Újpest

Újpest (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈuːjpɛʃt]; German: Neu-Pest, English: New Pest)[3][4] is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838.[4] Újpest was a village for six decades until 1907 when it became a town. In 1950, the town was unified with Budapest to form Greater Budapest. Since 1950, Újpest has been the 4th District of Budapest.

For the football team, see Újpest FC.

4th District of Budapest
Budapest IV. kerülete
Újpest
District of Budapest
District IV
Flag of 4th District of Budapest
Flag
Coat of arms of 4th District of Budapest
Coat of arms
Location of District IV in Budapest (shown in grey)
Location of District IV in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°34′N 19°05′E
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CityBudapest
Established1 January 1950
Quarters[1]
List
  • Istvántelek
  • Káposztásmegyer
  • Megyer
  • Népsziget
  • Székesdűlő
  • Újpest
Government
 • MayorTibor Déri (DK)
Area
[2]
 • Total18.82 km2 (7.27 sq mi)
 • Rank8th
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total100,694
 • Rank6th
 • Density5,396/km2 (13,980/sq mi)
Demonymnegyedik kerületi ("4th districter")
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1041 ... 1048
Websitewww.ujpest.hu

The football club Újpest FC is named after the area, since they were formed in the district in 1885, and have played there ever since.

District

The district is composed of six parts. Újpest is the largest, but the district also includes Megyer, Káposztásmegyer, Istvántelek, Székesdűlő and the northern tip of the island Népsziget.[5]

History

Isaac Lowy owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to Pest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was Jewish.[3] In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would build the factory.[3] North of Pest, there was an empty tract of land that was owned by the Károlyi nobles.[3] Lowy bought the land; the deed included the right of religious freedom, the right to self-government, and the right to engage in business.[3] By 1838, 13 Jewish families lived in Újpest; soon after, Christians began moving in.[4]

Famous statues, like Wesselényi Monument, Matthias Corvinus Monument, were cast in bronze by the workshops of Alexander Matthias Beschorner from Újpest.

Sport

Politics

The current mayor of IV. District of Budapest is Tibor Déri (DK).

The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[6]

Party Seats Current District Assembly
  Opposition coalition[lower-alpha 1] 15 M                            
  WZs-ÚE-Fidesz 6                              

List of mayors
Member Party Date
Tamás Derce SZDSZ 1990–2010
Ind.
Zsolt Wintermantel Fidesz 2010–2019
Tibor Déri DK 2019–

Famous residents

Twin towns

Újpest is twinned with:

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budapest District IV.

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

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 1st January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
  3. Patai, Raphael (1996). The Jews of Hungary. 265: Wayne State University Press. p. 730. ISBN 978-0-8143-2561-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. Valley, Eli (1999). The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. Jason Aronson. p. 538. ISBN 0-7657-6000-2.
  5. Tamás S Kiss. "Workers' town revisited". Budapest Sun. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
  6. "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest IV. kerület". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. "Julies Dessauer". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
  8. Jack Roth (6 April 1949). "DP Rabbi, Family Dock, Full of Joy". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  9. Yitzchak Levine (6 December 2006). "Hooked On American Jewish History". Jewish Press. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
  10. profile Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  11. Alexander Rado, Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved on 2008-01-03
  12. Ferenc Szusza, imdb.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  13. Isidore Singer. "Ludwig Venetianer". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
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