Memorials to the Katyń Massacre

Memorials to the Katyń Massacre is a memorial in Budapest, Central Hungary. Memorials to the Katyń Massacre is situated nearby to the school Árpád Gimnázium, as well as near Aquincum Military Amphitheatre.

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Type: Memorial
Description: monument in Budapest District III, Hungary
Also known as: “Monuments and memorials to the Katyń Massacre in Budapest”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aquincum Military Amphitheatre and Árpád Gimnázium.

Aquincum Military Amphitheatre

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The Aquincum Military Amphitheatre is the greater of two amphitheatres in Budapest, Hungary, the other being the Aquincum Civil Amphitheatre. It is located in the Obuda district, just north near the Danube river. Aquincum Military Amphitheatre is situated 110 metres northeast of Memorials to the Katyń Massacre.

Árpád Gimnázium

School

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Árpád Gimnázium is a school.

Aquincum

Archaeological site

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Aquincum was an ancient city, situated on the northeastern borders of the province of Pannonia within the Roman Empire. The ruins of the city can be found in the Óbuda district of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Aquincum is situated 1¼ km north of Memorials to the Katyń Massacre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Óbuda and Margaret Island.

Óbuda

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Óbuda is, together with Buda and Pest, one of the three cities that were unified to form the Hungarian capital city of Budapest in 1873. Today, together with Békásmegyer, Óbuda forms a part of the city's third district, although the toponym is also sometimes used for northern Buda as a whole.

Margaret Island

Suburb

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Margaret Island is a 2.5 km long island, 500 m wide, in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, Hungary. The island is mostly covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recreational area.