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.
- Type: Suburb with 9,710 residents
- Description: a part of District 8 in Budapest, Hungary
- Also known as: “Palota”, “Palota negyed”, and “Palotanegyed”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pázmány Péter Catholic University and Festetics Palace, Budapest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Csarnoknegyed and Belső-Ferencváros.
Budapest’s Palace District
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.49219° or 47° 29′ 32″ north
Longitude
19.0661° or 19° 3′ 58″ east
Population
9,710
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Open location code
8FVXF3R8+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hungarian—“Budapest’s Palace District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي القصر في بودابست”
- French: “Palotanegyed”
- German: “Palastviertel”
- Hungarian: “Palotanegyed”
- “Palotanegyed”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Belváros and Pest.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Egészségügyi Készletgazdálkodási Intézet and Vörösmarty Mihály Gimnázium, Budapest.
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