Pesterzsébet
Pesterzsébet is the 20th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the southern part of the capital and is the 17th biggest district in the city. It is a mostly suburban area with approximately 70,000 residents.
20th District of Budapest
Budapest XX. kerülete Pesterzsébet | |
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| District XX | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District XX in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′N 19°07′E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 1 January 1950 |
| Quarters[1] | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ákos Szabados (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.19 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 17th |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 65,321 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 5,358/km2 (13,880/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | huszadik kerületi ("20th districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1201 ... 1205 |
| Website | pesterzsebet |
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The parish church, Pesterzsébet
History
Pesterzsébet was named until 1924 Erzsébetfalva, with a brief period of being called Leninváros during the Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1924-1932 Pesterzsébet, 1932-1950 Pestszenterzsébet, 1950-1990 Pesterzsébet.
The Town Center and statue of Lajos Kossuth_(Budapest)_(Hungary).jpg.webp)
A local and the main street behind
Sport
The most popular sport in this town is association football. The town had one team playing in the top level of the Hungarian football league system, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The name of the team was Erzsébeti TC, which played in the 1925-26 season.[3]
Gallery
Twin towns
Pesterzsébet is twinned with:
See also
References
- "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
- "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.
- "Hungarian League 1925-26". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com. 29 May 2015.
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