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| established_date = 17 November 1873
| established_date = 17 November 1873
| parts_type = [[List of districts in Budapest|Quarters]]<ref>{{cite web|title=94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól|url=https://net.jogtar.hu/jr/gen/hjegy_doc.cgi?rendelettar=fovaros&docid=A1200094.FOV|language=hu}}</ref>
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| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = [[Zsolt Vattamány]]
| leader_name = [[Zsolt Vattamány]]
| leader_party = [[Fidesz]]-[[Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary)|KDNP]]
| leader_party = [[Fidesz]]-[[Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary)|KDNP]]
| area_total_km2 = 2.09
| area_total_km2 = 2.09
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| population_as_of = 2016
| population_rank = 19th
| population_rank = 19th
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| population_demonym = hetedik kerületi (“7th districter”)
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| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
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'''Erzsébetváros''' ({{lang-de|'''Elisabethstadt'''}} or {{lang-en|'''Elizabethtown'''}}) is the 7th district of [[Budapest]], situated on the [[Pest (city)|Pest]] side of the [[Danube]]. The inner half of the district was the historic Jewish quarter of [[Pest (city)|Pest]]. The [[Dohány Street Synagogue]], the largest functioning synagogue in [[Europe]], is located in this district. Currently it is the most densely populated district of Budapest with 29,681.3 person per km<sup>2</sup>. In 1910 Erzsébetváros had 152,454 inhabitants. During the [[People's Republic of Hungary|socialist era]] Erzsébetváros's population decreased rapidly, because young people and families moved to the newer "[[Panelház|panelized]]" boom districts ([[Újpest]], [[Újbuda]], [[Óbuda]], [[Kispest]] etc.). [[Gentrification]] and recovery started in the middle of the 2000s.
'''Erzsébetváros''' ({{lang-de|link=no|'''Elisabethstadt'''}} or '''''Elizabethtown''''') is the 7th district of [[Budapest]], situated on the [[Pest (city)|Pest]] side of the [[Danube]]. The inner half of the district was the historic Jewish quarter of [[Pest (city)|Pest]]. The [[Dohány Street Synagogue]], the largest functioning synagogue in Europe, is located in this district. Currently it is the most densely populated district of Budapest with 29,681.3 person per km<sup>2</sup>. In 1910 Erzsébetváros had 152,454 inhabitants. During the [[People's Republic of Hungary|socialist era]] Erzsébetváros's population decreased rapidly, because young people and families moved to the newer "[[Panelház|panelized]]" boom districts ([[Újpest]], [[Újbuda]], [[Óbuda]], [[Kispest]] etc.). [[Gentrification]] and recovery started in the middle of the 2000s.


== Name ==
== Name ==
Erzsébetváros was named after [[Elisabeth of Bavaria|Queen Elisabeth]], the popular wife of King [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]] on 17 January 1882.
Erzsébetváros was named after [[Elisabeth of Bavaria|Queen Elisabeth]], the popular wife of King [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]] on 17 January 1882.
<br />Until the unification of Budapest in [[1873]] this area was part of [[Terézváros]]. Between 1873 and 1882 it was named District VII without name.
<br />Until the unification of Budapest in 1873 this area was part of [[Terézváros]]. Between 1873 and 1882 it was named District VII without name.


==Politics==
==Politics==
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Revision as of 11:52, 4 October 2018

For the Romanian town called Erzsébetváros in Hungarian, see Dumbrăveni.
7th District of Budapest
Budapest VII. kerülete
Erzsébetváros
District of Budapest
District VII
Flag of 7th District of Budapest
Flag
Coat of arms of 7th District of Budapest
Coat of arms
Location of District VII in Budapest (shown in grey)
Location of District VII in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°30′2″N 19°4′7.41″E / 47.50056°N 19.0687250°E / 47.50056; 19.0687250
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CityBudapest
Established17 November 1873
Quarters[1]
List
  • Erzsébetváros
Government
 • MayorZsolt Vattamány (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
 • Rank23rd
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
53,381
 • Rank19th
 • Density25,541/km2 (66,150/sq mi)
Demonymhetedik kerületi ("7th districter")
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1071 ... 1078
Websiteerzsebetvaros.hu

Erzsébetváros (Template:Lang-de or Elizabethtown) is the 7th district of Budapest, situated on the Pest side of the Danube. The inner half of the district was the historic Jewish quarter of Pest. The Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest functioning synagogue in Europe, is located in this district. Currently it is the most densely populated district of Budapest with 29,681.3 person per km2. In 1910 Erzsébetváros had 152,454 inhabitants. During the socialist era Erzsébetváros's population decreased rapidly, because young people and families moved to the newer "panelized" boom districts (Újpest, Újbuda, Óbuda, Kispest etc.). Gentrification and recovery started in the middle of the 2000s.

Name

Erzsébetváros was named after Queen Elisabeth, the popular wife of King Franz Joseph I on 17 January 1882.
Until the unification of Budapest in 1873 this area was part of Terézváros. Between 1873 and 1882 it was named District VII without name.

Politics

The current mayor of Budapest, VII. district is Zsolt Vattamány (Fidesz-KDNP).

The local District Assembly has 17 members divided into this political parties and alliances:[3]

    Party Seats 2014 Council
  Fidesz-KDNP 8                
  Unity (DK-MSZP-Együtt-Füge-PM-EEE) 7                
  Politics Can Be Different (LMP) 1                
  Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) 1                

Twin towns

Erzsébetváros is twinned with:

See also

  • Madách square
    Madách square
  • Blaha Lujza square
    Blaha Lujza square
  • the Synagogue
    the Synagogue
  • Square of Roses
    Square of Roses

References

  1. ^ "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet – a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
  2. ^ a b "A fővárosi kerületek, a megyei jogú városok, a városok területe, lakónépessége és a lakások száma" [The area of districts of the capital, of the towns with county's rights, resident population and number of dwellings]. Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1 [Gazetteer of Hungary 1 January 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
  3. ^ [1]
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