Óbuda

Óbuda (sometimes written in English as Obuda) was a historical city in Hungary. United with Buda and Pest in 1873, now forms part of District III of Budapest. The name means in Hungarian Old Buda (in German Alt-Ofen).

The island (Óbudai-sziget) next to this part of the city today accommodates the Sziget Festival, a huge music and cultural festival.

History

Settlements from the stone age were found here. The Romans built Aquincum , the capital of Pannonia province here. The Hungarians occupied its territory after 900, and it served as an important settlement of major tribal leaders, later kings. Béla IV of Hungary built a new capital after the 1241-1242 Mongol invasion in Buda, somewhat south of Óbuda. On January 1, 1873 it was united with Buda and Pest to form Budapest.

External links

• Óbuda website