Óbuda (sometimes written in English as Obuda) was a historical city in The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. National motto: (none current) historical: Regnum... Hungary. United with Buda is a historical city in Hungary on the West bank of the Danube. It was the capital of Hungary from 1361 to 1541 when it was captured by the Ottoman Empire. In 1686 it was captured by Austria. Buda was united with Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form... Buda and Pest (in Slovak Pešť, pron. Pesht) was an independent city in Hungary located on the East bank of the Danube River. The first written mentions of the city are found dating to 1148; however, an ancient Celtic settlement and later Roman settlements existed in the same place. The... Pest in Events January - April January 17 - Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during the Modoc War. February 11 - Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. February 12 - Former foreign minister Emilio Cistelar y Ripoli becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. February 20 - The... 1873, now forms part of District III of See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.07 million. It... 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 The Sziget festival is an annual 7 day festival held in July in Budapest. Past headliners include Patti Smith, Slayer, Shaggy and Morcheeba Categories: Music festivals ... Sziget Festival, a huge music and cultural festival.

History

Settlements from the stone age were found here. The Romans built Aquincum, the In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. It is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting... capital of Position of the Roman province of Pannonia Pannonia is an ancient country bounded north and east by the Danube, conterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. Pannonia was located in the territory of present-day countries: Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia... 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 Honorary guard of Mongolia. The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China, particularly Inner Mongolia. They currently number about 8.5 million and speak the Mongol language. They form one of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of... Mongol invasion in Buda is a historical city in Hungary on the West bank of the Danube. It was the capital of Hungary from 1361 to 1541 when it was captured by the Ottoman Empire. In 1686 it was captured by Austria. Buda was united with Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form... Buda, somewhat south of Óbuda. On January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1... January 1, Events January - April January 17 - Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during the Modoc War. February 11 - Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. February 12 - Former foreign minister Emilio Cistelar y Ripoli becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. February 20 - The... 1873 it was united with Buda is a historical city in Hungary on the West bank of the Danube. It was the capital of Hungary from 1361 to 1541 when it was captured by the Ottoman Empire. In 1686 it was captured by Austria. Buda was united with Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form... Buda and Pest (in Slovak Pešť, pron. Pesht) was an independent city in Hungary located on the East bank of the Danube River. The first written mentions of the city are found dating to 1148; however, an ancient Celtic settlement and later Roman settlements existed in the same place. The... Pest to form See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.07 million. It... Budapest.

External links

• Óbuda website (http://www.obuda.hu/)