Fisherman’s Bastion
The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion is one of the best known historical monuments in Budapest, located near the Buda Castle, in the Várkerület. Since 1987, it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Várkerület District.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Budapest, Hungary
- Also known as: “Bastion de los pescadores”, “Fischerbastei Budapest”, “Fishermen’s Bastion”, and “Halaszbastya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Matthias Church and Széchenyi Chain Bridge.
Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budavár and Víziváros.
Tabán
Suburb
The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
Fisherman’s Bastion
- Categories: bastion, terrace, fishing bastion, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.50233° or 47° 30′ 8″ north
Longitude
19.03493° or 19° 2′ 6″ east
Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)
Open location code
8FVXG22M+WX
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Fisherman’s Bastion” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن الصيادين”
- Aragonese: “Bastión d’os Pescataires”
- Armenian: “Ձկնորսական բաստիոն”
- Basque: “Arrantzaleen gotorlekua”
- Bulgarian: “Рибарски бастион”
- Catalan: “Bastió dels Pescadors”
- Chinese: “渔人堡”
- Chinese: “漁人堡”
- Czech: “Rybářská bašta”
- Dutch: “Vissersbastion”
- Esperanto: “Fiŝista Bastiono”
- Estonian: “Kalamehe bastion”
- Finnish: “Kalastajanlinnake”
- French: “bastion des pêcheurs”
- French: “Bastion des pêcheurs”
- Galician: “Bastión dos Pescadores”
- German: “Fischerbastei”
- Greek: “Προμαχώνας των Ψαράδων”
- Hebrew: “באסטיון הדייגים”
- Hungarian: “Halászbástya”
- Indonesian: “Halászbástya”
- Italian: “Bastione dei Pescatori”
- Japanese: “漁夫の砦”
- Korean: “어부의 요새”
- Latvian: “Zvejnieku bastions”
- Macedonian: “Рибарски кули”
- Persian: “قلعه ماهیگیر”
- Polish: “Baszta Rybacka”
- Portuguese: “Bastião dos Pescadores”
- Romanian: “Bastionul Pescarilor din Budapesta”
- Russian: “Рыбацкий бастион”
- Serbian: “Рибарска тврђава”
- Slovak: “Rybárska bašta”
- Slovenian: “Ribiška trdnjava”
- Spanish: “Bastión de los Pescadores”
- Swedish: “Fiskarbastionen”
- Turkish: “Balıkçı Tabyası”
- Turkish: “Balıkçılar Burcu”
- Ukrainian: “Рибальський бастіон”
- Vietnamese: “Thành Ngư Phủ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Buda and Várkerület.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Budavar Pension and Burg Hotel.
Budapest: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Belváros and Víziváros.
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