21st District of Budapest Budapest XXI. kerülete Csepel | |
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| District XXI | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District XXI in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates:47°25′N19°05′E / 47.417°N 19.083°E /47.417; 19.083 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 1 January 1950 |
| Quarters[1] | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lénárd Borbély (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.75 km2 (9.94 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 76,911 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 2,986/km2 (7,730/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | huszonegyedik kerületi ("21st districter"),csepeli |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1211 ... 1215 |
| Website | www |
Csepel (German:Tschepele), officially known as the21st District of Budapest (Hungarian:Budapest XXI. kerülete) is adistrict and a neighbourhood inBudapest,Hungary. Csepel officially became part of Budapest on 1 January 1950.
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The village and the island were named after the firstcomes (Hungarian:ispán) of the area,Csepel[clarification needed]. The German and Serbo-Croat names are derived from the older Hungarian one[clarification needed].
Csepel is located at the northern end ofCsepel Island in theDanube, and covers one-tenth of the island's area. Being on an island, it is the only complete district of Budapest which is neither inPest nor inBuda. On the western side it is bordered by the Danube, while the Ráckevei-Duna (Ráckeve's Danube) runs along the eastern side. The twenty-first district is bordered by the settlements ofSzigetszentmiklós and Lakihegy to the south. It has approximately 85,000 inhabitants.
Csepel is most easily accessed from central Budapest by the H7Csepel HÉV, a high capacity suburban railway. In addition, it is served by BKK[3] buses 138, 35, 36, 148, 151, and 179. Bridges connect Csepel to southern parts of Pest,Ferencváros andPesterzsébet, and a ferry links Csepel toSoroksár.
By car Csepel can be reached by crossing the Kvassay Bridge (Kvassay híd), Gubacsi Bridge (Gubacsi híd), the D-14 ferry, or via theM0 motorway.
A separated bike path is also maintained across the Kvassay and Gubacsi Bridges.
Csepel Island became the personal domain ofÁrpád after the migration of Hungarians intoPannonia in the early 10th century. It remained a favourite resort of the Hungarian kings in the Middle Ages. From 1484 onwards Csepel was the wedding present to future Hungarian queens. The Ottoman Turks destroyed the village and the royal manor house in the 16th century. At the end of the 17th century, Serb refugees from Turkish-occupied Serbia settled here. At the beginning of the 18th centuryPrince Eugene of Savoy, owner of the island, re-established the settlement and populated it with German colonists. It became an independent municipality in 1742. The original village was located in the present-dayfreeport (Szabadkikötő) area but it was destroyed by the great flood of 1838. The new village was built on higher ground, in present-dayÓfalu (Old Village). The town had a population of 9462 according to the 1910 census (the ethnic composition was 84% Hungarian and 18% German[clarification needed]). Formerly it was a working-class borough with several factories; there was even a bicycle namedCsepel. During theHungarian Revolution of 1956 in Budapest, Hungarian fighters made their last stand in Csepel. Today, Csepel contains housing estates as well as middle-class garden suburbs. The district is home to the sports clubCsepel SC.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 1,356 | — |
| 1880 | 1,555 | +14.7% |
| 1890 | 2,277 | +46.4% |
| 1900 | 4,605 | +102.2% |
| 1910 | 9,752 | +111.8% |
| 1920 | 14,075 | +44.3% |
| 1930 | 23,805 | +69.1% |
| 1941 | 47,812 | +100.8% |
| 1949 | 46,621 | −2.5% |
| 1960 | 59,963 | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 73,780 | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 76,692 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 90,197 | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 80,982 | −10.2% |
| 2008 | 76,320 | −5.8% |
Ethnic groups (2001 census):
Religions (2001 census):
Noteworthy sights include the Baroque parish church built in 1770, the Csepel Gallery and Museum of Local History (newly moved to Szent Istvan ut. 230), and the Csepel Collection of Factory History.
| Member | Party | Date | |
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| Béla Hajdú | SZDSZ | 1990–1994 | |
| Mihály Tóth | MSZP | 1994–2010 | |
| Szilárd Németh | Fidesz | 2010–2014 | |
| Lénárd Borbély | Fidesz | 2014- | |
| Ind. | |||
Csepel is twinned with:[4]
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