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 .
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  • Type: Suburb with 12,100 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Budapest, Hungary
  • Also known as: Lipotvaros

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liberty Square and Embassy of United States of America.

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.

Government office
The Embassy of the United States, Budapest is the diplomatic representation of the United States in Hungary, located in in the , at 12 .

Theater building
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belváros and Pest.

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

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
  • Dutch: Lipótváros
  • Estonian: Lipótváros
  • French: Lipótváros
  • German: Leopoldstadt
  • Hebrew: ליפוטווארוש
  • Hungarian: Lipótváros
  • Italian: Lipótváros
  • Russian: Липотварош
  • Turkish: Lipótváros

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