Pestújhely
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Pestújhely is one of the northern suburbs of Budapest
, the capital of Hungary
. It belongs to District XV.
and was uninhabited and marshy. In 1897 building plots were sold out by auction and the new settlement became independent from Rákospalota in 1909. The inhabitants of Pestújhely were clerks, postmasters, railwaymen and other lower middle-class people. The rapid development of the village continued until the second world war with the building of houses, churches and schools. In 1950 became part of Great-Budapest as well as Rákospalota. The small suburb today is a pleasant backwater with a quiet market-town atmosphere. Its landmarks are some old villas and three small churches.
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...
, the capital of 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 belongs to District XV.
History
Until the second half of the 19th century the area belonged to the village of RákospalotaRákospalota
Rákospalota is a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. With Pest-újhely and Új-palota it comprises District XV.- History :...
and was uninhabited and marshy. In 1897 building plots were sold out by auction and the new settlement became independent from Rákospalota in 1909. The inhabitants of Pestújhely were clerks, postmasters, railwaymen and other lower middle-class people. The rapid development of the village continued until the second world war with the building of houses, churches and schools. In 1950 became part of Great-Budapest as well as Rákospalota. The small suburb today is a pleasant backwater with a quiet market-town atmosphere. Its landmarks are some old villas and three small churches.
See also
- ÚjpalotaÚjpalotaÚjpalota is the second largest microdistrict in Budapest, Hungary. It belongs to the District XV.In 1968 a new residential area was created on the northeastern border of Budapest, in a field, near the Szilas-patak that was named Újpalota . The new housing estate was built from 1968 to 1977...
- RákospalotaRákospalotaRákospalota is a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. With Pest-újhely and Új-palota it comprises District XV.- History :...
- BudapestBudapestBudapest 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...