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  Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name "Hungary" is influenced by the name of the Hun people, although it probably comes from the name of a later, 7th century state called Onogur (or possibly from the name of the city Ungvár, which was possibly the first major city the magyars occupied).
Hungary passed a series of anti-Semitic laws throughot the 1920s and thirties, and some massacres of Jews by Hungarian forces took place in the early part of the Second World War, but Hungary initially resisted large scale deportation of its Jewish population.
Hungary's landscape consists mostly of the flat to rolling plains of the Carpathian Basin, with hills and lower mountains to the north along the Slovakian border (highest point: the Kékes at 1,014 m).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hungary   (2242 words)

  
 Budapest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Budapest (pronounced ['budɒˌpɛʃt]) is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre.
Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the amalgamation in 1873 of right-bank Buda (Ofen in German) and Óbuda (Old Buda or Alt-Ofen) together with Pest on the left (east) bank.
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, which has 3 different passenger terminals: Ferihegy 1, Ferihegy 2/A and Ferihegy 2/B. The airport is located to the east of the centre in the XVIII.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Budapest   (1460 words)

  
 The Jewish Community of Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, became a city in 1872, following the union of the historic towns of Buda, Obuda, and Pest.
Budapest was the birthplace of Theodor (Binyamin Ze'ev) Herzl (1860-1904), the father of modern Zionism, The writer and physicist Max Nordau (1849-1932), a founding member of the World Zionist Congress and author of the Basel Platform at the First Zionist Congress (1897), was also born in Budapest.
Budapest is now the largest Jewish community in Hungary, and also in Central Europe, with 23 synagogues and prayer houses, two colleges, three secondary schools, three kindergartens, a hospital and two nursing homes, as well as several cemeteries.
www.bh.org.il /Communities/Archive/Budapest.asp   (3016 words)

  
 Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's very own 'Broadway' crosses it at Nagymezo utca and the Opera House and Liszt Academy are also comfortably ensconced here among the hundreds of eclectic buildings.
Budapest is often called the 'Pearl of the Danube', and it truly is a stunningly beautiful place.
In Budapest a statue of Lenin was removed, and in June a crowd of a quarter million people attended a ceremony at Heroes' Square for the reburial of Imre Nagy.
worldfacts.us /Hungary-Budapest.htm   (1649 words)

  
 Budapest -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
From the severe damage during the Soviet siege in 1944, the city recovered in the (The decade from 1950 to 1959) 1950s and (The decade from 1960 to 1969) 1960s, becoming to some extent a showcase for the more pragmatic policies pursued by the country's communist government (1947–1989) from the 1960s.
Budapest's districts are numbered basically clockwise, in widening circles, and are organized similarly to the 'arrondisments' in Metropolitan Paris.
Budapest is famous for its ill-maintained asphalt roads, deserving the title of a pot-hole capital.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/budapest.htm   (1210 words)

  
 Budapest Hotels, Budapest Apartments, Hotel Apartment Accommodation in Budapest - Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
All budapest hotel reservations are handled by real people who have knowledge of each of our centrally located Budapest hotels (mostly city center) and are able to offer advice and guidance at no extra cost.
We are now also featuring the major hotels in Budapest by map if you prefer the choose your accommodation booking facility this way, or you may want to see a longer list of Budapest hotels with the lowest prices available.
There are plenty of other things to do when visiting Budapest; why not while away the hours browsing round its endless shops, sit in a cafe and watch the world go by, enjoy a drink in a nearby bar or have dinner in one of its superb restaurants...
www.budapesthotels.com   (899 words)

  
 HUNGARY - Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hungary and the Hungarian nation survived the devastation of the Tartars and Turks, Habsburgs and Russians in the Carpathian Basin; survived the fact that it belonged among the losers of both world wars.
That the iron curtain was dismantled on the frontier of Hungary and Austria?
You are welcome in Budapest, which many consider to be one of the finest cities of Europe.
www.fsz.bme.hu /hungary/intro.html   (390 words)

  
 Budapest Hotels, Discounted Hotel Reservation System in Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary - the first traces of the city come from the first century BC.
Budapest, which now is the capital city of Hungary, has been founded built by Celts in a position that was supposed to ensure safety of its residents.
Visitors to Budapest, Hungary will enjoy multiple tourist sight and travel attractions along with superb nightlife, so appreciated by many citizens of West European countries in the last 15 years.
www.europe-cities.com /hotels-budapest.aspx   (257 words)

  
 Budapest Hotels - Hotels in Budapest Hungary
Budapest Hotels- Reservations for Hotels in Budapest Welcome to the Budapest Hotels section of Global Hotels-24-7.com where we offer an excellent range of hotels in Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest also known as the 'Pearl of the Danube' is a wonderful city.
A huge influence on Budapest's culture were the Romans who arrived here in the 1st century A.D., and even though they only stayed a couple of hundred years the made a huge impact on its culture.
www.budapest.globalhotels-24-7.com   (433 words)

