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	Buda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Buda was the capital of Hungary from 1361 until its capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1541; the new capital of Hungary became Pressburg, the current Slovak capital Bratislava.
		Buda was declared a free royal town in 1703, and became the Hungarian capital again in 1784.
		Buda was united with the towns Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form Budapest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buda (269 words)

	Pest (city) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pest (pronounced pesht, Slovak: Pešť) is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, comprising about two thirds of the capital's territory.
		Pest was a separate, independent city, references to which appear in writings dating back to 1148.
		In 1849 the first suspension bridge was constructed across the Danube connecting Pest with Buda.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pest_(city) (195 words)

	Budapest - MSN Encarta
		Pest’s burgeoning commercial development came to a halt in 1241, when Mongol-led Tatars raided the city, which was defended only by makeshift wooden walls.
		Pest recovered and Óbuda continued to grow, but from then on Buda advanced ahead of them.
		The capital of Hungary became official after Óbuda, Buda, and Pest were unified as Budapest in 1873.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572648_2/Budapest.html (1480 words)

	BUDAPEST
		Buda and Pest are linked by six bridges over the Danube, including one of the largest suspension bridges in Europe, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge.
		Because of the commanding position of Buda and Pest on the Danube and their resultant economic importance, the recovery of both cities was rapid.
		Both Buda and Pest continued to grow during the 18th century and made an extraordinary advance during the period preceding the last decade of the 19th century.
	www.rizzuti.org /Budapest/index.en.htm (586 words)

	History of Budapest
		The development of Buda and Pest was halted by the defeat of the Hungarians by the Turks at Mohács in 1526.
		In Buda, the Castle District was populated mainly by Germans, Viziváros by a mixture of Germans, Croatians and Hungarians, Serbians moved into Tabán, and Hungarians, Germans and Serbs settled in Pest.
		The population of Pest in 1850 was 128,000, while that of Buda and Óbuda was 58,000.
	www.bparchiv.hu /demo/angol/bp/bp.html (4375 words)

	Budapest
		The city of Buda occupies the foothills on the west bank of the Danube, Obuda (although the same size) is only a town and lies immediately to the north - the boundary only marked by a gradual change in architecture, and the age of the settlement.
		Buda is the most recently inhabited of the three settlements, and is the most fashionable (and expensive).
		The Chapel of the Virgin is Pest's parish church and is built from the ruins of the contra-Aquincum fort left by the Romans.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /kelanen/da_vampire/campaign/places/dav_places_budapest.htm (965 words)

	Budapest History Past & Present from the Romans to Present Days
		The Mongols burnt the crop and decimated the Hungarian population.
		Pest also expanded fast with the development of Lipótváros that is part of current downtown Budapest.
		Széchenyi facilitated the reunion of Buda, Pest and Óbuda in 1873.
	www.budapest-tourist-guide.com /budapest-history.html (1599 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Budapest
		In 1703, Buda was declared a free royal city and Jews were given protection from the royal family.
		Pest's first synagogue and burial plot were opened in 1787.
		Pest's first Jewish school was opened in 1814, followed by a Jewish girl's school in 1852 and a teacher's college in 1859.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Budapest.html (2420 words)

	The Jewish Community of Budapest, Hungary
		During this period the Jews of Buda were mainly engaged in commerce, and in exports to the German lands and Bohemia.
		In 1686 the Jews of Buda suffered badly during the siege by the Austrians and their allies before the town was captured from the Turks.
		In 1867 the community of Pest initiated the Congress of Hungarian Jewry with the aim of discussing the disputes between the Orthodox and the Neolog congregations.
	www.bh.org.il /Communities/Archive/Budapest.asp (3016 words)

	Budapest Features \| Fodor's Online Travel Guide
		Until its unification with Buda and Pest in 1872 to form the city of Budapest, Óbuda (meaning Old Buda) was a separate town that used to be the main settlement; now it is usually thought of as a suburb.
		Óbuda is easily reached by car, bus, or streetcar via the Árpád Bridge from Pest or by the HÉV suburban railway from Batthyány tér to the Árpád Bridge.
		Two centuries later, careful excavations were carried out during the reconstruction of the square, and today the restored ancient ruins lie in the center of the square in boggling contrast to the racing traffic and cement-block housing projects.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=budapest@37&cur_section=fea&feature=30002 (790 words)

	Budapest Tourism Office - History of Budapest: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Buda became the royal seat around the turn of the fifteenth century under the rule of Sigismund of Luxembourg, and the Royal Palace grew ever larger until its zenith was reached under King Matthias (ruled 1458-1490).
		Pest and Óbuda, too, suffered dreadfully as a result of the century-and-a-half of Turkish rule that followed.
		Buda and Óbuda, comprising roughly a third of the total, are situated mainly in the hills to the west, with commercial Pest on the plains to the east.
	www.budapestinfo.hu /en/general_information (1559 words)

