Vizafogó

Vizafogó is a neighborhood in the of . It lies between the and Váci út, north of Újlipótváros, extending to Dráva Street in the south and Meder Street in the north.
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  • Type: Suburb with 15,900 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Budapest (District XIII)
  • Also known as: “Vizafogo”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Duna Arena and National Pension Insurance building.

Sports venue
Photo: Christo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Danube Arena is an aquatics complex located in , . It was designed by Marcell Ferenc and built between 2015 and 2017.

Government office
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is a government office.

Bridge
Photo: Random photos 2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Árpád híd is a bridge in , , connecting northern and across the . Until the inauguration of Megyeri Bridge in 2008, it was the longest bridge in Hungary, spanning about 2 km with the sections leading up to the bridge, and 928 m without them.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Angyalföld and Margaret Island.

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in the 13th district in . In the early 20th century, this area was a slum. Until the 1950s it was a part of the 7th District. Then housing estates with mostly 11-floor buildings were built.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0 fi.
is a 2.5 km long island, 500 m wide, in the middle of the in central , . The island is mostly covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recreational area.

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

Vizafogó

Latitude
47.5368° or 47° 32′ 13″ north
Longitude
19.06416° or 19° 3′ 51″ east
Population
15,900
Open location code
8FVXG3P7+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 904996241
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q1460563
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Vizafogó” goes by many names.
  • French: “Vizafogó”
  • Hungarian: “Vizafogó”
  • Turkish: “Vizafogó”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Göncz Árpád városközpont and Vizafogó lakótelep.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jakab József utcai kis játszótér and Jakab József utcai nagy játszótér.

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