8th District of Budapest Budapest VIII. kerülete Józsefváros | |
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| District VIII | |
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 Location of District VIII in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates:47°29′22″N19°4′14″E / 47.48944°N 19.07056°E /47.48944; 19.07056 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 17 November 1873 |
| Quarters[1] | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | András Pikó |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 19th |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
• Total | 70,309 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 10,264/km2 (26,580/sq mi) |
| Demonym | nyolcadik kerületi ("8th districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1081 ... 1089 |
| Website | jozsefvaros |
Józsefváros (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈjoːʒɛfvaːroʃ],German:Josefstadt) is the 8th district ofBudapest,Hungary. Historically one of the city's 18th–19th century outer suburbs, it is considered part of the broader city centre due to its proximity toBelváros (Inner City).
The main streets in Józsefváros are Baross utca, Rákóczi út and Üllői út;Kálvin tér connects this district with the5th and9th.Keleti (Eastern) Railway Station is located at the junction of7th, 8th and14th districts.
The 18th-century suburb was originally known asAlsó-Külváros (literally "Lower Suburb"). In 1777, it was renamed in honor of EmperorJoseph II, heir to the Hungarian throne.
Józsefváros mostly consists of old, often neglected residential buildings with nice interiors. It can be divided into three parts, the borders beingGrand Boulevard (Nagykörút) and the roadsFiumei út andOrczy út.
The innermost, central part includes several remarkable spots, such as the National Museum, and the central buildings of theEötvös Loránd University, theSemmelweis University, the Academy of Drama and Film, and theMetropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, complemented by the Kempelen Farkas Student Information and Resource Centre. The Piarist Secondary School, the main building of theKároli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, and the law faculty of thePázmány Péter Catholic University are also situated here, as well as theHungarian Radio. This part is called "Palace Quarter", out of which one can still seeWenckheim Palace, hosting the Metropolitan Library, and Pálffy Palace with the Classical Music Collection of the above. This neighborhood underwent major renovations between 1996 and 2002 and it has become a happy, swarming place with scores of students and several cafés and pizzerias.
The second part, beyondNagykörút (about 0.8 kilometres or1⁄2 mile farther) has a worse reputation, due to the prostitution that was rampant in the 1990s (and earlier), which has been mostly eliminated through cameras throughout the district. In this part one can find the Centre for Foreign Languages (the oldest and "authentic" language examination place in Hungary),Erkel Theatre (a department of theHungarian State Opera House), the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Corvin Budapest Film Palace (a multiplex cinema), one of Budapest's biggest gardens (Orczy-kert), and a large complex of cliniques.
Its traditional craftsmen neighbourhood, which became a slum in the previous decades, is currently under re-development. The dilapidated 19th century housing stock is cleared to make way for large office blocks and housing developments. Corvin-Szigony Project is the biggesturban renewal project in Central-Europe.[4] The effects and methods of the project were criticized, mainly for the destruction of the architectural heritage of the area.
The residential parts occupy less area in the third part, which is noted forEastern Railway Station, Józsefváros Railway Station andKerepesi Cemetery, one of the most famous cemeteries in Hungary, with mausoleums for the most reputable historical personalities.
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According to 2011 census, the population of the district was 76,250. It is relatively homogeneous with theHungarian majority. Józsefváros is noted for its high concentrations ofRoma (Gypsy) residents (4.5%). The district has attracted a significant number ofChinese immigrants (0.8%).[5]
The current mayor of VIII. District of Budapest is András Pikó (member of c8 - NGO in VIII district - supported by Momentum).
The District Assembly, elected at the2019 local government elections, is made up of 18 members (1 Mayor, 12 Individual constituencies MEPs and 5 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[6]
| Party | Seats | Current District Assembly | ||||||||||||
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| Opposition coalition[a] | 12 | M | ||||||||||||
| Fidesz-KDNP | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Member | Party | Date | |
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| Zoltán Koppány | SZDSZ | 1990–1992[b] | |
| Béla Csécsei | SZDSZ | 1993–2009[b] | |
| Máté Kocsis | Fidesz | 2009–2018[b] | |
| Botond Sára | Fidesz | 2018–2019 | |
| András Pikó | Ind. | 2019– | |
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Ferenc Molnár's youth novel,The Paul Street Boys(A Pál utcai fiúk, 1907), which was made into film several times (see theImdb entry of the most famous version), originally takes place at real venues of this district: Pál utca, Mária utca and Füvészkert (botanical garden).
In 2004, a caricaturistic animated movieNyócker was made about an infamous part of this district which has been screened in several European countries and won numerous awards on the international scene.
The starting and closing scenes ofFateless (Sorstalanság, 2005), the movie made fromImre Kertész's Nobel Prize–winning novel, were screened in this district, namely atLőrinc pap tér.
The second season ofBaptiste, a British TV Drama, takes place around Jozsefvaros, and hate crimes against the immigrant population that lives there.
Józsefváros is twinned with:
Pescina,Italy
District VIII ofVienna,Austria
Iosefin ofTimișoara,Romania
Küçükçekmece ofIstanbul,Turkey
Aalborg,Denmark
Ibbenbüren,Germany
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