Újbuda
district in Budapest
Újbuda (lit. New Buda) is the 11th district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest XI. kerület), Hungary. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south of the historical town of Buda. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930. From 1880 to 1980, Újbuda's population increased from 1,180 to 178,960. There are boulevards, avenues with tram lines, and communist-era housing estates in the district. Line 4 of the Budapest metro passes through Újbuda.
Neighborhoods
Albertfalva
Dobogó
Gazdagrét
Gellérthegy (partially)
Hosszúrét
Infopark
Kamaraerdő
Kelenföld
Kelenvölgy
Kőérberek
Lágymányos
Madárhegy
Nádorkert
Őrmező
Örsöd
Péterhegy
Pösingermajor
Sasad
Sashegy (partially)
Szentimreváros
Spanyolrét
Tabán (partially)
Population
Ethnic groups (2001 census)
Magyars - 91.4%
Germans - 1.2%
Others - 1.8%
No answer - 5.6%
Religions (2001 census)
Roman Catholic - 47.1%
Calvinist - 12%
Lutheran - 2.8%
Greek Catholic - 1.4%
Jewish - 0.45%
Other (Christian) - 1%
Other (non-Christian) - 0.5%
Atheists - 18%
No answer, unknown - 16.6%
Transport
Traffic to Budapest from Western Hungary enters the city in this district; a main road, Budaörsi út is the direct continuation of motorways M1 and M7. Three bridges on the Danube are located in the district; the bridges Liberty, Petőfi and Rákóczi/Lágymányosi connect the district to the neighboring 5th and 9th districts on the Pest side.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Újbuda” as district in Budapest. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as district in Budapest. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q330026. Authority coordinates are 47.475, 19.040. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2008, 1930, 1880 and 1980.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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- Jurisdictional context
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Újbuda”, its source revision and the description used here.
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Questions for further research
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- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Újbuda” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.