Kispest
Encyclopedia
Kispest is the 19th (XIX) district of Budapest
, Hungary
. It lies to the south-southeast of the historical Pest city. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a small village beside the city limits of Budapest, so it was named Kispest (Little Pest). From 1880 to 1990 Kispest's population increased from 1820 to 72,838. Kispest became part of Greater Budapest
in 1950. The huge panel
Kispesti lakótelep (Kispest microdistrict
) was built in the 1980s (12,100 flats, c. 33,000 inhabitants, so it's the 6th biggest housing estate/microraion in Budapest). The district is served by the Metro 3
(Kőbánya-Kispest
and Határ út
stations), so the connection with the Downtown is rapid. Kispest's Határ út metro station is the third busiest in the city (after Deák Square
and Örs vezér tere
) with an estimated 40,000 passengers using it (often twice) on a typical workday.
Ferenc Puskás
played football for Kispest F.C. (then called Kispest Honvéd FC) in the 1950s.
When the Soviet tanks and troops re-entered Budapest to subdue the civil uprising in October/November 1956, they approached the city centre from the south-east, up the Üllői Avenue
, with some of the first street clashes taking place in Kispest.
Kispest is graced by an elegant residential area called Wekerle (named after the Hungarian premier at the time of the development in the 1920s, Sándor Wekerle
). This kilometer square of quiet criss-crossing streets has much greenery, it's centre-piece is the park-landscaped Kos Károly square with its two characteristic architectural gateways (designed by Károly Kós
and based on Transylvanian building styles). In the south corner of the square is the "Barátok Közt" house, a building well-known to fans of Hungary's most watched soap opera. In May every year an event called Wekerle Napok takes place. This involves a fun-run and cycling events for all ages, a fun-fair, concerts, films and various other cultural and family oriented events.
Perhaps the prettiest church in Kispest is the Catholic Church of Our Joyful Lady, located in Kispest town square.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. It lies to the south-southeast of the historical Pest city. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a small village beside the city limits of Budapest, so it was named Kispest (Little Pest). From 1880 to 1990 Kispest's population increased from 1820 to 72,838. Kispest became part of Greater Budapest
Greater Budapest
Greater Budapest is the name of Budapest in its present, extended size, as it was created by the Law No. XXVI of 1949 passed on December 15, 1949 and it came into force on January 1, 1950...
in 1950. The huge panel
Panelház
Panelház is the name of a type of block of flats in Hungary and Hungarian inhabited areas of the Pannonian Basin. Transylvanian Magyars call these buildings tömbház . It was the main housing type built in the Socialist era. From 1959 to 1990 788,000 panel flats were built in Hungary...
Kispesti lakótelep (Kispest microdistrict
Microdistrict
Microdistrict, or microraion , is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former Communist states...
) was built in the 1980s (12,100 flats, c. 33,000 inhabitants, so it's the 6th biggest housing estate/microraion in Budapest). The district is served by the Metro 3
Line 3 (Budapest Metro)
The Metro 3 is the longest line of Budapest Metro. It connects the northern Újpest, and the southern Kőbánya-Kispest. Daily ridership: 626,179.-History:...
(Kőbánya-Kispest
Kobánya-Kispest
Kőbánya-Kispest is the southern terminus of the M3 Line of the Budapest Metro.It is also a railway station and a changing place of several bus lines...
and Határ út
Határ út
Határ út is a station on the M3 line of the Budapest Metro. Near the station, there are several tram and bus terminus, and a shopping centre. Határ út station named after the adjacent street Határ út, which literally means " Limit Street". Before the formation of Greater Budapest it was the border...
stations), so the connection with the Downtown is rapid. Kispest's Határ út metro station is the third busiest in the city (after Deák Square
Deák Ferenc tér (Budapest Metro)
Deák Ferenc tér is the only transfer station for the M1, M2, and M3 lines of the Budapest Metro. It is located under the eponymous city square in central Budapest, the capital city of Hungary....
and Örs vezér tere
Örs vezér tere
Örs vezér tere is the eastern terminus of the M2 line of the Budapest Metro. It's also the starting place of the Gödöllő HÉV .There are a shopping centre, and a tram-stop...
) with an estimated 40,000 passengers using it (often twice) on a typical workday.
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He became Olympic champion in 1952 and was a World Cup finalist in 1954...
played football for Kispest F.C. (then called Kispest Honvéd FC) in the 1950s.
When the Soviet tanks and troops re-entered Budapest to subdue the civil uprising in October/November 1956, they approached the city centre from the south-east, up the Üllői Avenue
Ülloi út
Üllői út is a major transport artery in Budapest, Hungary. Üllői út is the longest avenue in Budapest, it's 15.6 km long and absolutely straight....
, with some of the first street clashes taking place in Kispest.
Kispest is graced by an elegant residential area called Wekerle (named after the Hungarian premier at the time of the development in the 1920s, Sándor Wekerle
Sándor Wekerle
Sándor Wekerle was a Hungarian politician who served three times as prime minister.He was born in Mór, in the comitatus of Fejér. His mother was Antónia Szép.After studying law at the University of Budapest he graduated doctor juris...
). This kilometer square of quiet criss-crossing streets has much greenery, it's centre-piece is the park-landscaped Kos Károly square with its two characteristic architectural gateways (designed by Károly Kós
Károly Kós
Károly Kós was a Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Austria-Hungary and Romania.- Biography :...
and based on Transylvanian building styles). In the south corner of the square is the "Barátok Közt" house, a building well-known to fans of Hungary's most watched soap opera. In May every year an event called Wekerle Napok takes place. This involves a fun-run and cycling events for all ages, a fun-fair, concerts, films and various other cultural and family oriented events.
Perhaps the prettiest church in Kispest is the Catholic Church of Our Joyful Lady, located in Kispest town square.