Rákóczi tér
Rákóczi tér is a square in Budapest, Central Hungary. Rákóczi tér is situated nearby to the art gallery FERigallery – feminist project gallery, as well as near ABCD gallery.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 hu.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in VIII. kerület, Budapest, Hungary
- Also known as: “Rakoczi ter”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rákóczi tér metro station and Budapest University of Jewish Studies.
Rákóczi tér metro station
Metro station
Photo: Tomcsy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rákóczi tér is a station on Line 4 of the Budapest Metro. It is located beneath the eponymous square, named after Francis II Rákóczi. The station was opened on 28 March 2014 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Keleti pályaudvar to Kelenföld vasútállomás.
Budapest University of Jewish Studies
University
Photo: Cesarzambrano1, Public domain.
The Budapest University of Jewish Studies is a university in Budapest, Hungary. It was opened in 1877, a few decades after the first European rabbinical seminaries had been built in Padua, Metz, Paris and Breslau. Budapest University of Jewish Studies is situated 170 metres northwest of Rákóczi tér.
Museum of Applied Arts
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Museum of Applied Arts is a museum in Budapest, Hungary. 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 of Applied Arts is situated 1 km south of Rákóczi tér.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budapest’s Palace District and Erzsébetváros.
Budapest’s Palace District
Suburb
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.
Erzsébetváros
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Erzsébetváros is the traditional name of the VII. district of Budapest. The name refers to Empress Elizabeth of Austria and Hungary, popularly known as Sissi. This is the smallest of Budapest's 23 districts, covering only 2 km².
Józsefváros
Józsefváros 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.
Rákóczi tér
- Category: locality
- Location: Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.4928° or 47° 29′ 34″ northLongitude
19.07215° or 19° 4′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FVXF3VC+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 13464756193OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q3454151
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Rákóczi tér” goes by many names.
- French: “Rákóczi tér”
- Hungarian: “Rákóczi tér”
- Turkish: “Rákóczi tér”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include FERigallery – feminist project gallery and ABCD gallery.
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