Kispest
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 19th District of Budapest |
| official_name | District XIX |
| native_name | Budapest XIX. kerülete |
| other_name | Kispest |
| settlement_type | District of Budapest |
| image_flag | Flag of the 19th District of Budapest.svg |
| flag_size | 125px |
| image_shield | XIX. kerület címere.jpg |
| shield_size | 80px |
| image_map | Budapest Bezirk19.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of District XIX in Budapest (shown in grey) |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Hungary |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Hungary |
| subdivision_type2 | City |
| subdivision_name2 | Budapest |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1 January 1950 |
| parts_type | Quarters |
| parts_style | coll |
| p1 | Kispest |
| p2 | Wekerletelep |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Péter Gajda |
| leader_party | MSZP |
| area_total_km2 | 9.38 |
| area_rank | 18th |
| area_footnotes | |
| population_total | 60,731 |
| population_density_km2 | 6,480 |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_rank | 15th |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_demonym | tizenkilencedik kerületi ("19th districter") |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 1191 ... 1196 |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| website | |
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| name = 19th District of Budapest | official_name = District XIX | native_name = Budapest XIX. kerülete | other_name = Kispest | settlement_type = District of Budapest | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of the 19th District of Budapest.svg | flag_size = 125px | image_shield = XIX. kerület címere.jpg | shield_size = 80px | image_map = Budapest Bezirk19.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of District XIX in Budapest (shown in grey) | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Hungary | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Hungary | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Budapest | established_title = Established | established_date = 1 January 1950 | parts_type = Quarters | parts_style = coll | p1 = Kispest | p2 = Wekerletelep | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Péter Gajda | leader_party = MSZP | area_total_km2 = 9.38 | area_rank = 18th | area_footnotes = | population_total = 60,731 | population_density_km2 = 6,480 | population_as_of = 2016 | population_rank = 15th | population_footnotes = | population_demonym = tizenkilencedik kerületi ("19th districter") | coordinates = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 1191 ... 1196 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | website =
Kispest (, lit. Little Pest) is the 19th (XIX) district of Budapest, Hungary. It lies south-southeast of the historical Pest city. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a village at the borderline of Pest, so it was named Kispest.
History
From 1880 to 1990 Kispest's population increased from 1820 to 72,838. Kispest became part of Greater Budapest in 1950. When the Soviet troops re-entered Budapest to subdue the civil uprising in October/November 1956, they approached the city centre from the south-east, up the Üllői Street, with some of the first street clashes taking place in Kispest.
The huge panel housing estate (Kispest microdistrict) was built between the 1960s and the 1980s (12,100 flats, c. 33,000 inhabitants, making it the sixth-biggest housing estate/microraion in Budapest).
Wekerletelep
Wekerletelep is Kispest's suburb with detached houses and green areas. It was named after the Hungarian premier at the time of the development in the 1900s, Sándor Wekerle. Its central square, Kós Károly Tér, has two characteristic architectural gateways designed by the architect Károly Kós and based on Transylvanian building style. In May every year a festival called Wekerle Days (Hu: Wekerle Napok) takes place. This involves fun run, sports events, concerts and various other cultural and family oriented programs for all age groups.
Public transport
The district is served by the Metro 3 (Kőbánya-Kispest and Határ út stations), so there is direct connection with the city center. Határ út underground station is the third-busiest in the city (after Deák Square and Örs vezér tere) with an estimated 40,000 passengers using it (often twice) on a typical workday.
Sport
Ferenc Puskás played football for Kispest F.C. (then called Kispest Honvéd FC) in the 1950s.
- Budapest Honvéd FC, football team
- Kispesti Textil SE, defunct football team Kispest NKK, women's handball team, NB1/B second league
List of mayors
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| Member | Party | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance of Free Democrats}}" | Levente Lévay | |
| Fidesz}}" | Gábor Zupkó | |
| Fidesz}}" | Béla Timár | |
| Hungarian Socialist Party}}" | Katalin Steinerné Török | |
| Hungarian Socialist Party}}" | Péter Gajda | |
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| Party | Seats | Current District Assembly |
|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Socialist Party}} " | Opposition coalition | |
| Fidesz}} " | Fidesz-KDNP | |
| Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party}} " | MKKP | |
| :: |
Twin towns – sister cities
Kispest is twinned with:
- POL Krzeszowice, Poland
- TUR Pendik, Turkey
- BUL Smolyan, Bulgaria
- SRB Sombor, Serbia
- ROU Tășnad, Romania
- CRO Vrbovec, Croatia
Gallery
File:111kispesteste.jpg|The church of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Kispest File:Budapest-Kispest 1.JPG|Kispest housing estate File:Budapest-Kispest 2.JPG|A panel block next to Kőbánya-Kispest metro station
Notes
References
NOTOC
References
- "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól".
- (2016). "Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1.". Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- link. (2009-05-21)
- [http://www.nepszamlalas.hu/hun/kotetek/06/01/data/tabhun/4/load01_1_0.html Historical population of Kispest (Hungarian Central Statistical Office)]{{Dead link. (May 2023)
- [http://index.hu/belfold/budapest/lakotel0810/?main&day=1#2 Housing estates of Budapest (Index.hu, Hungarian)]
- "Kispest.hu - Képviselő-testület".
- "Kispest Testvérvárosai". Kispest.
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