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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Public place names of Budapest









Public place names of Budapest

Budapest is the capital of the European country of Hun- • János Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician

gary. Below is a list of public place names of Budapest • Winston Churchill, prime minister of the UK

that refer to famous people, cities or historic events. Gen- • Csaba, King of Székely people

erality of Budapest’s public place names relate to the • Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, Hungarian poet

Hungarian national history. In Budapest there are about • János Csonka, Hungarian inventor

8,600 named public place (steets, squares, parks etc.). • Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian polymath

• Jenő Dalnoki, Hungarian footballer

Notable people • János Damjanich, general during Hungarian

revolution of 1848, national hero

• András Áchim, Hungarian peasant politician • Ferenc Deák, Hungarian statesman, The Wise Man of

• Endre Ady, Hungarian poet the Nation, see: Deák Ferenc tér

• Dürer Ajtósi, Hungarian-German painter • Henrik Dembinszky, Polish general during

• High Prince Álmos, ancient Hungarian leader, father Hungarian revolution of 1848

of Árpád • Gyula Derkovits, Hungarian painter

• Gyula Andrássy, Hungarian statesman, see: Andrássy • Arisztid Dessewffy, general during Hungarian

út revolution of 1848

• István Angyal, Freedom fighter of the Hungarian • Edit Domján, Hungarian actress

revolution of 1956 • György Dózsa, peasants’ revolt leader, see: Dózsa

• János Apáczai Csere, Hungarian writer and György út

pedagogue • József Eötvös, Hungarian minister and writer

• Vilmos Apor, bishop, Righteous among the Nations • Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer

• János Arany, Hungarian poet, see: Arany János utca • Erzsébet, Austro-Hungarian queen, see: Erzsébet híd,

• Árpád, ancient Hungarian leader, "father of the Erzsébetváros, Pesterzsébet

Hungarians", see: Árpád híd • János Esterházy, Hungarian martyr politician

• Attila, king of the Huns • Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician

• Lajos Aulich, Minister of War during Hungarian • Árpád Feszty, Hungarian painter

revolution of 1848 • György Fráter, Hungarian statesman

• Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet • Áron Gábor, Artillery during Hungarian revolution of

• Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky, Hungarian anti-fascist 1848, national hero

politician during World War II, see: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky • Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian writer

út • Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian military and political

• József Bajza, Hungarian poet, see: Bajza utca figure

• Bálint Balassi, Hungarian poet • Géza, ancient Hungarian leader

• Gábor Baross, Hungarian statesman • Gyula, ancient Hungarian leader

• Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer • Alfréd Hajós, The first Olympic champion of Hungary

• István Báthory, prince of Transylvania • Nándor Hidegkuti, footballer of the Golden Team,

• Lajos Batthyány, The first prime minister of see: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium

Hungary, see: Batthyány tér • Victor Hugo, French poet

• Sándor Bauer, Hungarian student, victim of the • János Hunyadi, Hungarian military and political

communism figure

• József Bem, Polish general during Hungarian • Gyula Illyés, Hungarian writer

revolution of 1848, national hero • Mari Jászai, Hungarian actress

• Miklós Bercsényi, Kuruc general • John Paul II, Pope

• Dániel Berzsenyi, Hungarian poet • Mór Jókai, Hungarian writer

• György Bessenyei, Hungarian poet • Attila József, Hungarian poet

• Gábor Bethlen, prince of Transylvania • János Kálvin, Protestant teologian, see: Kálvin tér

• János Bihari, Hungarian Gypsi musician • Kálmán Kandó, Hungarian engineer

• Lujza Blaha, Hungarian actress, see: Blaha Lujza tér • Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian poet and journalist

• István Bocskai, prince of Transylvania • József Katona, Hungarian playwright and poet

• Simón Bolívar, "The Liberator" • Ferenc Kazinczy, reformatory of Hungarian language



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• Gáspár Károli, Hungarian Calvinist pastor • Frigyes Podmaniczky, Hungarian politician,

• Zsigmond Kemény, Hungarian author developer of Budapest (avenues, boulevards, bridges

• Pál Kinizsi, Hungarian general etc.)

