János Hill | |
Native Name: | János-hegy |
Native Name Lang: | hu |
Etymology: | John's Hill |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | City |
Subdivision Name1: | Budapest |
Map Alt: | Map of Budapest highlighting district II |
János Hill (Hungarian: János-hegy) (also John's Hill) is the highest point of Budapest with a height of 528m (1,732feet), located in the western part of the city. From Elizabeth Lookout on the top of the hill one can get an impressive panoramic view of the whole region.
János-hegy belongs to Buda Hills and it is connected to the popular tourist sight Normafa. Between the two hills spread the long and narrow Normafa Plateau (Normafa fennsík). The top of the hill can also be accessed by the, a chairlift which connects it with . The hill is made up of Dachstein Formation.
In the János-hegy area you will find the [1]
In the saddle between Hárshegy and János-hegy is Szépjuhászné the site of the Pauline Monastery where the Pauline Order founded their first friary.[2]