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4th District of Budapest Budapest IV. kerülete Újpest | |
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| District IV | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District IV in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates:47°34′N19°05′E / 47.567°N 19.083°E /47.567; 19.083 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 1 January 1950 |
| Quarters[1] | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norbert Trippon (DK) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.82 km2 (7.27 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 100,694 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 5,350/km2 (13,860/sq mi) |
| Demonym | negyedik kerületi ("4th districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1041 ... 1048 |
| Website | www |
Újpest (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈuːjpɛʃt];German:Neu-Pest, English:New Pest)[3][4] is the 4th District inBudapest,Hungary. It is located on the left bank of theDanube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city ofPest, Hungary in 1838.[4] Újpest was a village for six decades until 1907 when it became a town. In 1950, the town was unified with Budapest to formGreater Budapest. Since 1950, Újpest has been the 4th District of Budapest.
Thefootball clubÚjpest FC is named after the area, since they were formed in the district in 1885, and have played there ever since.
The district is composed of six parts. Újpest is the largest, but the district also includesMegyer,Káposztásmegyer,Istvántelek,Székesdűlő and the northern tip of the islandNépsziget.[5]
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Isaac Lowy owned a shoe factory that he wanted to move toPest but was unable to attain a settlement permit because he wasJewish.[3] In 1835, he decided to create a new town where he would build the factory.[3] North of Pest, there was an empty tract of land that was owned by theKárolyi nobles.[3] Lowy bought the land; the deed included the right of religious freedom, the right to self-government, and the right to engage in business.[3] By 1838, 13 Jewish families lived in Újpest; soon after, Christians began moving in.[4]
Famous statues, likeWesselényi Monument,Matthias Corvinus Monument, were cast in bronze by the workshops ofAlexander Matthias Beschorner from Újpest.
The current mayor of IV. District of Budapest isNorbert Trippon (DK).
The District Assembly, elected at the2019 local government elections, is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[6]
| Party | Seats | Current District Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| Opposition coalition[a] | 15 | M | |||||||||||||||
| WZs-ÚE-Fidesz | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Member | Party | Date | |
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| Tamás Derce | SZDSZ | 1990–2010 | |
| Ind. | |||
| Zsolt Wintermantel | Fidesz | 2010–2019 | |
| Déri Tibor | Momentum | 2019–2024 | |
| DK | |||
| Norbert Trippon | DK | 2024- | |
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