Kobánya-Kertváros
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Kőbánya-Kertváros is a section of Budapest
which has a largely working class population, most of whom are ethnic Hungarians. As in most Budapest neighborhoods, there is a small ethnically Roma (Gipsy) presence to be found, scattered all over Pest side
of the city. There is also smaller groups of immigrants, notably Chinese.
The garden suburb was established in 1934, improved in the 1980s. In the 1930s and 1940s it called Gömbös-telep (lit. Gömbös Estate, after Gyula Gömbös
), later Városszéli telep (lit. "Estate by the city boundary").
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...
which has a largely working class population, most of whom are ethnic Hungarians. As in most Budapest neighborhoods, there is a small ethnically Roma (Gipsy) presence to be found, scattered all over Pest side
Pest (city)
Pest is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, Hungary, comprising about two thirds of the city's territory. It is divided from Buda, the other part of Budapest, by the Danube River. Among its most notable parts are the Inner City, including the Hungarian Parliament, Heroes' Square and...
of the city. There is also smaller groups of immigrants, notably Chinese.
The garden suburb was established in 1934, improved in the 1980s. In the 1930s and 1940s it called Gömbös-telep (lit. Gömbös Estate, after Gyula Gömbös
Gyula Gömbös
Gyula Gömbös de Jákfa was the conservative prime minister of Hungary from 1932 to 1936.-Background:Gömbös was born in the Tolna County village of Murga, Hungary, which had a mixed Hungarian and ethnic German population. His father was the village schoolmaster. The family belonged to the ...
), later Városszéli telep (lit. "Estate by the city boundary").