Újpest (; , ) is the 4th District in

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. It is located on the left bank of the

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River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of

Pest, Hungary Pest () is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873; prior to this, it was an independent city. In colloquial Hungarian langua ...

in 1838. 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. The

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club

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, football club based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in ...

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.

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

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ish. In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would build the factory. North of Pest, there was an empty tract of land that was owned by the

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nobles. Lowy bought the land; the deed included the right of religious freedom, the right to self-government, and the right to engage in business. By 1838, 13 Jewish families lived in Újpest; soon after, Christians began moving in. Famous statues, like

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, were cast in bronze by the workshops of

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from Újpest.

Sport

, football team *

Újpesti Törekvés SE Újpesti Törekvés Sport Egylet was a Hungarian football club from the town of Újpest, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the ...

, football team * Újpesti MTE, football team * Újpesti TE (men's water polo) *

Újpesti TE (ice hockey) Újpesti Torna Egylet jégkorong szakosztály () is an ice hockey club from Újpest, Budapest, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia ...

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:

List of mayors

Famous residents

* Julius Dessauer (b. 1832), rabbi and writer. * Lipa Goldman (b. 1905) chief rabbi of the Orthodox Jewish Community. * Yosef Goldman scholar and bookdealer. *

Olivér Halassy Olivér Halassy (né ''Haltmayer''; 31 July 1909 – 10 September 1946) was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. Halassy lost his left leg below the knee when he wa ...

(1909–1946), water polo player and freestyle swimmer. * Isaac Lowy (1793–1847), Hungarian industrialist and founder of Újpest. *

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(1899–1981), Soviet spy. *

Ferenc Szusza Ferenc Szusza (1 December 1923 – 1 August 2006) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. He was a top division player for Újpest from 1941 to 1960. He made 24 appearances for the Hungary national team and was a four-time ch ...

* Ludwig Venetianer (1867–1922), rabbi and writer.

Twin towns

Újpest is twinned with: *

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, Greece * Ciucsângeorgiu, Romania

Image gallery

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Notes

References

External links

Official Homepage of the district (Hungarian)

Aerial photographs of Újpest
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ujpest Populated places established in 1838 Urban planning in Hungary 1838 establishments in the Austrian Empire