Kispest


Kispest is the 19th district of Budapest, Hungary. It lies south-southeast of the historical Pest city. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a village at the borderline of Pest, so it was named Kispest.

History

From 1880 to 1990 Kispest's population increased from 1820 to 72,838. Kispest became part of Greater Budapest in 1950. When the Soviet troops re-entered Budapest to subdue the civil uprising in October/November 1956, they approached the city centre from the south-east, up the Üllői Street, with some of the first street clashes taking place in Kispest.
The huge panel housing estate was built between the 1960s and the 1980s.

Wekerletelep

is Kispest's suburb with detached houses and green areas. It was named after the Hungarian premier at the time of the development in the 1900s, Sándor Wekerle. Its central square, Főtér, has two characteristic architectural gateways designed by the architect Károly Kós and based on Transylvanian building style. In May every year a festival called Wekerle Days '' takes place. This involves fun run, sports events, concerts and various other cultural and family oriented programss for all age groups.

Public transport

The district is served by the Metro 3, so there is direct connection with the city center. Határ út underground station is the third-busiest in the city with an estimated 40,000 passengers using it on a typical workday.

Sport

played football for Kispest F.C. in the 1950s.

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