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Meaning of the name

Buda is the western side of Budapest, Keszi was one of the seven ancient Hungarian tribes. Buda (German: Ofen) is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the right bank of the Danube. ...

Location

The town is located to the West from Budapest, the distance from the "0 km" sign is 12 km.

Most of the citizens go to work every morning to the capital. With mass transportation (bus No. 22 or Volánbusz intercity bus) this normally takes more than twice the time, indicated at the bus stop. With a car it's not better at all.

The town has a catholic and a protestant church and also a Jewish cemetery (XIX-XX. century). The surrounding hills are ideal for tourists, near the town there is an airfield for sail planes (gliders) and for small planes.