Pest (pronounced [ˈpɛʃt], Slovak: Pešť, Croatian: Pešta, Serbian: Пешта) is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, comprising about two thirds of the capital's territory. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, It is divided from Buda, the other part of Budapest, by the Danube River. Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Among its most notable parts are the Inner City, including the Hungarian Parliament, Heroes' Square and Andrássy Avenue. Inner City (Belváros Innenstadt is the historical old town of Pest. The Hungarian Parliament Building (Országház is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings a notable landmark Hősök tere (meaning "Heroes' Square" in Hungarian) is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary. Andrássy Avenue ( Andrássy út, literally "Andrássy Road" is an iconic street in Budapest, Hungary, linking Erzsébet tér ("Elizabeth In colloquial Hungarian, Pest is often used for the whole capital of Budapest. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe.
The name Pest comes from a Slavic word meaning "oven, stove"[1] in reference to the ovens in which the bricks of homes were fired. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) a group of closely related Languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages
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History
Pest was a separate, independent city, references to which appear in writings dating back to 1148. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status In earlier centuries, ancient Celtic and Roman settlements existed in the same place. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The city became an important economic center during 11th–13th centuries. It was destroyed in the 1241 Mongol invasion but rebuilt once again soon thereafter. In 1837 it was flooded by the Danube. The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj In 1849 the first suspension bridge, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, was constructed across the Danube connecting Pest with Buda. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Széchenyi lánchíd or Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a Suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Consequently, in 1873, the two cities were unified with Óbuda to become Budapest. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Óbuda (sometimes written in English as Obuda) was a historical city in Hungary. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political,
See also
External links
- Pest on Wikitravel
References
- ^ www. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Pest County (pɛʃt is a County ( megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6394 km², and has a population of 1077300 (2003 hungarybudapestguide. com/budapest/budapest. php - The origin of Buda and Pest
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