	Lonely Planet
		A castle was built at Buda to arrest the slide and Pest was proclaimed a royal municipality.
		Buda was sacked and burned before the Turks returned and took it for good in 1541.
		Buda effectively became the German-speaking town of Ofen and by 1783 was the nation's administrative centre, while Pest began to outgrow the city walls.
	www.expedia.co.uk /lonelyplanet/Budapest/historyandculture.aspx (1138 words)

	Budapest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the amalgamation on 17 November 1873 of right-bank (west) Buda (Ofen in German) and Óbuda (Old Buda or Alt-Ofen) together with Pest on the left (east) bank.
		The word Pest (or Peshta) is thought to originate from the Bolgar language, (thought to be a Turkic language, not related to modern Bulgarian, which is a Slavic language) because at the time of the reign of the Bulgarian Khan Krum (approximately 796-814), the town was under Bulgar dominion.
		Buda Castle with the Royal Palace, the Funicular, Hungarian National Gallery and National Széchényi Library, Matthias Church, Holy Trinity Column (a plague column) and Fisherman's Bastion
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Budapest (2551 words)

	History of Budapest Hungary
		The development of Buda and Pest's wide riverbanks did not really start until the 12th century, and was largely thanks to the French, Walloon and German settlers who migrated here and worked and traded along the banks of the Danube, here under royal protection.
		During the second half of the eighteenth century, Budapest was often referred to as the twin city to Vienna, due to it's influence in the design of the buildings during this period of "occupation".
		Pest was extensively remodeled as mentioned earlier in the image of Vienna, acquiring the main artery; Nagykörút (Great Boulevard) and Andrássy út which led out to Heroe's Square and a great park with fountains and lakes.
	www.budapest.com /history.html (2039 words)

	Tabibito's Hungary Guide: Budapest, Hungary's beautiful capital at the Danube river
		Buda and Pest are two of the three major districts (Number 3 is Óbuda) the town was formed of.
		Buda, which is rather hilly, is the older part of the city and contains the historic centre.
		Nowadays, seven bridges connect Buda and Pest in the centre of town, but only three of them are more or less original.
	www.tabibito.de /balkan/ebudapest-en.shtml (3195 words)

	All Budapest Hotels
		Hilly Buda is situated in the west, with its narrow cobbled streets and mixture of medieval and neo-classical buildings almost totally reconstructed after World War II.
		The Gellért Hotel is located on the Buda side of the capital, by the Danube, at the foot of Gellért Hill (a tourist attraction in itself) and opposite...
		The Gold Hotel Buda is a recently-built 4-star establishment, located on the Buda side of Budapest, at the foot of Gellért Hill which is a tourist attraction...
	www.budapest-hotels.org (1980 words)

	Budapest, Hungary
		The territory of the city on the right of the Danube includes the river terraces of varying heights and extends far into the Buda Upland, which is composed of dolomite and chalk and which was articulated by a tectonic disturbance into a higher northern part and a lower southern part.
		It was 1686 before Charles of Lorraine was able to retake Óbuda, Buda and Pest for the House of Habsburg.
		In 1872 Óbuda, Buda and Pest were combined into one city with a population of more than 150,000, and a great economic upswing followed, and continental Europe's first underground railroad was opened in 1896.
	www.planetware.com /hungary/budapest-h-ps-bud.htm (1684 words)

	Sister City Program
		Buda and Pest stood as two separate cities until 1873, when they officially merged with the third part, Óbuda (Ancient Buda), to form Budapest.
		The trend towards modern development of Buda and Pest began in the twelfth century, led by french, walloon and german settlers who worked and traded there under royal protection and who helped rebuild following the Mongol destruction in 1241.
		On the west bank lies Buda and to the east is Pest, on flatter land across the river.
	www.nyc.gov /html/unccp/scp/html/sc/budapest_main.shtml (441 words)

	Brochure \| Budapest Hen night overview
		Residential Buda is on a small scale with the castle the focal point, built on the hills and high river terraces of the western side.
		Pest is the commercial lively part of town on a large, plain across to the east.
		The areas beyond the Nagykrt ('Big Ring Road') in Pest and west of Moskva tr in Buda are mostly residential or industrial and (with the exception of the Buda Hills and City Park) and of little interest to visitors.
	www.budapestpissup.com /v2/hen/1_holidays/1_overview/index.asp (943 words)

	Budapest/Buda - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Buda is the western side of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary.
		If you are coming from Pest, the walk across the bridge is pleasant and, since traffic on the bridge can be congested, likely to be faster than bus (the bus no. 16 goes up to the Castle Hill) or cab.
		Buda - due to the closeness of the hills and the forests lying to the west from the city - has better air quality.
	wikitravel.org /en/Budapest/Buda (2603 words)

