Public place names of Budapest

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Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Below is a list of public place names of Budapest that refer to famous people, cities or historic events. Generality of Budapest's public place names relate to the Hungarian national history. In Budapest there are about 8,600 named public place (streets, squares, parks etc.).

Notable people

András Áchim, Hungarian peasant politician

Endre Ady, Hungarian poet

Dürer Ajtósi, Hungarian-German painter

High Prince Álmos, ancient Hungarian leader, father of Árpád

Gyula Andrássy, Hungarian statesman, see: Andrássy út

István Angyal, Freedom fighter of the Hungarian revolution of 1956

János Apáczai Csere, Hungarian writer and pedagogue

Vilmos Apor, bishop, Righteous among the Nations

János Arany, Hungarian poet, see: Arany János utca

Árpád, ancient Hungarian leader, "father of the Hungarians", see: Árpád híd

Kemal Atatürk, statesman of Turkey

Attila, king of the Huns

Lajos Aulich, Minister of War during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet

Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky, Hungarian anti-fascist politician during World War II, see: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út

József Bajza, Hungarian poet, see: Bajza utca

Bálint Balassi, Hungarian poet

Gábor Baross, Hungarian statesman

Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer

István Báthory, prince of Transylvania

Lajos Batthyány, The first prime minister of Hungary, see: Batthyány tér

Sándor Bauer, Hungarian student, victim of the communism

József Bem, Polish general during Hungarian revolution of 1848, national hero

Miklós Bercsényi, Kuruc general

Dániel Berzsenyi, Hungarian poet

György Bessenyei, Hungarian poet

Gábor Bethlen, prince of Transylvania

János Bihari, Hungarian Gypsi musician

Lujza Blaha, Hungarian actress, see: Blaha Lujza tér

István Bocskai, prince of Transylvania

Simón Bolívar, "The Liberator"

János Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician

Winston Churchill, prime minister of the UK

Csaba, mythological King of the Székelys

Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, Hungarian poet

János Csonka, Hungarian inventor

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian polymath

Jenő Dalnoki, Hungarian footballer

János Damjanich, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848, national hero

Ferenc Deák, Hungarian statesman, The Wise Man of the Nation, see: Deák Ferenc tér

Henrik Dembinszky, Polish general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Gyula Derkovits, Hungarian painter

Arisztid Dessewffy, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Edit Domján, Hungarian actress

György Dózsa, peasants' revolt leader, see: Dózsa György út

József Eötvös, Hungarian minister and writer

Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer

Erzsébet, Austro-Hungarian queen, see: Erzsébet híd, Erzsébetváros, Pesterzsébet

János Esterházy, Hungarian martyr politician

Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician

Árpád Feszty, Hungarian painter

György Fráter, Hungarian statesman

Áron Gábor, Artillery during Hungarian revolution of 1848, national hero

Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian writer

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian military and political figure

Géza, ancient Hungarian leader

Gyula, ancient Hungarian leader

Alfréd Hajós, The first Olympic champion of Hungary

Nándor Hidegkuti, footballer of the Golden Team, see: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium

Victor Hugo, French poet

János Hunyadi, Hungarian military and political figure

Gyula Illyés, Hungarian writer

Mari Jászai, Hungarian actress

John Paul II, Pope

Mór Jókai, Hungarian writer

Attila József, Hungarian poet

János Kálvin, Protestant teologian, see: Kálvin tér

Kálmán Kandó, Hungarian engineer

Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian poet and journalist

József Katona, Hungarian playwright and poet

Ferenc Kazinczy, reformatory of Hungarian language

Gáspár Károli, Hungarian Calvinist pastor

Zsigmond Kemény, Hungarian author

Pál Kinizsi, Hungarian general

Sándor Kisfaludy, Hungarian poet

Ernő Kiss, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

János Kis, Hungarian lieutenant-general

György Klapka, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Sándor Kocsis, footballer of the Golden Team

Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian statesman, regent of Hungary during 1848 Revolution, freedom fighter and national hero, see: Kossuth Lajos tér

Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet

Lehel, ancient Hungarian leader, see: Lehel tér

Károly Leiningen-Westerburg, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Ferenc Liszt, Hungarian composer, see: Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport

Károly Lotz, Hungarian-German painter

Imre Madách, Hungarian writer

Péter Mansfeld, freedom fighter during Hungarian revolution of 1956

Margit, saint, daughter of king Béla IV of Hungary, see: Margit-sziget, Margit híd

Mária, mother of Jesus

Ignác Martinovics, Hungarian Jacobin leader

Mátyás király, king of Hungary

Kelemen Mikes, Hungarian political figure and essayist

Kálmán Mikszáth, Hungarian writer

Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian writer

Ferenc Móra, Hungarian writer

Zsigmond Móricz, Hungarian writer, see: Móricz Zsigmond körtér

Mihály Munkácsy, Hungarian painter

Imre Nagy, prime minister of Hungary during Hungarian revolution of 1956

Lajos Nagy, king of Hungary

József Nagysándor, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

László Németh, Hungarian writer

János Neumann, Hungarian mathematician

Pál Nyáry, politician during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Ond vezér, ancient Hungarian leader

Balázs Orbán, Hungarian writer

Olof Palme, Swedish social-democrat politician

Örs vezér, ancient Hungarian leader, see: Örs vezér tere

Péter Pázmány, Hungarian theologist

Mór Perczel, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Sándor Petőfi, national poet of Hungary, freedom fighter and national hero, see: Petőfi híd

Frigyes Podmaniczky, Hungarian politician, developer of Budapest (avenues, boulevards, bridges etc.)

Mihály Pollack, Austro-Hungarian architect

Ernő Pöltenberg, general during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Elvis Presley, American singer

Ferenc Puskás, footballer of the Golden Team, see: Puskás Ferenc Stadium

Miklós Radnóti, Hungarian poet

Ferenc Rákóczi, Hungarian Kuruc leader

Lipót Rottenbiller, mayor of Pest

Ignác Semmelweis, Hungarian physician

Imre Sinkovits, Hungarian actor

János Sobieski, king of Poland

Aurél Stromfeld, staff officer of the Hungarian Soviet Republic

Ervin Szabó, Hungarian social scientist

Lőric Szabó, Hungarian poet

István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman, "The greatest Hungarian"

Bertalan Szemere, prime minister of Hungary

Hannah Szenes, Hungarian poet

Szent Adalbert, master of Stephen I of Hungary

Szent Benedek, Christian saint

Szent Gellért, Christian saint, see: Gellérthegy

Szent György, Christian saint

Szent Imre, son of Stephen I of Hungary

Szent István, the first king of Hungary, founder of Hungary (1000–1001)

Szent János, Christian saint

Szent József, father of Jesus

Szent Kristóf, Christian saint

Szent László, king of Hungary

Szent Orbán, Christian saint

Dezső Szilágyi, Hungarian jurist and politician

Erzsébet Szilágyi, mother of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary

József Simándy, Hungarian tenor

Pál Szinyei Merse, Hungarian painter

Mihály Táncsics, Hungarian poet and politician

Vilmos Tartsay, Hungarian anti-fascist general during World War II

Blanka Teleki, Hungarian early feminist

László Teleki, Hungarian writer and politician

Kálmán Thaly, Hungarian poet

Imre Thököly, Hungarian Kuruc leader

Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos, Hungarian lyricist

Ferenc Toldy, Hungarian literary historian

Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet

István Türr, Hungarian freedom fighter

Vak Bottyán, Hungarian Kuruc general

Gereben Vas, Hungarian poet and writer

Pál Vasvári, Hungarian freedom fighter during Hungarian revolution of 1848

Mihály Vörösmarty, Hungarian poet

Raul Wallenberg, Swedish humanitarian

Albert Wass, Hungarian writer

Miklós Wesselényi, Hungarian statesman

József Zakariás, footballer of the Golden Team

György Zala, Hungarian architect

Mihály Zichy, Hungarian painter

Miklós Zrínyi, Hungarian poet and general

This list is not complete, it consists only the most notable people and the most common public place names.

