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BUDAPEST

Pest-Buda was the first name used in the 19th century for the now Hungarian capital, after the union of the towns of Buda and Obuda, on the river's west bank, with Pest, on the East bank. Its somewhat reverential nickname is Queen of the Danube. In geographical terms, the Buda relief, which provides stunning views from the hills or from the castle district, contrasts with the vast plain of Pest. The town's residential quarters and business and commercial centres have developed in its long avenues, along with today's political and administrative centres.

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• 1,75 million inhabitants
• 525 km2
• 23 districts
• 9 bridges crossing the Danube
• 123 thermal springs