Buda with the Castle Hill as seen from Pest

Buda (German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak/Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Budim, Turkish: Budin) is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian. This article is about the brother of Attila the Hun. For the Bulbul Genus, see Bleda (bird. The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads with a Turkic core of aristocracy

Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's complete territory and is mostly wooded and hilly. It is usually associated with a higher standard of living, although this depends on the area. Its most notable landmarks are the Buda Castle and the Citadella. Buda Castle ( Hungarian: Budai Vár, Turkish: Budin Kalesi) is the historical Castle of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, Citadella is the Hungarian word for Citadel, a kind of fortress.

History

Buda was the capital of Hungary from 1361 until its capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1541. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Pressburg/Pozsony (the current Slovak capital Bratislava) became the new capital of Hungary in 1536. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic In 1686 Buda was captured by Austria, but because of its devastation from warfare, numerous Germans were brought in to help resettle the city. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Danube Swabians (Donauschwaben Dunai svábok or Dunamenti németek Şvabi or Şvabi Dunăreni Дунавске Швабе Dunavske Švabe, Podunavski Buda was declared a free royal town in 1703, and became the Hungarian capital again in 1784. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Buda was united with the towns Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form Budapest. Óbuda (sometimes written in English as Obuda) was a historical city in Hungary. Pest (ˈpɛʃt Slovak: Pešť, Croatian: Pešta, Serbian: Пешта / Pešta is the eastern mostly flat part of Budapest Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political,

Buda during the Middle Ages. From the Chronicles of Hartmann Schedel

Demographic history

According to 1715 data, the population of Buda numbered 1,539 houses, of which 769 were South Slavic (mostly Serbian), 701 German, and 68 Hungarian. Hartmann Schedel ( February 13, 1440 &ndash November 28, 1514) was a German physician humanist and Historian, one ^[1] According to 1720 data, the population numbered about 30,000 people in 1,468 houses, of which 851 houses were German, 559 South Slavic (mostly Serbian), 68 Hungarian, and 5 Slovak. ^[2]

Twin cities

• Capestrano, Italy

Notes

1. ^ Dr. Capestrano is a little town with 965 inhabitants (2001 in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 2, Novi Sad, 1990.
2. ^ Dr. Dušan J. Popović (see above)

See also

• Budapest
• Pest
• Óbuda

External links

• Wikitravel: Budapest/Buda
• Drawings of Castle Buda over the centuries