Pest
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Pest is the historic eastern part of modern-day Budapest, known as a former independent city on the flat bank of the Danube that later merged with Buda and Óbuda.
All labels observed (2)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ part of city ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Kingdom of Hungary
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Hungary (periods in early modern era, de facto)
|
| contains |
Andrássy Avenue
ⓘ
City Park (Városliget) ⓘ Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Ferenc Liszt International Airport (administrative side)
Heroes' Square ⓘ Hungarian National Museum ⓘ Hungarian Parliament Building ⓘ Inner City of Pest ⓘ St. Stephen's Basilica ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| etymology | possibly from Slavic word for "furnace" or "oven" ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center of Budapest
ⓘ
commercial center of Budapest ⓘ cultural center of Budapest ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense urban fabric
ⓘ
grid-like street layout in many districts ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Pest County
ⓘ
surface form:
Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County
|
| historicalStatus | independent city before 1873 ⓘ |
| language | Hungarian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Budapest
ⓘ
Central Hungary ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Danube
ⓘ
eastern bank of the Danube ⓘ left bank of the Danube ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Budapest ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| mergerWith |
Buda
ⓘ
Óbuda ⓘ |
| notableBoulevard |
Grand Boulevard of Budapest
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagykörút (Grand Boulevard)
|
| notableBridgeConnection |
Elisabeth Bridge to Buda
ⓘ
Liberty Bridge to Buda ⓘ Széchenyi Chain Bridge to Buda ⓘ |
| notableSquare | Kossuth Lajos Square ⓘ |
| oppositePart |
Buda
ⓘ
Óbuda ⓘ |
| partOf | Budapest ⓘ |
| regionType | urban ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | opposite Buda across the Danube ⓘ |
| role | eastern part of Budapest ⓘ |
| significance | largest contiguous built-up area of Budapest ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| topography | mostly flat ⓘ |
| transportHub |
major railway junction of Hungary
ⓘ
terminus of several Budapest Metro lines ⓘ |
| urbanDivision | comprises multiple districts of Budapest numbered V–XXIII (partly) ⓘ |
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)
this entity surface form:
Pest side
subject surface form:
Vigadó Concert Hall