János-hegy
János Hill is the highest point of Budapest with a height of 528 m, located in the western part of the city. From Elizabeth Lookout on the top of the hill one can get an impressive panoramic view of the whole region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 527 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “János Hill” and “John’s Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elisabeth lookout and Béka-tó.
Elisabeth lookout
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Elizabeth Lookout is a historic lookout tower on János Hill above Budapest. Built in 1911, the tower was named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Szépjuhászné and Zugliget.
Szépjuhászné
Locality
Szépjuhászné is a small clearing in the 2nd district of Budapest, in the saddle between Hárshegy and János-hegy.
Hárshegy
Suburb
Photo: MotorosGeri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hárshegy is a part of Budapest's 2nd district. Its entire area is made up of Nagy-Hárs Hill and Kis-Hárs Hill, from which there are sweeping views of Budapest.
János-hegy
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Pest County, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.51798° or 47° 31′ 5″ northLongitude
18.95946° or 18° 57′ 34″ eastElevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)Open location code
8FVWGX95+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 268169155OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“János-hegy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “János-hegy”
- Chinese: “雅諾什山”
- Dutch: “Janoshegy”
- Dutch: “Jánoshegy”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل چانوس هيل”
- Esperanto: “Monto János”
- French: “János-hegy”
- German: “Johannisberg”
- Hungarian: “János-hegy”
- Ladin: “János Hill”
- Polish: “Góra Jana”
- Romanian: “Janos-hegy”
- Romanian: “János-hegy”
- Romanian: “Muntele Janos”
- Romanian: “Muntele János”
- Swedish: “János-hegy”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include János-hegyi-átjáró and Pozsonyi-hegy.
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