This list is in Hungarian alphabetical order!

Others

Akácfa (wattle tree)

Akácos (wattle wood)

Alkotmány (Constitution)

Állomás (train station)

Anna (given name for girls)

Apahida (former Hungarian village)

Aradi (former Hungarian city)

Bácskai (Hungarian land)

Balatoni (Hungarian lake)

Bánya (mine)

Bártfa (former Hungarian city)

Bécsi (Wiener)

Béke (peace)

Beregszász (former Hungarian city)

Botond (Hungarian given name for boys)

Brassó (former Hungarian city)

Cica (kitten)

Csallóköz (ethnic Hungarian land)

Csap (former Hungarian city)

Csíksomlyó (former Hungarian village)

Csillag (star)

Csongor (Hungarian given name for boys)

Diófa (nut tree)

Duna (Danube)

Eperjes (former Hungarian city)

Erdélyi (former Hungarian land)

Erőmű (power plant)

Érsekújvár (former Hungarian city)

Fátra (former Hungarian mountains)

Fecske (swallow)

Felsőbánya (former Hungarian city)

Fenyves (pine-grove)

Fiume (former Hungarian city)

Fogaras (former Hungarian city)

Fő (Main, for ex.: Main street, Main square)

Füredi (Hungarian city)

Garam (former Hungarian river)

Garázs (garage)

Gyár (factory)

Gyöngyvirág (lily of the valley)

Gyulafehérvár (former Hungarian city)

Hargita (Székely-Hungarian mountains and county)

Háromszék (Székely-Hungarian land)

Hársfa (Tilia)

Határ (city limit, city boundary, see: Határ út)

Hold (moon)

Honvéd (Honvéd is a soldier from the Hungarian National Army)

Hősök (heroes', see: Hősök tere)

Hungária (Latin name of Hungary)

Ibolya (viola)

Igló (former Hungarian city)

Ipolyság (former Hungarian city)

Iskola (school)

Jegenye (black poplar)

Kálvária (calvary)

Kápolna (chapel)

Kassai (former Hungarian city)

Kereszt (Christian cross)

Késmárki (former Hungarian city)

Királyhágó (pass in Apuseni Mountains)

Kolozsvári (former Hungarian city)

Komáromi (Hungarian city)

Kőrös (Hungarian river)

Köztársaság (republic)

Kuruc (Hungarian anti-Habsburg movement)

Léva (former Hungarian city)

Liget (grove)

Liliom (Lilium)

Losonc (former Hungarian city)

Lőcse (former Hungarian city)

Magyar (Hungarian)

Május 1. (May Day)

Máramarosi (former Hungarian land)

Maros (Hungarian river)

Mátra (Hungarian mountains)

Meggyfa (sour cherry tree)

Nádor (Hungarian dignitary)

Nagybánya (former Hungarian city)

Nagybecskerek (former Hungarian city)

Nagyenyed (former Hungarian city)

Nagykikinda (former Hungarian city)

Nagyszalonta (former Hungarian city)

Nagyszeben (former Hungarian city)

Nagyszombat (former Hungarian city)

Nagyszőlős (former Hungarian city)

Nagyvárad (former Hungarian city, see: Nagyvárad tér)

Nap (sun)

Nefelejcs (forget me not)

Nyár (summer)

Nyitra (former Hungarian city)

Nyúl (rabbit)

Ógyalla (former Hungarian city)

Pacsirta (skylark)

Pálma (palm tree)

Pannónia (Pannonia province)

Pázsit (grass)

