Budafok

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::summary Part of Budapest ::

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FieldValue
nameBudafok
settlement_typeNeighbourhood in Budapest
motto(Small City in the Big City)
named_for(Buda cape)
pushpin_mapBudapest
pushpin_map_captionLocation within Budapest
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameHungary
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Hungary
subdivision_type3City
subdivision_name3Budapest
subdivision_type4District
subdivision_name4XXII. Budafok-Tétény
established_titleEstablished
established_date(Promontor)
established_title2Gaining current name
established_date2
established_title3Becoming a city
established_date3
established_title4Becoming part of Budapest
established_date4
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameFerenc Karsay
leader_partyFidesz-KDNP
unit_prefMetric
postal_code_typePostal code(s)
postal_code1221-1223
population_as_of2012
population_total26782
population_density_km22831
demographics_type1Ethnicity (estimated)
demographics1_title1Hungarian
demographics1_info193.7%
demographics1_title2German
demographics1_info21.5%
demographics1_title3Romani
demographics1_info30.4%
demographics1_footnotes
area_total_km211.35
area_land_km29.46
area_water_km21.89
area_footnotes
elevation_m106
elevation_footnotes
website
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| name = Budafok | settlement_type = Neighbourhood in Budapest | motto = (Small City in the Big City) | named_for = (Buda cape) | pushpin_map = Budapest | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Budapest | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Hungary | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Central Hungary | subdivision_type3 = City | subdivision_name3 = Budapest | subdivision_type4 = District | subdivision_name4 = XXII. Budafok-Tétény | established_title = Established | established_date = (Promontor) | established_title2 = Gaining current name | established_date2 = | established_title3 = Becoming a city | established_date3 = | established_title4 = Becoming part of Budapest | established_date4 = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Ferenc Karsay | leader_party = Fidesz-KDNP | unit_pref = Metric | postal_code_type = Postal code(s) | postal_code = 1221-1223 | population_as_of = 2012 | population_total = 26782 | population_density_km2 = 2831 | demographics_type1 = Ethnicity (estimated) | demographics1_title1 = Hungarian | demographics1_info1 = 93.7% | demographics1_title2 = German | demographics1_info2 = 1.5% | demographics1_title3 = Romani | demographics1_info3 = 0.4% | demographics1_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 11.35 | area_land_km2 = 9.46 | area_water_km2 = 1.89 | area_footnotes = | elevation_m = 106 | elevation_footnotes =

| website =

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Budafok (; literally "Promontory near Buda, or Buda Point") is a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. It is situated in the southwestern part of Buda, near the Danube, and belongs to District XXII. Budafok was an independent municipality before 1950. The village was known for wine and champagne making. Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) constructed a palace between its vineyards, the Promontor palace.

Name

Budafok was for many years known as ‘Promontor’ from the Latin Promontorium, meaning headland, but in 1886, the name was changed to its Hungarian equivalent, Budafok, meaning ‘Buda cape’. In 1950 Budafok was merged into Budapest together with Nagytétény and Budatétény, forming Budapest’s district XXII. Budafok-Tétény is the official name of the district which covers 43 square kilometers and contains Budafok proper.

Location

The borders of Budafok are: Ringló út from Horogszegi határsor - Méhész utca - railway line towards Érd - Hosszúréti patak - the Danube (including the islands) - Háros utca - Vöröskúti határsor - Horogszegi határsor.

History

Historically, Budafok was ideal for wine production because of the Tétényi plateau and its slopes along the Danube. Budafok was home to what used to be the most important vineyard of the greater Budapest area as well as Central Hungary. In 1880, with increasing commercial wine production underway, a union of wine producing and bottling industries created a cellar network hollowed out of the limestone beneath Budafok. The cellar system, 25 kilometers in length and the largest in all of Europe, is still extant today. As such, Budafok is commonly referred to as "Cellar Town". Today, there is still a huge wine-cellar system with hundred-year old casks; among them the second largest cask in Hungary. The leading historical oenological site in Budafok is the wine cellars of József Törley & Co which can still be visited. Other wine producers still operating there are Hungarovin Rt, Promontorvin Rt and Budafokvin Kft. In 1899, Budafok was electrified by the Tiszántúli Áramszolgáltató Rt. (East-Hungarian Power Supply Company Ltd.).

|align=center |File:Budafok, kilátás a Hegybíró utcától a Duna felé. Előtérben a Czuba-Durozier-kastély, balra a Törley-kastély és Sacelláry-kastély. Fortepan 95718.jpg|View of the Danube, Czuba-Durozier Mansion and Törley Mansion on the left in 1932 |File:Légifotó, Budafok és Csepel. Fortepan 18186.jpg|Aerial photo from 1940 |mode=packed}}

[[Sister city|Sister cities]]

Notable people

  • Imre Menyhay – , Hungarian-Austrian economist, pedagogue and sociologist.

Landmarks

References

References

  1. (2012). "Központi Statisztikai Hivatal".
  2. Estimated using [[Google Earth]]
  3. (2023). "Topographic Map".
  4. (2023). "Testvérvárosok". Budafok-Tétény.

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