Csepel is District XXI of Budapest, in the south. It is the northern peak of Csepel Island in the Danube, comprising one tenth of the island's complete area. Being on an island, it is the only district of Budapest which is neither in Pest nor in Buda. It has approximately 85,000 inhabitants. Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Location of Budapest in Hungary Country Hungary County Pest Mayor Gábor Demszky (SZDSZ) Area    - City 525,16 km²  - Land n/a km²  - Water n/a km² Population    - City (2006) 1,695,000  - Density 3570/km... Csepel-sziget (or Csepel Island) is the largest island of the River Danube in Hungary. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (ancient Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Pest (in Slovak Pešť, pron. ... Buda (German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Budim, Turkish: Budin) is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the right bank of the Danube. ...

It is the most easily available from the downtown by the suburban railway HÉV. It is connected to the neighbouring southern parts of Pest, Ferencváros and Pesterzsébet, by bridges, and to Soroksár by a ferry. There are several bus lines running inside the district. HÉV carriages near Szentendre HÉV is the name of the four suburban railways in and around Budapest. ... Pest (pronounced pesht) is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, comprising about two thirds of the capitals territory. ... Ferencváros, meaning Francis Town, is a mostly industrial part of Budapest, in district IX. The name also refers to its football club, FTC, the fans of FTC prefer the districts names translation as Frankcity. Among its sights are the new National Theatre ([1]) built in 2002, and... Pesterzsébet is the 20th district of Budapest, Hungary. ...

It became part of Budapest in 1950. Formerly it belonged to the working class and had several factories (there was even a bicycle named Csepel). It contains housing estates as well as town-like areas and parks. The factories of Csepel were where the 1956 revolution made its last stand.

Among its sights can be mentioned the Baroque parish church built in 1770, and the Csepel Gallery and Museum of the Local History. The Csepel Collection of Factory History may also be worth a visit.

The former Csepel Művek (a giant industrial area) is nowadays used by musicians for practising.

External link

• Official web site