Lipótváros

Lipótváros is a traditional neighbourhood in the city centre of , named after King Leopold II. It is one of the two neighbourhoods of , the other one being , which is the old town of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 12,100 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Budapest, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Leopold Town” and “Lipotvaros”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liberty Square and Hungarian State Opera House.

Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public square located in the Lipótváros neighborhood of , . The square is a mix of business and residential. The United States Embassy in Hungary and the historicist style headquarters of the Hungarian National Bank abut the east side of the square.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house located in central , on . Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th-century Hungarian architecture.

Church
Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in , . It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose right hand is housed in the reliquary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belváros and Pest.

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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.

Suburb
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is the part of , the capital city of , that lies on the eastern bank of the . was administratively unified with and in 1873.

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is in . This article describes the outer part of the 1st district, which includes parts of Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, Tabán and .

Lipótváros

Latitude
47.50454° or 47° 30′ 16″ north
Longitude
19.05038° or 19° 3′ 1″ east
Population
12,100
Elevation
122 metres (400 feet)
Open location code
8FVXG332+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 276931731
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11054702
Wiki­data ID
Q598014
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Lipótváros” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “利奥波德城”
  • Estonian: “Lipótváros”
  • French: “Lipótváros”
  • German: “Leopoldstadt”
  • Hebrew: “ליפוטווארוש”
  • Hungarian: “Lipótváros”
  • Italian: “Lipótváros”
  • Russian: “Липотварош”
  • Turkish: “Lipótváros”
  • “Lipótváros”

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