• Sándor Kisfaludy, Hungarian poet • Mihály Pollack, Austro-Hungarian architect

• Ernő Kiss, general during Hungarian revolution of • Ernő Pöltenberg, general during Hungarian

1848 revolution of 1848

• János Kis, Hungarian lieutenant-general • Elvis Presley, American singer

• György Klapka, general during Hungarian revolution • Ferenc Puskás, footballer of the Golden Team, see:

of 1848 Puskás Ferenc Stadium

• Sándor Kocsis, footballer of the Golden Team • Miklós Radnóti, Hungarian poet

• Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian statesman, regent of • Ferenc Rákóczi, Hungarian Kuruc leader

Hungary during 1848 Revolution, freedom fighter • Lipót Rottenbiller, mayor of Budapest

and national hero, see: Kossuth Lajos tér • Ignác Semmelweis, Hungarian physician

• Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet • Imre Sinkovits, Hungarian actor

• Lehel, ancient Hungarian leader, see: Lehel tér • János Sobieski, king of Poland

• Károly Leiningen-Westerburg, general during • Aurél Stromfeld, staff officer of the Hungarian Soviet

Hungarian revolution of 1848 Republic

• Ferenc Liszt, Hungarian composer, see: Budapest • Ervin Szabó, Hungarian social scientist

Ferenc Liszt International Airport • Lőric Szabó, Hungarian poet

• Károly Lotz, Hungarian-German painter • István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman, "The

• Imre Madách, Hungarian writer geratest Hungarian"

• Péter Mansfeld, freedom fighter during Hungarian • Bertalan Szemere, prime minister of Hungary

revolution of 1956 • Hannah Szenes, Hungarian poet

• Margit, saint, daughter of king Béla IV of Hungary, • Szent Adalbert, master of Stephen I of Hungary

see: Margit-sziget, Margit híd • Szent Benedek, Christian saint

• Mária, mother of Jesus • Szent Gellért, Christian saint, see: Gellérthegy

• Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian Jacobin leader • Szent György, Christian saint

• Mátyás király, king of Hungary • Szent Imre, son of Stephen I of Hungary

• Kelemen Mikes, Hungarian political figure and • Szent István, the first king of Hungary, founder of

essayist Hungary (1000–1001)

• Kálmán Mikszáth, Hungarian writer • Szent János, Christian saint

• Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian writer • Szent József, father of Jesus

• Ferenc Móra, Hungarian writer • Szent Kristóf, Christian saint

• Zsigmond Móricz, Hungarian writer, see: Móricz • Szent László, king of Hungary

Zsigmond körtér • Szent Orbán, Christian saint

• Mihály Munkácsy, Hungarian painter • Dezső Szilágyi, Hungarian jurist and politician

• Imre Nagy, prime minister of Hungary during • Erzsébet Szilágyi, mother of Matthias Corvinus of

Hungarian revolution of 1956 Hungary

• Lajos Nagy, king of Hungary • József Simándy, Hungarian tenor

• József Nagysándor, general during Hungarian • Pál Szinyei Merse, Hungarian painter

revolution of 1848 • Mihály Táncsics, Hungarian poet and politician

• László Németh, Hungarian writer • Vilmos Tartsay, Hungarian anti-fascist general

• János Neumann, Hungarian mathematician during World War II

• Pál Nyáry, politician during Hungarian revolution of • Blanka Teleki, Hungarian early feminist

1848 • László Teleki, Hungarian writer and politician

• Ond vezér, ancient Hungarian leader • Kálmán Thaly, Hungarian poet

• Balázs Orbán, Hungarian witer • Imre Thököly, Hungarian Kuruc leader

• Olof Palme, Swedish social-democrat politician • Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos, Hungarian lyracist

• Örs vezér, ancient Hungarian leader, see: Örs vezér • Ferenc Toldy, Hungarian literary historian

tere • Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet

• Péter Pázmány, Hungarian theologist • István Türr, Hungarian freedom fighter

• Mór Perczel, general during Hungarian revolution of • Vak Bottyán, Hungarian Kuruc general

1848 • Gereben Vas, Hungarian poet and writer

• Sándor Petőfi, national poet of Hungary, freedom • Pál Vasvári, Hungarian freedom fighter during

fighter and national hero, see: Petőfi híd Hungarian revolution of 1848

• Mihály Vörösmarty, Hungarian poet



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• Raul Wallenberg, Swedish humanitarian • Háromszék (Székely-Hungarian land)

