Zugló
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Zugló is the official name of the XIV (14th) district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It is a large and mixed neighborhood, with communist era style highrise apartments sprinkled between decently kept one house residential streets. Városliget, the City Park is located at the western part of the district.
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[edit] Geography
- Area 18.15 km2
- Inhabitants: 130,000
Access to the district is easy; the southern end is easily accessible with the main M2 subway line, with its terminal station being the largest hub in the city at the border with Kőbánya. The northern part is accessible with the old M1 subway line.
[edit] History
Parts of Rákosmező is thought to be part of Zugló now; this was the ground for the inagurational process for the king at times in Hungarian history dating back to the XIII. century. The development of the area started in the middle of the XIX. century as Pest expanded. The subway (the first subway in continental Europe outside of London) reached the district at the end of the XIX. century. The first mansions were built around the City Park.
As the city expanded, the suburban district quickly found itself fairly central in the city, and larger houses started to appear in certain areas. The Communist era brought large developments of pre-fab housing projects into some areas of the district, but large parts of the district still maintain the suburban feeling; and some areas even retained the glamour of the mansions built at the turn of the century.
[edit] Demographics
As with most Budapest districts (and the country as a whole) there is a significant presence of Roma (Gypsies). Most of the Roma live in the southeastern parts of the district, and Bosnyák Ter ("Bosnian Square/Market"), located in the center of the district, in particular has been known as a hub for Roma merchants and youths who hang out. Zugló is a mixture of middle and working class people. Occasionally non-European immigrants can also be seen in Zugló.
The district sees considerable new development of condos and is a favorite destination of young middle class families.
[edit] Sightseeing
Városliget (City Park) is located in Zugló, with a number of museums and attractions.
[edit] See also
[edit] Links
http://www.zuglo.hu Web pages of the district council (in Hungarian)
