Ferencváros

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Ferencváros' is a district in the city of Budapest, Hungary. It is also known as the IX district of Budapest.

Contents 1 History 2 Football 3 Parish Church 4 Sights 5 External links

[edit] History

The development of Ferencváros began in the late 18th Century and was given its name, meaning Francis' Town, in 1792 on the coronation of Francis I.

In both 1799 and 1838, the buildings of Ferencváros were destroyed by flooding of the River Danube. The use of brick and stone, rather than adobe, in subsequent years prevented any further destructions of the district.

Industrialisation of the district occurred during the second half of the 19th Century. During this period, Ferencváros' five mills, slaughterhouse (the largest in Hungary) and Central Market Hall were constructed.

[edit] Football

Ferencváros is home to Hungary's most successful football club, Ferencvárosi TC.

[edit] Parish Church

The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi was built by Miklós Ybl in French Roman style. It is decorated with wall-paintings by famous artists, such as Mór Than and Károly Lotz, and statues by Alajos Strobl.

[edit] Sights

• Calvinist Church at Kálvin tér
• Corvinus University of Budapest
• Museum of Applied Arts
• Zwack Unicum Museum and Visitor Centre (Dandár u. 1)
• National Theatre
• Palace of Arts, including the National Concert Hall.
• Central Market Hall

[edit] External links

• http://ferencvaros.lap.hu
• Official page of the local government (Hungarian)
• Page of the Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Hungarian)