• Albert Wass, Hungarian writer • Hársfa (Tilia)

• Miklós Wesselényi, Hungarian statesman • Határ (City limit, City boundary, see: Határ út)

• József Zakariás, footballer of the Golden Team • Hold (Moon)

• György Zala, Hungarian architect • Honvéd (Honvéd is a soldier from the Hungarian

• Mihály Zichy, Hungarian painter National Army)

• Miklós Zrínyi, Hungarian poet and general • Hősök (Heroes’, see: Hősök tere)

• This list is not complete, it consists only the most • Hungária (Latin name of Hungary)

notable people and the most common public place • Ibolya (Viola)

names. • Igló (former Hungarian city)

• This list is in Hungarian alphabetical order! • Ipolyság (former Hungarian city)

• Iskola (School)

Others •



Jegenye (Black Poplar)

Kálvária (Calvary)

• Akácfa (Wattle tree) • Kápolna (Chapel)

• Akácos (Wattle wood) • Kassai (former Hungarian city)

• Alkotmány (Constitution) • Kereszt (Christian cross)

• Állomás (Train station) • Késmárki (former Hungarian city)

• Anna (given name for girls) • Királyhágó (Pass in Apuseni Mountains)

• Apahida (former Hungarian village) • Kolozsvári (former Hungarian city)

• Aradi (former Hungarian city) • Komáromi (Hungarian city)

• Bácskai (Hungarian land) • Kőrös (Hungarian river)

• Balatoni (Hungarian lake) • Köztársaság (Republic)

• Bánya (Mine) • Kuruc (Hungarian anti-Habsburg movement)

• Bártfa (former Hungarian city) • Léva (former Hungarian city)

• Bécsi (Wiener) • Liget (Grove)

• Béke (Peace) • Liliom (Lilium)

• Beregszász (former Hungarian city) • Losonc (former Hungarian city)

• Botond (Hungarian given name for boys) • Lőcse (former Hungarian city)

• Brassó (former Hungarian city) • Magyar (Hungarian)

• Cica (Kitten) • Május 1. (May Day)

• Csallóköz (ethnic Hungarian land) • Máramarosi (former Hungarian land)

• Csap (former Hungarian city) • Maros (Hungarian river)

• Csíksomlyó (former Hungarian village) • Mátra (Hungarian mountains)

• Csillag (Star) • Meggyfa (Sour cherry tree)

• Csongor (Hungarian given name for boys) • Nádor (Hungarian dignitary)

• Diófa (Nut tree) • Nagybánya (former Hungarian city)

• Duna (Danube) • Nagybecskerek (former Hungarian city)

• Eperjes (former Hungarian city) • Nagyenyed (former Hungarian city)

• Erdélyi (former Hungarian land) • Nagykikinda (former Hungarian city)

• Erőmű (Power plant) • Nagyszalonta (former Hungarian city)

• Érsekújvár (former Hungarian city) • Nagyszeben (former Hungarian city)

• Fátra (former Hungarian mountains) • Nagyszombat (former Hungarian city)

• Fecske (Swallow) • Nagyszőlős (former Hungarian city)

• Felsőbánya (former Hungarian city) • Nagyvárad (former Hungarian city, see: Nagyvárad

• Fenyves (Pine-grove) tér)

• Fiume (former Hungarian city) • Nap (Sun)

• Fogaras (former Hungarian city) • Nefelejcs (Forget me not)

• Fő (Main, for ex.: Main street, Main square) • Nyár (Summer)

• Füredi (Hungarian city) • Nyitra (former Hungarian city)

• Garam (former Hungarian river) • Nyúl (Rabbit)

• Garázs (Garage) • Ógyalla (former Hungarian city)

• Gyár (Factory) • Pacsirta (Skylark)

• Gyöngyvirág (Lily of the Valley) • Pálma (Palm tree)

• Gyulafehérvár (former Hungarian city) • Pannónia (Pannonia province)

• Hargita (Székely-Hungarian mountains and county) • Pázsit (Grass)



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• Pillangó (Butterfly), see: Pillangó utca • This list is not complete, it consist only the most

• Poprád (former Hungarian city) common public place names.

