Csepel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Csepel is a southern district of Budapest (formally District XXI). It is located at the northern end of Csepel Island in the Danube, and covers one tenth of the island's area. Being on an island, it is the only complete district of Budapest which is neither in Pest nor in Buda. It has approximately 85,000 inhabitants.
Csepel is most easily accessed from downtown Budapest by the suburban railway. Bridges connect Csepel to southern parts of Pest, Ferencváros and Pesterzsébet, and a ferry links Csepel to Soroksár.
Csepel officially became part of Budapest in 1950. Formerly it was a working class city with several factories; there was even a bicycle named Csepel. During the 1956 revolution in Budapest, Hungarian fighters made their last stand in Csepel. Today, Csepel contains housing estates as well as town-like areas and parks.
Noteworthy sights include the Baroque parish church built in 1770, the Csepel Gallery and Museum of Local History, and the Csepel Collection of Factory History.
