Óbuda-Békásmegyer

Óbuda-Békásmegyer is the 3rd district of Budapest, Hungary.

3rd District of Budapest
Budapest III. kerülete
Óbuda-Békásmegyer
District of Budapest
District III
Flag of 3rd District of Budapest
Flag
Coat of arms of 3rd District of Budapest
Coat of arms
Location of District III in Budapest (shown in grey)
Location of District III in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47.5674°N 19.0370°E / 47.5674; 19.0370
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CityBudapest
Established17 November 1873
Quarters[1]
List
  • Aranyhegy-Ürömhegy-Péterhegy
  • Aquincum
  • Békásmegyer
  • Csillaghegy
  • Csúcshegy
  • Harsánylejtő
  • Hármashatár-hegy
  • Kaszásdűlő
  • Mocsárosdűlő
  • Óbuda
  • Óbuda hegyvidéke
  • Óbudai-sziget
  • Rómaifürdő
  • Solymárvölgy
  • Újlak
Government
 • MayorLászló Kiss (DK)
Area
[2]
 • Total39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total130,415
 • Rank2nd
 • Density3,285/km2 (8,510/sq mi)
Demonymharmadik kerületi ("3rd districter")
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1031 ... 1039
Websiteobuda.hu

Landmarks

History

The military camp, then city of Aquincum, located in part of what later became known as Óbuda, was built there by the Roman Empire. The settlement, which existed from the 1st to the 4th century, had a military and a separate civilian area. It had advanced infrastructure such as an aqueduct, a bath and two amphitheatres, one for the military and one for the civilians. Several villas belonged to the settlement, and the Roman governor had his palace on Hajógyári Island.

Politics

The current mayor of III. District of Budapest is László Kiss (DK).

The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 23 members (1 Mayor, 16 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[3]

Party Seats Current District Assembly
  Opposition coalition[lower-alpha 1] 16 M                              
  BB Óbudáért-Fidesz-KDNP 6                                

List of mayors
Member Party Date
István Tarlós SZDSZ 1990–2006
Ind.
Balázs Bús Fidesz 2006–2019
László Kiss MSZP 2019–
DK

Twin towns – sister cities

Óbuda-Békásmegyer is twinned with:[4]

Notes
  1. Coalition of Momentum–DK–MSZP–Dialogue–LMP.

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 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. "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest III. kerület". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "Testvérvárosok" (in Hungarian). Óbuda-Békásmegyer. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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