team
* Újpesti Törekvés SE, football team
* Újpesti MTE, football team
* Újpesti TE (men's water polo)
* Újpesti TE (ice hockey)

## Politics

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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

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Member  | Party  | Date

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| Tamás Derce | SZDSZ | 1990–2010
| Ind.
| Zsolt Wintermantel | Fidesz | 2010–2019
| Déri Tibor | Momentum | 2019–2024
| DK
| Norbert Trippon | DK | 2024-

## Famous residents

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* 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]
* Isaac Lowy (1793–1847), Hungarian industrialist and founder of Újpest.[3][4]
* Alexander Rado (1899–1981), Soviet spy.[11]
* Ferenc Szusza[12]
* Ludwig Venetianer (1867–1922), rabbi and writer.[13]

## Twin towns

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Újpest is twinned with:[citation needed]

* Chalcis, Greece
* Ciucsângeorgiu, Romania

## Image gallery

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* Megyeri bridge

* Ramada Resort Aquaworld

* Ute stadium

* Town Hall

* Town Hall

* Water tower

* Parish Church

* Parish Church

* Zoltán Bay monument

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budapest District IV.

* List of districts in Budapest
* Ujpest Synagogue

## Notes

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1. ^ Coalition of Momentum–DK–MSZP–Dialogue–LMP–Jobbik–UPK.

## 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 1st January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
3. ^ a b c d e f Patai, Raphael (1996). The Jews of Hungary. 265: Wayne State University Press. p. 730\. ISBN 978-0-8143-2561-2.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location (link)
4. ^ a b c d Valley, Eli (1999). The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. Jason Aronson. p. 538\. ISBN 0-7657-6000-2.
5. ^ Tamás S Kiss. "Workers' town revisited". Budapest Sun. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
6. ^ "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest IV. kerület". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
7. ^ "Julies Dessauer". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
8. ^ Jack Roth (6 April 1949). "DP Rabbi, Family Dock, Full of Joy". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
9. ^ Yitzchak Levine (6 December 2006). "Hooked On American Jewish History". Jewish Press. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
10. ^ profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
11. ^ Alexander Rado, Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved on 2008-01-03
12. ^ Ferenc Szusza, imdb.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
13. ^ Isidore Singer. "Ludwig Venetianer". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

## External links

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* Official Homepage of the district (Hungarian)
* Aerial photographs of Újpest

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Budapest

Landmarks|

| Bridges|

* Árpád Bridge
* Elisabeth Bridge
* Liberty Bridge
* Margaret Bridge
* Megyeri Bridge
* Petőfi Bridge
* Rákóczi Bridge
* Széchenyi Chain Bridge

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Castles and palaces|

* Buda Castle
* Danube Palace
* Fisherman's Bastion
* Gresham Palace
* Hotel Astoria
* Hotel Gellért
* Labyrinth of Buda Castle
* Nagytétény Castle
* New York Palace
* Vajdahunyad Castle

Government|

* Carmelite Monastery of Buda
* Sándor Palace
* Hungarian Parliament Building
* House of Magnates
* Hungarian National Bank
* Budapest City Hall

Memorials|

* Holocaust Memorial Center
* Kossuth Memorial
* Liberty Statue
* Little Princess statue
* Matthias Fountain
* Shoes on Danube Bank

Museums and
galleries|

* Aquincum Museum
* Museum of Ethnography
* Geological Museum
* Kunsthalle
* Hospital in the Rock
* House of Terror
* National Gallery
* National Museum
* Natural History Museum
* Semmelweis Museum of Medical History
* Railway History Park
* Koller Gallery
* Memento Park
* Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library
* Müpa Budapest
* Museum of Applied Arts
* Museum of Fine Arts
* National Széchényi Library
* Transportation Museum
* Southeast Asian Gold Museum

Parks and gardens|

* Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden
* City Park
* City Park Ice Rink
* Gellért Hill
* Haller Park
* Fiume Road National Graveyard
* Margaret Island
* Népliget
* Normafa
* Óbuda Island

Religious buildings|

* Dohány Street Synagogue
* Gellért Hill Cave
* Inner City Parish Church in Pest
* Lutheran Church of Budavár
* Mary Magdalene Church
* Matthias Church
* Our Lady of the Snows Parish Church
* Palace Chapel
* Rumbach Street Synagogue
* Saint Anne Parish
* St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
* Stigmatisation of Saint Francis Church
* Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church
* St. Stephen's Basilica
* Tomb of Gül Baba
* University Church
* Church of St. George

