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== 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.


== Twin towns ==
== Twin towns ==

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Budapest - Erzsébetváros
District

Coat of arms of Budapest - Erzsébetváros
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CountyBudapest
Area
 • Total
2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
62,034
 • Density29,681.3/km2 (76,874/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Erzsébetváros (Template:Lang-de or Template:Lang-en) 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.

Twin towns

Erzsébetváros is twinned with:

See also

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