  
 Budapest Gay Guide Hungary :: by GayGuide.Net
Budapest is the capital of Hungary with appr.
All of the bars (except some baths) are in the center of Budapest's Pest side, in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th district.
All gay accommodations listed in our guide are in the center of Budapest's Pest side and we believe staying at gay accommodations makes it a lot easier to get access to Budapest's gay life than if you stay islated at regular hotels.
budapest.gayguide.net   (660 words)

  
 Hungary Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Hungary is a heart-stealer; it will lure you back again and again to sample its rich wines, lounge in its thermal spas, gaze at its birdlife and make one more attempt to master its hermetic language.
Its graceful capital Budapest has a lively arts, cafe and music scene, and is host to a range of cultural and sporting festivals.
Disclaimer: We've tried to make the information on this web site as accurate as possible, but it is provided 'as is' and we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by anyone resulting from this information.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/hungary   (206 words)

  
 Budapest, Budapesht, Boedapest
Budapest is proud of possessing one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world.
During reconstruction work after the Turks were driven from Hungary these sedilia were walled up and quickly forgotten, only to be rediscovered during the bombing of the Second World War.
The Budapest Hilton Hotel, probably the most beautiful member of the Hilton chain, is also here.
www.budapesthotelreservation.hu /information/budapest.EN.php   (2095 words)

  
 Budapest Hotel and Travel, Budapest Hungary Hotel and Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Budapest Budapest is the capital city of Hungary.
Budapest as a short break destination is becoming more and more popular and there has been an influx of tourists to enjoy the splendour of the City.
Budapest History shows the city was heavily bombed by the Allies in 1945 and about three-quarters of the buildings were damaged and all the bridges across the Danube destroyed.
www.budapestcitytourist.com   (386 words)

  
 Hungary Tourism Board, Hungarian travel Budapest vacation information
ot only is Budapest the worthy holder of the title `Queen of the Danube`, but in fact there is no other capital city in the world with almost 100 thermal springs and 12 medicinal baths within its boundaries, where 19 million gallons of thermal water rise to the surface each day.
It is a city where the pleasing harmony of different architectural styles and superb structures, the cafés, baths, the food and culture, combined with legendary hospitality blend into an unforgettable experience for visitors.
Stephen's [István] Basilica, a neo-Renaissance church, raised to the rank of basilica minor, possesses the largest bell in Hungary.
gotohungary.com /regions   (1566 words)

  
 Budapest Week Online
They claim that the red stars in Hungary are considered symbols of totalitarian regime, like communist, which Hungary endured for 40 years.
Hungarian small holders and farmers said that they would practice civil disobedience in large numbers if they were told how to sow and reap their poppies for seed after generations of poppy farming.
Hungary has always farmed poppies for seed and has never been known as a opium producing country.
www.budapestweek.com   (771 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Budapest, Hungary (Hungarian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The largest city of Hungary and its industrial, cultural, and transportation center, Budapest has varied manufactures, notably textiles, instruments, and electronics.
Budapest has well-developed commercial, transport, and communication services as well.
Budapest was formed in 1873 by the union of Buda (Ger.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Budapest.html   (250 words)

  
 Welcome to the Budapest Sun Online
HUNGARY must build on the successes of the past 15 years, improve competitiveness and make it easier to do business and find visionaries of the caliber of Count Széchenyi, the Duke of York told the British Commercial Council in Hungary.
HUNGARY played out a 0-0 draw against group winners Croatia last Wednesday (Oct 12) in Budapest in the last of its qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup -a fact that many Hungarian football fans have probably already forgotten in the light of events since.
HUNGARY fullback Matthew Holzl scored a brilliant individual try in the dying minutes to complete a 15-12 come from behind victory over Slovenia in its Europe Group 3B rugby match in Ljubljana.
www.budapestsun.com   (418 words)

  
 Fall Of Communism In Hungary - Budapest 4 U   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
After the fall of Communism, foreign investors saw this as, "the most ambitious privatization program."[38] In Hungary, MVR was the dominant...
...of Hungary, and he pledged that the Poles and Hungarians were free to determine their own future.
In 1990, after the fall of communism in Hungary, this coat of arms became the official Hungarian coat of arms.
www.deellaw.com /fall-of-communism-in-hungary.html   (407 words)

  
 Budapest, Hungary - Lexia International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Budapest has survived storms of recurring power struggles for over 1,000 years: the total destruction of the city by the Mongols in 1241, capture by the Turks in 1541,the ravages of the Nazi and Soviet invasions during World War II and the havoc of the 1956 revolution.
The breadth of Hungary's history is evident in the city layout, with the majestic river Danube separating the hilly residential Buda from the more commercial plain of Pest, with its modern socialist-style buildings.
In the heart of Central Europe, Budapest offers Lexia students a rich and fascinating base from which to study the changing and contrasting worlds of Hungary's past and present: a country of royal castles and socialist block houses, rural farmers and urban immigrants, vibrant folklore and the world's leading technical universities.
www.lexiaintl.org /Budapest/index.cfm   (715 words)

