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Attila út

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Attila út is a road with heavy traffic in the 1st District of Budapest.[1] It runs between Krisztina Boulevard and Elisabeth Bridge. Between the bridge and the Horváth Garden it is a one-way route towards Széll Kálmán Square.

There are three important bus lines here. It is served with bus No 5 between Krisztina Boulevard and Elisabeth Bridge. Alagút utca is connected with the bridge by Bus No 178. Alagút utca is accessible from Dózsa György Square with Bus No 116.

Extension

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It is bordered by 3 Döbrentei utca and 18 Vérmező utca.

History

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Section between Sarló utca and Attila köz was called Kirchesäulenplatz (German for Church Sculpture Square), after 1874 it had a new name, Szent János tér (Saint John Square). Part between Szarvas tér and Döbrentei tér was called Alsó Palota út (Lower Castle Street) after 1872. Between Döbrentei tér and Szent János utca it was mentioned as Hauptstrasse (German for Main Street), and Neugasse (New Street) from the 19th century. After 1854 we may find it as Attilagasse, after 1874 Attila út, from 1890-től Attila körút. It was called IV. Béla út between Sarló utca and Várfok utca.

It got its current name after a Restaurant operated in the Street.

Current line was made in 1961 after the restructuring of the road system in Tabán and Krisztinaváros. It was the time of the last reconstruction of the road in the 20th century

Between May and October 2001 the segment between Döbrentey tér and Mikó utca was fully renovated, all tubes under the street have been changed, there has been built new sidewalk, and has been paved, there are new bars.[1]

Interesting places

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Odd side

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Sarló utca

Even side

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Places, tablets of memorial

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Sources

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  • Budapest teljes utcanévlexikona (Sprinter Kiadó, 2003)
  1. ^ a b "Kezdődik az Attila út felújítása" (in Hungarian). Index.hu. 2001-05-23. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  2. ^ "Kosztolányi Dezső Gimnázium elérhetőségei" (in Hungarian). Kosztolányi Dezső Gimnázium. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-20.