Pesterzsébet

The parish church, Pesterzsébet

Pesterzsébet is the 20th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the southern part of the capital and is the 17th biggest district in the city. It is a mostly suburban area with approximately 70,000 residents.

History

Pesterzsébet was named until 1924 Erzsébetfalva, with a brief period of being called Leninváros during the Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1924-1932 Pesterzsébet, 1932-1950 Pestszenterzsébet, 1950-1990 Pesterzsébet.

The Town Center and statue of Lajos Kossuth
A local and the main street behind

Sport

The most popular sport in this town is association football. The town had one team playing in the top level of the Hungarian football league system, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The name of the team was Erzsébeti TC, which played in the 1925-26 season.^[1]

Gallery

Twin towns

Pesterzsébet is twinned with:

References

↑ "Hungarian League 1925-26". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com. 2015-05-29.

External links

Budapest

Landmarks

Bridges	Árpád Bridge Elisabeth Bridge Liberty Bridge Margaret Bridge Megyeri Bridge Petőfi Bridge Rákóczi Bridge Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Castles and palaces	Buda Castle Danube Palace Gresham Palace Hotel Astoria Hotel Gellért Labyrinth of Buda Castle Nagytétény Castle New York Palace Vajdahunyad Castle
Government	Budapest City Hall Hungarian National Bank Hungarian Parliament Building House of Magnates Sándor Palace
Memorials	Holocaust Memorial Center Kossuth Memorial Liberty Statue Little Princess Statue Matthias Fountain Shoes on Danube Bank
Museums and galleries	Aquincum Museum Ethnographic Museum Geological Museum Kunsthalle Hospital in the Rock House of Terror National Gallery National Museum Natural History Museum Railway History Park Koller Gallery Memento Park Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library Müpa Budapest Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Fine Arts National Széchényi Library Transportation Museum Southeast Asian Gold Museum
Parks and gardens	Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden City Park City Park Ice Rink Gellért Hill Haller Park Fiume Road National Graveyard Margaret Island Népliget Normafa Óbuda Island
Places of worship	Dohány Street Synagogue Gellért Hill Cave Lutheran Church of Budavár Matthias Church Palace Chapel Rumbach Street Synagogue Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church St. Stephen's Basilica Tomb of Gül Baba
Sports venues	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium Bozsik Stadion Budai II. László Stadion City Park Ice Rink Szusza Ferenc Stadion Groupama Aréna Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Hungaroring-Formula One Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Kincsem Park Kisstadion Puskás Ferenc Stadion Szőnyi úti Stadion
Squares and Streets	Andrássy Avenue Citadella Danube Promenade Deák Ferenc Square Ferenciek Square Grand Boulevard Heroes' Square Hungary Boulevard Kossuth Square Liberty Square Oktogon Small Boulevard Széll Kálmán Square Váci Street Vörösmarty Square Móricz Zsigmond Square
Theaters and opera	Comedy Theatre Court Theatre of Buda Erkel Theatre Hungarian State Opera House Magyar Theatre National Theatre Vigadó Concert Hall
Thermal spas	Gellért Baths Király Baths Lukács Baths Rudas Baths Rácz Thermal Bath Széchenyi Medicinal Bath
Other	Café Gerbeaud Elizabeth Lookout Fisherman's Bastion Great Market Hall Gundel Restaurant Hungarian Academy of Sciences Millennium Underground Railway F-4 Object

Districts

Events and
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Universities

Economy

Transport

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Category

Districts of Budapest
I. Várkerület II. 2nd district III. Óbuda-Békásmegyer IV. Újpest V. Belváros-Lipótváros VI. Terézváros VII. Erzsébetváros VIII. Józsefváros IX. Ferencváros X. Kőbánya XI. Újbuda XII. Hegyvidék XIII. 13th district XIV. Zugló XV. 15th district XVI. 16th district XVII. Rákosmente XVIII. Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre XIX. Kispest XX. Pesterzsébet XXI. Csepel XXII. Budafok-Tétény XXIII. Soroksár

Coordinates: 47°26′N 19°07′E / 47.433°N 19.117°E / 47.433; 19.117

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