	The History of Budapest
		Óbuda, that was in possession of the queen, remained less developed.
		Round 1500, followed by a rapid increase in population in the outskirts of Pest and in the Castle area, the town was enclosed with new ramparts.
		After the defeat at Mohács in 1526, and especially after Buda was captured by the Turks in 1541, the town started deteriorating, doing so until 1686, when it was recaptured.
	cityguide.budapestrooms.com /history.htm (630 words)

	History Budapest, City Breaks, Travels, Short Breaks to Bud: Mybudapest
		As early as the Palaeolithic era, there were settlements in the area of Budapest: the narrowing of the Danube made the crossing of the river easy at this particular spot.
		Buda reached a zenith during the reign of Matyas Corvinus in the 15th century, but further development was hindered by the advancing Turks, who took the region and ruled Buda for 150 years.
		Soon after, in 1873, Buda and Pest were united to create the city of Budapest.
	www.mybudapest.co.uk /history.htm (1086 words)

	Attractions in Budapest, sights of Budapest, monuments
		The Buda castle district with its narrow streets, old houses, gas lamps and marvellous monuments is the most romantic pedestrian district of Budapest.
		The former garrison church of Buda was destroyed during the 2 nd World War, only the tower of the church remained.
		The Buda Castle Labyrinth in a historical atmosphere is the only part of the cave system that can be visited.
	www.budapest-hotel-guide.hu /en/budapest-information/attractions-budapest.php (1811 words)

	Short history of Hungary, Hungarian history
		The Habsburg governed the western part of the country, the central area was ruled by the Turks, and only the south-east Transylvanian principality remained Hungarian.
		The Hungarians concluded a compromise with the Habsburgs and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was established with Vienna and Pest-Buda as centres.
		Pest, Buda and Obuda were unified, Budapest became a European metropolis.
	www.budapest-hotel-guide.hu /en/hungary-information/hungary-history.php (587 words)

	Budapest Tourism Office - Remnants of the Turkish past in Budapest - Architectural variety - Architectural variety és ...
		Buda and Pest lived under Turkish rule for nearly 150 years between 1541 and 1686, but you can hardly see any remnants of it.
		The first floating bridge between Pest and Buda was also constructed in the Turkish era.
		Several descriptions of the Pest baths remained, but the baths themselves were all destroyed on the other side of the river.
	www.budapestinfo.hu /en/things_to_see/architectural_variety_es_thematical_sightseeing_tours/architectural_variety/remnants_of_the_turkish_past_in_budapest (893 words)

	Budapest - Hungary
		Along the Danube are green and shady is-lands of which the most beautiful is St. Margaret's Isle, and on the other side of the waters is the city of "Pest," with the majestic Houses of Parliament, Palace of Justice, Academy of Science, and numerous other fine buildings.
		A new bath is being built in Pest where the hot sulfur water oozes up in the middle of the park—the same is to be found in St. Margaret's Isle.
		The city, with the exception of some parts in Buda, is quite modern,' and has encircling boulevards and wide streets, one of the finest being the Andrassy Street.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles13/travel-147.shtml (528 words)

	The Budapest Sun Online - Story page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Others at Batthyány tér (then called Bombatér, or Bomb square), Császárfürdô and Óbuda were the stops for the first regular steam boat on the Danube in what was then Pest-Buda, the Carolina.
		Carolina was launched in Pest-Buda on July 16, 1820: the steamer crossed the river from Pest to Bombatér in half an hour.
		On top of the fare, passengers on the steamer also had to pay the same duties as people crossing what was at that time the only bridge in Pest-Buda: this obligation was the precondition to the authorization of steamer traffic on the river.
	www.budapestsun.com /full_story.asp?ArticleId={BF3482502A8F4E6C92FDE4DCF9CADBB7}&From=Style (904 words)

	Letsgo2 Budapest - Reasons to Visit Budapest
		Originally two separate towns on either side of the River Danube, Buda and Pest merged in 1873.
		Buda is the quieter historical side of the city whereas Pest is the commercial centre with more shops, restaurants and nightlife.
		The name Buda Castle extends to an area much greater than the castle itself covering the entire historical quarter and Royal Palace.
	www.budapest.letsgo2.com /whygo2.php (365 words)

	Chain Bridge in Budapest
		The bridge straddles the Danube between Roosevelt tér on the Pest side and Clark Ádám tér in Buda.
		Stranded on the Pest side for a week, Count Széchenyi vowed that he would finance construction of a permanent bridge over the Danube, regardless of the costs.
		The bridge facilitated the union of Buda, Pest and Óbuda in 1873 and contributed to Budapest's boom.
	www.budapest-tourist-guide.com /chain-bridge.html (767 words)

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