Sports venues|

* Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium
* Bozsik Stadion
* Budai II. László Stadion
* City Park Ice Rink
* Danube Arena
* Szusza Ferenc Stadion
* Ferencváros Stadion
* Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
* Hungaroring-Formula One
* Illovszky Rudolf Stadion
* Kincsem Park
* Kisstadion
* MVM Dome
* National Athletics Centre
* Puskás Aréna
* Szőnyi úti Stadion
* László Papp Budapest Sports Arena

Squares and
streets|

* Andrássy Avenue
* Citadella
* Danube Promenade
* Deák Ferenc Square
* Ferenciek Square
* Grand Boulevard
* Heroes' Square
* Hungary Boulevard
* Kossuth Square
* Liberty Square
* Oktogon
* Small Boulevard
* Széll Kálmán Square
* Váci Street
* Vörösmarty Square
* Móricz Zsigmond Square

Theaters and opera|

* Comedy Theatre
* Court Theatre of Buda
* Erkel Theatre
* Erzsébetliget Theatre
* Hungarian State Opera House
* Magyar Theatre
* National Theatre
* Vigadó of Pest

Thermal spas|

* Gellért Baths
* Király Baths
* Lukács Baths
* Rudas Baths
* Rácz Thermal Bath
* Széchenyi Medicinal Bath

Other|

* Anker Palace
* Café Gerbeaud
* Elizabeth Lookout
* Great Market Hall
* Gundel Restaurant
* Hungarian Academy of Sciences
* Millennium Underground Railway
* F-4 Object

Districts|

* I. Várkerület
* II. 2nd district
* III. Óbuda-Békásmegyer
* IV. Újpest
* V. Belváros-Lipótváros
* VI. Terézváros
* VII. Erzsébetváros
* VIII. Józsefváros
* IX. Ferencváros
* X. Kőbánya
* XI. Újbuda
* XII. Hegyvidék
* XIII. 13th district
* XIV. Zugló
* XV. 15th district
* XVI. 16th district
* XVII. Rákosmente
* XVIII. Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre
* XIX. Kispest
* XX. Pesterzsébet
* XXI. Csepel
* XXII. Budafok-Tétény
* XXIII. Soroksár

Events and
traditions|

* Budapest Fashion Week
* Budapest Fringe Festival
* Budapest Spring Festival
* Budapest Opera Ball
* Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival
* Hungarian Cuisine
* Hungarian National Ballet
* LOW Festival
* Sziget Festival

Universities|

* Budapest Business School
* Budapest University of Technology
* Corvinus University
* Eötvös Loránd University
* Hungarian University of Fine Arts
* Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
* Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
* National University of Public Service
* Óbuda University
* Semmelweis University
* University of Physical Education
* Academy of Drama and Film
* Andrássy University
* Aquincum Institute of Technology
* Budapest Metropolitan University
* Budapest University of Jewish Studies
* Central European University
* International Business School
* Károli Gáspár University of Reformed Church
* Pázmány Péter Catholic University

Economy|

* Budapest Stock Exchange
* Economy of Budapest
* List of companies based in Budapest
* Budapest Metropolitan Area

Transport|

* Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
* Budapest Metro
* Budapest Tram Network
* Budapest Commuter Railway
* BuBi Bicycle
* M0 Ring Road
* Eastern railway station
* Western railway station
* Southern railway station

* History of Budapest
* Category

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Districts of Budapest

* I. Várkerület
* II. 2nd district
* III. Óbuda-Békásmegyer
* IV. Újpest
* V. Belváros-Lipótváros
* VI. Terézváros
* VII. Erzsébetváros
* VIII. Józsefváros
* IX. Ferencváros
* X. Kőbánya
* XI. Újbuda
* XII. Hegyvidék
* XIII. 13th district
* XIV. Zugló
* XV. 15th district
* XVI. 16th district
* XVII. Rákosmente
* XVIII. Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre
* XIX. Kispest
* XX. Pesterzsébet
* XXI. Csepel
* XXII. Budafok-Tétény
* XXIII. Soroksár

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