Illés well

Illés well is a historic site in , . Illés well is situated nearby to the cave , as well as near .
Photo: Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Opening hours: dusk—dawn
  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: drinking well in Budapest District I.
  • Also known as: “Elijah well”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matthias Church and Széchenyi Chain Bridge.

Church
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The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle, more commonly known as the and more rarely as the Coronation Church of Buda, is a Catholic church in Holy Trinity Square, , Hungary, in front of the at the heart of .

Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.
The is a chain bridge that spans the between and Pest, the western and eastern sides of , the capital of . is situated 750 metres southeast of Illés well.

Museum
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is situated 110 metres south of Illés well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budavár and Víziváros.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Vár or Várnegyed is in , located on Castle Hill. It is the highlight of the 1st district. You can walk around the old romantic streets of the hill or see a great view of Pest from there.

Photo: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in . This article describes the outer part of the 1st district, which includes parts of Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, Tabán and .

Suburb
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The usually refers to an area within the 1st district of , the capital of . It lies on the side of the , to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of .

Illés well

Latitude
47.5016° or 47° 30′ 6″ north
Longitude
19.03453° or 19° 2′ 4″ east
Inception
1800
Named after
Elijah
Open location code
8FVXG22M+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1805112779
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­drinking_water
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­water_tap
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q140930947
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In Other Languages

“Illés well” goes by many names.
  • Hungarian: “Éliás kút”
  • Hungarian: “Illés kút”

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