Várkerület

The 1st District of Budapest is the Castle District (Hungarian: Várkerület or Budavár) and is the historical part of the Buda side of Budapest. It consists of the Buda Castle Hill and some other neighborhoods around it, like Tabán, Krisztinaváros and parts of Gellért Hill.

1st District of Budapest Budapest I. kerülete Várkerület, Budavár
District of Budapest
District I
Flag Coat of arms
Location of District I in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°29′51″N 19°02′17″E
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
City	Budapest
Established	17 November 1873
Quarters[1]	List Gellérthegy Krisztinaváros Tabán Vár Víziváros
Government
• Mayor	László Böröcz (Fidesz)
Area [2]
• Total	3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
• Rank	20th
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	25,196
• Rank	22nd
• Density	7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Demonym	első kerületi ("1st districter")
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1011 ... 1016
Website	www.budavar.hu

Location

The Castle District is situated on the banks of the Danube, in the Buda side.

Neighbour districts of District I are (south to north):

• District XI: Újbuda ("New Buda"), which is most known of the universities and student life
• District XII: Hegyvidék ("Highlands")
• District II

Landmarks

• Buda Castle

• 

  Matthias Church

  Matthias Church
• Hungarian National Gallery
• Castle Hill Funicular
• Sándor Palace
• Fisherman's Bastion
• Labyrinth of Buda Castle
• Gellért Hill

Politics

The current mayor of I. District of Budapest is Márta V. Naszályi (Dialogue).

The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 members (1 Mayor, 10 Individual constituencies MEPs and 4 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:^[3]

Party		Seats	Current District Assembly
	Opposition coalition[a]	10	M
	Fidesz-KDNP	5

List of mayors

Member		Party	Date
	Imre Ligeti	MDF	1990–1994
	Tamás Katona	MDF[b]	1994–1998
	Gábor Tamás Nagy	Fidesz	1998–2019
	Márta V. Naszályi	PM	2019–2024
	László Böröcz	Fidesz	2024-

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Várkerület is twinned with:^[4][5]

• Križevci, Croatia
• Capestrano, Italy
• Carouge, Switzerland
• Innere Stadt (Vienna), Austria
• Lendava, Slovenia
• Adalar of Istanbul, Turkey
• Marlow, United Kingdom
• Mukachevo, Ukraine
• Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
• Old Town (Bratislava), Slovakia
• Senta, Serbia
• Regensburg, Germany
• Savonlinna, Finland
• Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
• Newbridge, Ireland
• Gränna, Sweden
• Śródmieście (Warsaw), Poland
• Verkiai of Vilnius, Lithuania
• Elche, Spain
• Orikumi, Albania
• Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark
• Maardu, Estonia

Notes

1. Coalition of Momentum–DK–MSZP–Dialogue–LMP-Our Castle.
2. He joined MDNP on 4 March 1996