Hungary
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Budapest

Kelenföld

Kelenföld is a neighborhood in , . It belongs to , and located in the southern part of . The large Kelenföld housing estate was built between 1967 and 1983 from pre-fabricated concrete blocks.
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  • Type: Suburb with 53,300 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Budapest, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Kelenfoeld”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gellért Hill and National Theatre.

Peak
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 235 m high hill overlooking the in , . It is located in the and the . The hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill.

Theater building
Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , located in originally opened in 1837. Since then, it has occupied several locations, including the original building at Kerepesi Street, the People's Theatre at Blaha Lujza Square, as well as Hevesi Sándor Square, its longest temporary location.

Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
The or Freedom Statue is a monument at the east end of the on in , . It commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Buda and Ferencváros.

is in . A big area on southern Buda, on the right side of Danube.

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is the traditional name of the IX. district. The postal code is H-109X. Here is the north end of the longest street in Budapest, the Üllői Street is about fifteen kilometer long. Its old name was 'Road to ' and it connects five districts.

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or Downtown is the V. District of . It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

Kelenföld

Latitude
47.4652° or 47° 27′ 55″ north
Longitude
19.0411° or 19° 2′ 28″ east
Population
53,300
Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)
Open location code
8FVXF28R+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 269800455
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3050393
Wiki­data ID
Q770025
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Kelenföld” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kelenföld”
  • Finnish: “Kelenföld”
  • French: “Kelenföld”
  • German: “Kelenföld”
  • German: “Krenfeld”
  • Hungarian: “Kelenföld”
  • Romanian: “Kelenföld”
  • Turkish: “Kelenföld”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kelenföld”. Photo: Elkagye, CC BY-SA 3.0.