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Budapest - Újpest
—  District  —
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
County	Budapest
Area
- Total	18.82 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
- Total	98,381
- Density	5,227.5/km2 (13,539.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Újpest (German: Neu-Pest, also known as New Pest^[1][2]) is a District in Budapest, Hungary. Known as the 4th District or District IV, it is located on the right bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "new Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838.^[2] Újpest was a village for 6 decades until 1907 when it became a town. In 1950, the town was unified with Budapest to form Greater Budapest. Since 1950, Újpest is the 4th District of Budapest.

The football club Újpest FC is named after the area, since they were formed in the district in 1885, and have played there since.

Contents 1 District 2 History 3 Twin towns 4 Famous residents 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] District

The district is composed of six parts. Újpest is the largest, but the district also includes Megyer, Káposztásmegyer, Istvántelek, Székesdűlő and the northern tip of the island Népsziget.^[3]

[edit] History

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Isaac Lowy owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move to Pest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he was Jewish.^[1] In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would build the factory.^[1] North of Pest, there was an empty tract of land that was owned by the Károlyi nobles.^[1] Lowy bought the land; the deed included the right of religious freedom, the right to self-government, and the right to engage in business.^[1] By 1938, 13 Jewish families lived in Újpest; soon thereafter Christians began moving in.^[2]

[edit] Twin towns

Újpest is twinned with:

• Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin, Germany
• Chalcis, Greece
• Tyresö, Sweden

[edit] Famous residents

• Julies Dessauer (born 1832), rabbi and writer.^[4]
• Lipa Goldman (born 1905) chief rabbi of the Orthodox Jewish Community.^[5]
• Yosef Goldman scholar and bookdealer.^[6]
• Olivér Halassy (1909 - 1946), water polo player and freestyle swimmer.^[7]
• Isaac Lowy (1793-1847), Hungarian industrialist and founder of Újpest.^[1][2]
• Alexander Rado (1899 – 1981), Soviet spy.^[8]
• Ferenc Szusza^[9]
• Ludwig Venetianer (1867 - 1922), rabbi and writer.^[10]

[edit] See also

• List of districts in Budapest
• Ujpest Synagogue

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Homepage of the district (Hungarian)

Coordinates: 47°34′N 19°05′E / 47.567°N 19.083°E / 47.567; 19.083

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