Budapest’s Palace District
Budapest's Palotanegyed forms an inner part of Pest, the eastern half of Budapest. Known until the communist period as the ‘Magnates’ Quarter’, it consists of the most westerly part of the city's Eighth District, or Józsefváros, which was named on 7 November 1777 after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, who reigned 1765-1790.
- Suburb with about 9,710 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (310 feet)
- …is also known as “Palota negyed”
- Description: a part of District 8 in Budapest, Hungary
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Budapest’s Palace District
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Latitude
47.49219° or 47° 29′ 32″ north
Longitude
19.0661° or 19° 3′ 58″ east
Open location code
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