Várkerület

The 1st District of Budapest is the Castle District and is the historical part of the side of . It consists of the Buda Castle Hill and some other neighborhoods around it, such as , Krisztinaváros and parts of .
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  • Type: Borough with 24,200 residents
  • Description: district in Budapest
  • Also known as: “1. kerület”, “1. okrožje Budimpešte”, “Budapešť 1”, “Budapest District I”, “Budapest első kerülete”, “Budapešť I”, “Budapešť I.”, “Budapest I. keruelet”, “Budavár”, “distretto del Castello”, “distretto I”, “Dzielnica I”, “I. kerület”, “Sectorul I din Budapesta”, “Varkerulet”, “Будавар”, “Варкерулет”, and “ブダペシュト市一区”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights: Matthias Church and Széchenyi Chain Bridge.

Church
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The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle, more…

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The is a chain bridge that…

Library
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The is a library in , , located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budavár and Víziváros.

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, Vár or Várnegyed is in , located on Castle Hill.

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is in . This article describes the…

Suburb
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The usually refers to an area within the 1st district of , the capital of .

Várkerület

Latitude
47.49916° or 47° 29′ 57″ north
Longitude
19.03514° or 19° 2′ 7″ east
Population
24,200
Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)
Open location code
8FVXF2XP+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2142472585
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
7284844
Wiki­data ID
Q1094308
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Várkerület” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բուդապեշտի I շրջան”
  • Catalan: “Várkerület”
  • Cebuano: “Budapest I. kerület”
  • Chinese: “城堡區”
  • Chinese: “布达佩斯第一区”
  • Chinese: “布達佩斯第一區”
  • Czech: “I. obvod”
  • Dutch: “District I van Boedapest”
  • Esperanto: “Vár, la 1-a urbodistrikto de Budapeŝto”
  • Esperanto: “Vár”
  • Estonian: “Budapesti I ringkond”
  • French: “1er arrondissement de Budapest”
  • French: “Belbuda”
  • Georgian: “I რაიონი”
  • German: “I. Budapester Bezirk”
  • Greek: “1ο Δημοτικό Διαμέρισμα Βουδαπέστης”
  • Hebrew: “בל-בודה”
  • Hungarian: “Budapest I. kerülete”
  • Italian: “Várkerület”
  • Japanese: “一区”
  • Korean: “바르케륄레트”
  • Luxembourgish: “1. Budapester Bezierk”
  • Maltese: “Distrett I ta‘ Budapest”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Budapests 1. distrikt”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bydistrikt 1 i Budapest”
  • Persian: “منطقه قلعه”
  • Persian: “وارکرولت”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica Zamkowa w Budapeszcie”
  • Romanian: “Várkerület”
  • Russian: “I район Будапешта”
  • Scots: “Várkerület”
  • Serbian: “I округ”
  • Serbian: “Будимпешта I округ”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Várkerület”
  • Slovak: “I. obvod”
  • Slovenian: “I. okrožje Budimpešte”
  • Spanish: “Várkerület”
  • Swedish: “Budapests 1:a distrikt”
  • Turkish: “I. Budapeşte bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Várkerület”
  • Ukrainian: “Бел-Буда”
  • Ukrainian: “Будапешт/Бел-Буда”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận I, Budapest”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận I”
  • Western Armenian: “Պուտափեշթ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Krisztinaváros and Naphegy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The House of Houdini and Dísz tér.

Budapest: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Belváros and Víziváros.

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