Budapest’s Palace District

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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb with 9,710 residents
  • Description: a part of District 8 in Budapest, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Palota negyed” and “Palotanegyed”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pázmány Péter Catholic University and Festetics Palace, Budapest.

University
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is a private university in and near , , belonging to the Catholic Church and recognized by the state. While PPKE takes its name after an institution founded in 1635, it forms a modern, split-off limb from one of Hungary's oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education, that has expanded further in the second half of the 20th century.

Castle
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is a castle.

Public building
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Csarnoknegyed and Belső-Ferencváros.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Budapest’s Palace District

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
node 2484002498
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12749914
Wiki­data ID
Q1414054
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Satellite Map

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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: “Palota”
  • French: “Palotanegyed”
  • German: “Palastviertel”
  • Hungarian: “Palotanegyed”
  • “Palotanegyed”

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