Neighbourhoods in Budapest
AN OVERVIEW
Istvánmező
Why is it important?
Istvánmező, one of the neigbhourhoods of the 14th district of Budapest, was named after the last Palatine of Hungary, Archduke Stephen. The area was built in during the late 19th century when Budapest was growing in size to become a multicultural metropolis of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The neighbourhood was known as the popular district of the nouveau riche who built their majestic villas here.
How to get there?
Get on buses number 5, 7, 110 or 112 at Keleti Railway Station and get off at Cházár András Street. You will see the Queen of Rosary Parish Church in front of you.
What to do here?
Get off the bus and get lost in Istvánmező. Stroll along the streets and take a look at the villas from the turn of the 20th century. It's like an open-air museum of late-19th, early 20th century architecture.
Where to eat?
If you are hungry, you can eat
- at the modern bistro restaurant of A Kert Bisztró on Thököly Road,
- at the historic restaurant of Thököly Restaurant on Thököly Road,
- at the popular Stefánia Pizzeria and Restaurant on Thököly Road.
Or meet locals and have a drink at the popular and relaxed Tücsök Beer Garden on Stefánia! It's very different from the crowded "ruin pubs" of downtown Budapest.
Tisztviselőtelep és Ganz Kolónia (The Civil Servants' Colony and the Ganz Colony)
Why are they important?
Tisztviselőtelep (the Civil Servants' Colony) and the Ganz Colony are 2 unique neighbourhoods in the heart of the city. Both were built in the last years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but for different social classes. While the spacious, elegant Tisztviselőtelep was built for the middle class civil servants, the crowded Ganz Colony was built for the workers of the nearby Ganz Works. By visiting these 2 neighbourhoods, you can understand what life was like in the early 20th century for different social classes.
How to get there?
Take metro line M3 from Deák Ferenc tér metro station and get off at Nagyvárad tér metro station. Tisztviselőtelep is behind the tower of Semmelweis University. The Ganz Colony is in Vajda Péter Street.
What to do here?
Get off the metro and get lost in Tisztviselőtelep and Ganz Colony. Stroll along the streets and take a look at the houses from the turn of the 20th century. It's like a living museum of late-19th, early 20th century city life.
Where to eat?
If you are hungry, dine at the restaurant of Hotel Gloria in Bláthy Ottó Street.
Learn more about the architecture, history and society from the students' presentations