Hungary
Central Hungary
Budapest

Losonci Quarter

Losonci Quarter is a suburb in , and has about 7,700 residents. Losonci Quarter is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,700 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in District 8 of Budapest, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Losonci negyed”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hungarian Natural History Museum and Museum of Applied Arts.

Museum
Photo: Misibacsi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in , dating back to 1802, houses the largest natural history collections of and the region.

Museum
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The is a museum in , . It is the third-oldest applied arts museum in the world. It was established by the Hungarian Parliament in 1872 to collect applied artworks, historical and contemporary, from Hungary and around the world.

Museum
Photo: VinceB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Jewish Holocaust history museum, located at 39 Páva Utca, , in . Situated in the grounds of the former , completed in the 1920s, the museum serves as a for and about Hungarian Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Józsefváros and Tisztviselőtelep.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the traditional name of the VIII. district, literally meaning "Josephtown" and referring to Emperor Joseph II of Austria and Hungary. This area is popular, with scores of students and several cafés and pizzerias.

Suburb
Photo: Misibacsi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Budapest's Palotanegyed forms an inner part of Pest, the eastern half of . Known until the communist period as the ‘Magnates’ Quarter’, it consists of the most westerly part of the city's Eighth District, or , which was named on 7 November 1777 after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, who reigned 1765-1790.

Losonci Quarter

Latitude
47.48588° or 47° 29′ 9″ north
Longitude
19.08222° or 19° 4′ 56″ east
Population
7,700
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
Open location code
8FVXF3PJ+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2484002468
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12749910
Wiki­data ID
Q16661261
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Losonci Quarter” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Losonci Quarter”
  • French: “Losonci”
  • Hungarian: “Losoncinegyed”
  • Turkish: “Losonci”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Orczynegyed and Corvin Quartier.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wekerele Sándor Üzleti Főiskola and Onkológiai Központ.

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