Place details
Place nameBudapest
CountryMagyarország
Latitude47.5
Longitude19.05
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
City has status of a county; communities of Buda (right bank) & Pest (left) developed at important crossing point of the Danube; both were Roman settlements; both were capitals of nation (Buda in 15th cen., Pest in 18th cen.); taken by Turks in 16th cen.