Buda

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Buda (German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Budim, Turkish: Budin) is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the right bank of the Danube. The name Buda was said to take its name from its founder, Buda, although the name is more likely derived from a local word meaning "water", probably a reference to the Danube River.

Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's complete territory and is mostly wooded and hilly. It is usually associated with a higher standard of living, although this depends on the area. Its most notable landmarks are the Buda Castle and the Citadella.

1 History
2 Demographic history
3 Notes
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Buda was the capital of Hungary from 1361 until its capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1541; the new capital of Hungary became Pressburg/Pozsony (the current Slovak capital Bratislava). In 1686 Buda was captured by Austria, but because of its devastation from warfare, numerous Germans were brought in to help resettle the city. 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.

Buda during the Middle Ages. From the Chronicles of Hartmann Schedel

[edit] Demographic history

According to 1715 data, the population of Buda numbered 1,539 houses, of which 769 were South Slavic (mostly Serbian), 701 German, and 68 Hungarian. ^[1] According to 1720 data, the population numbered only about 30,000 people in 1,468 houses, of which 851 houses were German, 559 South Slavic (mostly Serbian), 68 Hungarian, and 5 Slovak. ^[2]