Citadella

The Citadella is the fortification located upon the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. Citadella is the Hungarian word for citadel, a kind of fortress.

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Type: Building
Description: Citadel in Budapest, Hungary
Address: Citadella sétány 1, 5412, Budapest, 1118

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gellért Hill and Rudas Baths.

Gellért Hill

Peak

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Gellért Hill is a 235 m high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the 1st and the 11th districts. The hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill.

Rudas Baths

Water park

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Rudas Bath or Rudas fürdő is a thermal bath in Budapest, Hungary which is claimed to have medicinal properties. It was founded in 1571/1572 during the time of Ottoman rule. Rudas Baths is situated 260 metres northeast of Citadella.

Gellért Hill Cave

Cave

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The Gellért Hill Cave is part of a network of caves within Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. The cave is also referred to as "Saint Ivan's Cave", regarding a hermit who lived there and is believed to have used the natural thermal water of a muddy lake next to the cave to heal the sick. Gellért Hill Cave is situated 490 metres southeast of Citadella.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tabán and Pest.

Tabán

Suburb

The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of Naphegy.

Pest

Suburb

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Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873.