Budapest Hungary
Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation centre. The official language spoken is Hungarian. Budapest had 1,697,343 [1] inhabitants in 2007 (with official agglomeration 2,421,831 [2]), down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the amalgamation on 17 November 1873 of right-bank (west) Buda (Ofen in German) and Obuda (Old Buda or Alt-Ofen) together with Pest on the left (east) bank.
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Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Everything intersects here: highways and rail lines. As well as being the center of industry and commerce which break down to opportunities of wealth and power. Some even call this a "one city" country since this is of only concern to most and all decisions are made here regarding the country..
Budapest is located in Central Europe when considering the newly released communist eastern block countries. It is actually south of London and Paris (latitude). Enjoying a "continental" climate of mild winters and moderate summers. Major highways are well built out all the way to Budapest from Western Europe providing a good hub to see the surrounding countries from.
Like Paris, France, the Budapest history also includes some bloody revolutions - in 1849, 1918 and 1956 that left their mark on the population. The last one was in 1989 when communism ended. Fortunately this one was a peaceful surrender of the government, to the will of the people. The first time in over 45 years that this actually mattered to them.
Since 1990 there has been tremendous growth and development of buildings and parks with a total reconstruction of most roads and highways to and from the city. Hungarians can be considered stylish and prideful with a big heart and eagerness to learn and do better. In short, Budapest is "worthy" to compare with all western European capital cities. When comparing architecture, sometimes also referred to as the "twin city" to Vienna, Austria.
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