Pillangó (butterfly), see: Pillangó utca

Poprád (former Hungarian city)

Pozsonyi (former Hungarian city)

Rákos (Brook in Budapest)

Rezeda (Reseda)

Rigó (oriole)

Rimaszombat (former Hungarian city)

Római (Roman)

Rózsa (rose)

Rozsnyó (former Hungarian city)

Sáfrány (saffron)

Sajó (Hungarian river)

Sas (eagle)

Segesvár (former Hungarian city)

Sólyom (falcon)

Sport

Stefánia (Stephanie, given name for girls)

Szabadka (former Hungarian city)

Szabadság (liberty)

Szamos (Hungarian river)

Szatmár (Hungarian land)

Szegfű (clove pink)

Szigetvári (Hungarian city)

Szőlő (Vitis)

Tátra (former Hungarian mountains)

Tavasz (spring)

Temesvári (former Hungarian city)

Temető (graveyard)

Templom (church)

Tihany (Hungarian village)

Tisza (Hungarian river)

Tordai (former Hungarian city)

Torockó (ethnic Hungarian village in Transylvania)

Török (Turkish)

Trencsén (former Hungarian city)

Tulipán (tulip)

Turul (mythological national bird of the Hungarians and Hungary)

Tüzér (artilleryman)

Udvarhely (former Hungarian county)

Ugocsa (former Hungarian county)

Újvidék (former Hungarian city)

Ungvár (former Hungarian city)

Uzsoki (former Hungarian mountains)

Vág (former Hungarian river)

Vágóhíd (slaughterhouse)

Városház (city hall)

Vasút (railway)

Vereckei (pass in the Carpathians)

Vezér (ruler)

Viola (viol)

Virág (flower)

Zilah (former Hungarian city)

Zombori (former Hungarian city)

Zólyomi (former Hungarian city)

This list is not complete, it consist only the most common public place names.

In Budapest the name of former Hungarian cities (see: Treaty of Trianon) are very common for streets and squares. For example, there are 8 Kolozsvár streets and 9 Kassa streets.

Most common public place names

17x : Lajos Kossuth, István Széchenyi

16x : Sándor Petőfi

14x : János Hunyadi, Mátyás király, Ferenc Rákóczi

13x : János Arany, József Bem, Mór Jókai, Szabadság, Szent István, Mihály Vörösmarty

12x : Árpád, Gábor Baross

11x : Endre Ady, Attila, Brassói, Ferenc Deák, József Eötvös, Erzsébet, Attila József

10x : Álmos, Lajos Batthyány, István Bocskai, Kassa, György Klapka, Nap, Pozsony etc.

Former public place names

Moszkva tér (Moscow Square), 1951-2011, now Széll Kálmán tér

Lenin körút (Lenin Boulevard), 1970-1990, now Erzsébet and Teréz körút

Sztálin út (Stalin Avenue), 1950-1956, now Andrássy Avenue

Népköztársaság útja (Avenue of the People's Republic), 1957-1990, now Andrássy Avenue

Majakovszkij utca (Mayakovsky street), 1950-1990, now Király utca

Tolbuhin körút (Tolbukhin Boulevard), 1945-1990, now Vámház körút

Dimitrov tér (Dimitrov Square), 1949-1991, now Fővám tér

Hitler tér (Hitler Square), 1938-1945, now Kodály körönd

Roosevelt tér (Roosevelt Square), 1945-2011, now Széchenyi István tér

Mussolini tér (Mussolini Square), 1936-1945, now Oktogon

November 7. tér (7 November Square), 1950-1990, now Oktogon

Marx tér (Marx Square), 1950-1990, now Nyugati tér

Felszabadulás tér ("Liberation" Square), 1953-1990, now Ferenciek tere

Élmunkás tér (lit. "Top Worker" Square) until 1990, now Lehel tér

References

Public place names of Budapest Wikipedia

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Contents

Notable people

Others

Most common public place names

Former public place names

References