Hegyvidék

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.

12th District of Budapest

Budapest XII. kerülete

Hegyvidék
District XII
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of District XII in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47.5°N 19°E / 47.5; 19
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CityBudapest
Established1 July 1940
Quarters[1]
Government
  MayorZoltán Pokorni (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
  Total26.67 km2 (10.30 sq mi)
Area rank11th
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total58,171
  Rank17th
  Density2,181/km2 (5,650/sq mi)
Demonym(s)tizenkettedik kerületi ("12th districter")
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1121 ... 1126
Websitewww.hegyvidek.hu
Elizabeth Lookout at János Hill

Geography

Buda hills

Being the only district in Buda which has not got 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

The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 75 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

Member Party Date
Gábor Sebes SZDSZ 1990–1994
István Udvardy-Nagy MDF 1994–1998
György Mitnyan Fidesz 1998–2006
Zoltán Pokorni Fidesz 2006–

Twin towns

Hegyvidék is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
  2. "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 1st January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.


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