• Pozsonyi (former Hungarian city) • In Budapest the name of former Hungarian cities

• Rákos (Brook in Budapest) (see: Treaty of Trianon) are very common for streets

• Rezeda (Reseda (plant)) and squares. For example there are 8 Kolozsvár

• Rigó (Oriole) streets and 9 Kassa streets.

• Rimaszombat (former Hungarian city)





Római (Roman)

Rózsa (Rose)

Most common public place

• Rozsnyó (former Hungarian city) names

• Sáfrány (Saffron)

• 17x : Lajos Kossuth, István Széchenyi

• Sajó (Hungarian river)

• 16x : Sándor Petőfi

• Sas (Eagle)

• 14x : János Hunyadi, Mátyás király, Ferenc Rákóczi

• Segesvár (former Hungarian city)

• 13x : János Arany, József Bem, Mór Jókai, Szabadság,

• Sólyom (Falcon)

Szent István, Mihály Vörösmarty

• Sport

• 12x : Árpád, Gábor Baross

• Stefánia (Stephanie, given name for girls)

• 11x : Endre Ady, Attila, Brassói, Ferenc Deák, József

• Szabadka (former Hungarian city)

Eötvös, Erzsébet, Attila József

• Szabadság (Liberty)

• 10x : Álmos, Lajos Batthyány, István Bocskai, Kassa,

• Szamos (Hungarian river)

György Klapka, Nap, Pozsony etc.

• Szatmár (Hungarian land)

• Szegfű (Clove Pink)

• Szigetvári (Hungarian city) Former public place names

• Szőlő (Vitis)

• Moszkva tér (Moscow Square), 1951-2011, now Széll

• Tátra (former Hungarian mountains)

Kálmán tér

• Tavasz (Spring)

• Lenin körút (Lenin Boulevard), 1970-1990, now

• Temesvári (former Hungarian city)

Erzsébet and Teréz körút

• Temető (Graveyard)

• Sztálin út (Stalin Avenue), 1950-1956, now Andrássy

• Templom (Church)

Avenue

• Tihany (Hungarian village)

• Népköztársaság útja (Avenue of the People’s

• Tisza (Hungarian river)

Republic), 1957-1990, now Andrássy Avenue

• Tordai (former Hungarian city)

• Majakovszkij utca (Mayakovsky street), 1950-1990,

• Torockó (ethnic Hungarian village in Transylvania)

now Király utca

• Török (Turkish)

• Tolbuhin körút (Tolbukhin Boulevard), 1945-1990,

• Trencsén (former Hungarian city)

now Vámház körút

• Tulipán (Tulip)

• Dimitrov tér (Dimitrov Square), 1949-1991, now

• Turul (Mythological national bird of the Hungarians

Fővám tér

and Hungary)

• Hitler tér (Hitler Square), 1938-1945, now Kodály

• Tüzér (Artilleryman)

körönd

• Udvarhely (former Hungarian county)

• Roosevelt tér (Roosevelt Square), 1945-2011, now

• Ugocsa (former Hungarian county)

Széchenyi István tér

• Újvidék (former Hungarian city)

• Mussolini tér (Mussolini Square), 1936-1945, now

• Ungvár (former Hungarian city)

Oktogon

• Uzsoki (former Hungarian mountains)

• November 7. tér (7 November Square), 1950-1990,

• Vág (former Hungarian river)

now Oktogon

• Vágóhíd (Slaughterhouse)

• Marx tér (Marx Square), 1950-1990, now Nyugati tér

• Városház (City hall)

• Felszabadulás tér ("Liberation" Square), 1953-1990,

• Vasút (Railway)

now Ferenciek tere

• Vereckei (Pass in the Carpathians)

• Vezér (Ruler)

• Viola (Viol) See also

• Virág (Flower) • Budapest

• Zilah (former Hungarian city) • Greater Budapest

• Zombori (former Hungarian city) • Budapest metropolitan area

• Zólyomi (former Hungarian city) • Demographics of Budapest





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• History of Budapest • Budapesti útmutató, street names, 1969

• Budapest City Atlas, 1974

Source

• Budapest City Atlas, Dimap, Budapest, 2006, ISBN

963-9549-15-0-CM









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