St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church

The Saint George Church, commonly known as the Serbian Church, is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Budapest, Hungary. It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Buda of the Serbian Orthodox Church and is nowadays the only Serbian Orthodox church in Hungarian capital.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Serbian Orthodox
Description: church building in Budapest V. District, Hungary
Also known as: “Church of Saint George, Budapest”, “Church of St. George, Budapest”, and “Szerb ortodox templom”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Market Hall and Petőfi Literary Museum.

Great Market Hall

Marketplace

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The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall, Market Hall I is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, Hungary. The idea of building such a large market hall arose from the first mayor of Budapest, Károly Kamermayer, and it was his largest investment. Great Market Hall is situated 340 metres southeast of St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church.

Petőfi Literary Museum

Museum

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The Petőfi Literary Museum is a major Hungarian museum in Budapest. It was founded in 1954, as the successor organisation to Petőfi House and, today, is housed in the former Károlyi Palace. It was named to honour the memory of Sándor Petőfi. Petőfi Literary Museum is situated 240 metres north of St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church.

Nativity of Virgin Mary church

Church

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Nativity of Virgin Mary church is situated 160 metres northeast of St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belváros and Pest.

Belváros

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Belváros or Downtown is the V. District of Budapest. It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

Pest

Suburb

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Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873.