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In this section you can read detailed information about Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Numbers, facts, history and geography of Budapest, money, prices and costs, official holidays. For more information, click on the title.
 

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Általános adatokGeneral information about Budapest

Budapest, giving home to nearly two million souls, is a cultural, artistic and sports centre, as well as Hungary’s most visited tourist destination.

Tények BudapestrőlHungary facts
Hungary lies in the Carpathian Basin. Its territory is 93,000 km2 (about twice the size of the Netherlands), with an average of 200 metres above sea level.

Budapesti történelemHistory of Budapest

Budapest was born in 1873 from the unification of Pest, Buda, and Óbuda. This fact makes this thousand-year-old city technically one of the youngest capitals of Europe…

Budapesti földrajzGeography of Budapest

Budapest’s territory is a vast 525 km2. The capital lies in Pest County, 81 settlements of which are part of Budapest’s agglomeration. It is 25 kilometres in length and 29 kilometres wide…

Budapesti árak költségekMoney, prices and costs

The official currency in Hungary is the Hungarian Forint (HUF). Many places accept Euros as well as major credit cards…

Pénzváltás BudapestenCurrency exchange

It is better to exchange money in Budapest than getting Hungarian Forints abroad, as the banks in Hungary offer better exchange rates…

ÜnnepnapokOfficial holidays
Beside international and church holidays such as New Year’s Day, Easter, Labour Day, Pentecost, All Saints’ Day and Christmas, every European nation has its own national holidays…
 
 
 
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