Várkerület
The 1st District of Budapest is the Castle District and is the historical part of the Buda side of Budapest. It consists of the Buda Castle Hill and some other neighborhoods around it, like Tabán, Krisztinaváros and parts of Gellért Hill.
Location
The Castle District is situated on the banks of the Danube, in the Buda side.Neighbour districts of District I are :
- District XI: Újbuda, which is most known of the universities and student life
- District XII: Hegyvidék
- District II
Landmarks
- Buda Castle
- Matthias Church
- Hungarian National Gallery
- Castle Hill Funicular
- Sándor Palace
- Fisherman's Bastion
- Labyrinth of Buda Castle
- Gellért Hill
Politics
The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 members divided into this political parties and alliances:
List of mayors
Twin towns – sister cities
Várkerület is twinned with:- Capestrano, Italy
- Carouge, Switzerland
- Innere Stadt, Austria
- Lendava, Slovenia
- Marlow, England, United Kingdom
- Mukachevo, Ukraine
- Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
- Old Town, Slovakia
- Prague 1, Czech Republic
- Regensburg, Germany
- Savonlinna, Finland
- Senta, Serbia
- Śródmieście, Poland