  
 Budapest Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
With its multifarious and often embittered history, incredible architecture and rich cultural heritage, Hungary's capital deserves its reputation as the 'Paris of Eastern Europe'.
It also has a turn-of-the-century feel to it, for it was then - during the industrial boom and the capital's heyday - that most of the city was built.
Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik's Cube, was born in Budapest, and in 1982 the city was proud host of the first ever Rubik's Cube World Championships.
www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/europe/budapest   (207 words)

  
 Budapest Portál
A Budapest Portálon mostantól elérhető új adatbázisban megtalálja a város 23 kerületének legfontosabb adatait.
A http://www.kirandul.hu weboldal Budapest és 16 főváros környéki település 70 zöldterületére kalauzolja el a látogatóit, valamint kirándulásötleteket nyújt az érdeklődőknek.
A főváros területén a parkolást a „Budapest főváros közigazgatási területén a járművel várakozás rendjének egységes kialakításáról, a várakozás díjáról és az üzemképtelen járművek tárolásának szabályozásáról” szóló 19/2005.
www.budapest.hu   (505 words)

  
 Children's Railway - Budapest, Hungary
The Children's Railway is located in the west of the city of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.
The Children's Railway in Budapest is not a unique institution of its kind.
The look-out tower atop János-hegy, the highest point in Budapest at 529 m, named after Erzsébet, the beloved Queen Consort of the Hungarians during the Austo-Hungarian Empire in the 19th century, can be reached with a few minutes' walk uphill from János-hegy Station.
www.gyermekvasut.com /english.html   (622 words)

  
 Budapest Apartments : Apartment in Budapest, Hungary
All apartments are located in the heart of the city center, in the pedestrian area, or in its immediate vicinity.
The Club Apartments are nice and comfortable apartments located in the very heart of Budapest, about 200 meters from the main tourist area of the downtown, from Vörösmarty square.
The flats of the Paradise Apartments are located in the center of Budapest, only about eight minutes walk from the main tourist area of Budapest.
www.ohb.hu /hotels/apartments.en.html   (620 words)

  
 Real estate Budapest Hungary, industrial, land investment, property development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the city of Szeged, south eastern part of Hungary, right next to the borders of Yugoslavia and Romania, in the very city center of Szeged, an empty site is for sale for commercial investment.
Budapest, in front of the West End City Center (absolutely downtown area), in a renewed house with elevator, there is a 65 sq.m.
Budapest, empty flat with 3+1/2 rooms in 1st district Attila street 79, second floor is to let for longer period from the 1st of August 2000.
www.irec.hu /anapi.htm   (615 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Hungary > BUDAPEST Metro (Subway)
The capital of Hungary is the result of the unification in 1873 of 3 cities : Buda and Óbuda on the western side of the Danube and Pest on the eastern side.
In Budapest there is a three line system, with all lines meeting in the city centre at Deák Ferenc Tér.
Generally the Budapest Metro is well integrated into the city transport system which includes buses, trams, metro and HÉV (suburban) trains.
www.urbanrail.net /eu/bud/budapest.htm   (917 words)

  
 Budapest City Guide, Budapest Hotels, Vacations, Travel and Tourism
As well as facts, figures and tips on topics such as Budapest public transport, customs regulations, vehicle rentals, currency and weather, there's also a dedicated links page to other great sites geared towards tourism in Hungary.
Budapest essentials section is a must read (pictured left: downtown No. 11 bus).
In getting to Budapest, we provide all the information that you'll need to plan a successful trip to Budapest from the UK, US, European Union, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
www.talkingcities.co.uk /budapest_pages/budap_main.htm   (684 words)

  
 Budapest city guide, Hungary - Time Out Travel
With its Turkish baths, eclectic architecture and grand old coffee houses, Budapest has more than enough to win over visitors all year round.
But its charms seem particularly beguiling in the spring and summer, when pavement cafés fill up and locals come out of their winter-long spiritual hibernation to party with manic abandon.
Panoramically divided by the Danube, Budapest is one of Europe's most beautiful capitals.
www.timeout.com /travel/budapest   (189 words)

  
 Budapest hotels, Budapest apartments - selected hotel and other accommodation offers
Budapest Hotel Service provides a wide range of carefully selected accommodations in Budapest: rooms in 2 to 5 star hotels, apartments and pensions.
Our goal is to satisfy you, therefore we strove to compile a great selection of Budapest hotels and apartments with the biggest possible discounts.
Our partner hotels in Budapest provide us a discount price, which is usually cheaper than their normal tariffs.
www.budapesthotelservice.com   (173 words)

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