Pesterzsébet Explained

20th District of Budapest
Official Name:District XX
Native Name:Budapest XX. kerülete
Other Name:Pesterzsébet
Flag Size:125px
Mapsize:250px
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 January 1950
Parts Type:Quarters[1]
Parts Style:coll
P1:Gubacs
P2:Gubacsipuszta
P3:Kossuthfalva
P4:Pacsirtatelep
P5:Erzsébetfalva
P6:Szabótelep
Leader Party:independent
Area Total Km2:12.19
Area Rank:17th
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:65,321
Population Density Km2:5,358
Population As Of:2016
Population Rank:14th
Population Demonym:huszadik kerületi ("20th districter")
Coordinates:47.4333°N 26°W
Postal Code:1201 ... 1205
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Pesterzsébet is the 20th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the southern part of the capital and is the 17th biggest district in the city. It is a mostly suburban area with approximately 70,000 residents.

History

Pesterzsébet was named until 1924 Erzsébetfalva, with a brief period of being called Leninváros during the Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1924–1932 Pesterzsébet, 1932–1950 Pestszenterzsébet, 1950–1990 Pesterzsébet.

Sport

The most popular sport in this town is association football. The town had one team playing in the top level of the Hungarian football league system, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The name of the team was Erzsébeti TC, which played in the 1925–26 season.[3]

List of mayors

MemberPartyDate
Jenő PerlakiInd.1990–1998
Fidesz
Ákos SzabadosMSZP1998–
Ind.

Twin towns

Pesterzsébet is twinned with:[4]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól. hu.
  2. Book: Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1.. Gazetteer of Hungary 1 January 2016. A fővárosi kerületek, a megyei jogú városok, a városok területe, lakónépessége és a lakások száma. The area of districts of the capital, of the towns with county's rights, resident population and number of dwellings. 2016. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 21.
  3. Web site: Hungarian League 1925–26. 2015-05-29. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com.
  4. Web site: Pesterzsébet Testvérvárosai. Pesterzsébet. hu. 2019-10-18.