Hegyvidék
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12th District of Budapest
Budapest XII. kerülete Hegyvidék | |
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| District XII | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District XII in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′N 19°00′E / 47.5°N 19°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 1 July 1940 |
| Quarters[1] | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gergely Kovács (MKKP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.67 km2 (10.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 58,171 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 2,181/km2 (5,649/sq mi) |
| Demonym | tizenkettedik kerületi ("12th districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1121 ... 1126 |
| Website | www |
Hegyvidék (German: Bergland, literally "Highlands", or "Mountain-land") is the official name of the XII district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest XII. kerülete), capital of Hungary. It is a region of Buda, on the west bank of river Danube.
Geography
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The only district in Buda without a connection to the river Danube, it lies on the green, hilly suburban area of Budapest. It borders 2nd district to the north, the 1st district (Castle district and Gellérthegy) to the east and 11th district (Kelenföld and Sashegy) to the south. Its western border marks the border of the whole city as well. Hegyvidék is said to be the lung of Budapest, as it gives place to many of the untouched green forests of the city and it also houses the highest hill of the entire urban area, János Hill (527 m above sea level).
Neighbourhoods
[edit]The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 60 thousand inhabitants. It has several neighbourhoods: Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, János Hill, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos, Zugliget.
List of mayors
[edit]| Member | Party | Date | |
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| Gábor Sebes | SZDSZ | 1990–1994 | |
| István Udvardy-Nagy | MDF | 1994–1998 | |
| György Mitnyan | Fidesz | 1998–2006 | |
| Zoltán Pokorni | Fidesz | 2006–2024 | |
| Gergely Kovács | MKKP | 2024- | |
Twin towns
[edit]Hegyvidék is twinned with:
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania, since 1996
Tangerhütte, Germany, since 1997
Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2003
Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium, since 2004
Radomir, Bulgaria, since 2007
Opoczno, Poland, since 2009- Arad, Romania, since 2015
Litzelsdorf, Austria, since 2016
Sorocaba, Brasil, since 2019
Lidingö, Sweden, since 2021
Lugano, Switzerland, since 2024
Honolulu, United States of America, since 2025
Gallery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
- ^ a b "A fővárosi kerületek, a megyei jogú városok, a városok területe, lakónépessége és a lakások száma" [The area of districts of the capital, of the towns with county's rights, resident population and number of dwellings]. Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1 [Gazetteer of Hungary 1 January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
External links
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- Official Homepage (In Hungarian)
- Hegyvidék.hu
- Aerial photographs of Hegyvidék
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