János-hegy explained

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.

Background

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: This is why they call Buda the hilly side. Budapest Times . 2016-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160411003504/http://budapesttimes.hu/2015/04/11/this-is-why-they-call-buda-the-hilly-side/ . 2016-04-11 . dead .
  2. Book: Vegh . Andras . Nagy . Balazs . Buda-Pest 1300 - Buda-Pest 1400. Two Topographical Snapshots . 2016 . Brill . Leiden . 978-90-04-30768-1 . 187 . 2016014148 . Medieval Buda in Context.