Budapest/Angyalföld

Angyalföld (German: Engelsfeld; literally: "Angel's Field") in the 13th district in Budapest. In the early 20th century, this area was a slum. Until the 1950s it was a part of the 7th District. Then housing estates with mostly 11-floor buildings were built. The traditionally working class neighbourhood in the northern and eastern part went through a process of gentrification due to the shopping centre/office-building boom of the 1990s. Almost at same time starting a luxury estate boom, thousands of apartments were built along the Danube River.

Neighbourhoods in Angyalföld

 * Angyalföld. The largest part of the district, which give the name the entire district 13th.
 * Erdőtelkek (Forest's plots). Until the 1900s it was used by military, a part was covered with small forests to now disappeared, sports grounds a couple of which are still there. Before World War II, the Angyalföldi mental asylum was built, which is now the Nyiro Gyula Hospital. In the 1910s, some 4- to 5-storey buildings with small apartments were built to house workers. In the 1989s in 4-5 storey buildings, after World War II, some housing estate were built. These 11-floor buildings were made of concrete blocks. It was the main urban housing type in the Socialist-era, which still dominates some part of the Hungarian cityscape.
 * Felsőbikarét (older name of its was Tripolis), before World War I it was nicknamed the 'Hungarian Chicago' because it was very unsafe. Mostly old houses destroyed in 1970s when new panel houses built in place. Even so you can see a couple 'Tripolis' era houses. The Roman Catholic church in Babér street (St. Michael's Parish) was also built then.
 * Kikötő-dűlő (here is the Duna Plaza, Hungary's first shopping mall).
 * Lőportárdűlő (gunpowder storage place, because until the beginning of the 20th century, it was used entirely for military purposes).
 * Újlipótváros (characterized by 5-6 floors, built mostly in the 1920s and 30s houses with internal courtyard).
 * Vizafogó (here is the Dagály bath, best known for housing estate but there area lot of apartment houses from the early 20th century).
 * Margit-sziget (Margaret Island, here does not live permanent population, a relaxing place. Public park, open air bath and swimming pool, hotel, small zoo medieval church ruin and other tourist sights can be found).
 * Népsziget (see more at geography chapter).

Geography sights

 * People's Island (Népsziget) was an island on Danube. Now, after created the Winter Harbor, it is a peninsula. The area of it is more than 28 hectares. Former was here a shipbuilding yard some remnant still can be see. Now there are boathouses, resorts of different companies was lined up. At the north end of the peninsula is the Northern Railways bridge. It is a paradise all whose like watersports. Also at weekend and holiday time lot of sport anglers try the luck here.
 * Winter Harbor (Téli Kikötő) created in the 1830s, linked the People's Island with Pest.
 * FOKA Bay (FOKA-öböl). This artificial bay in the 13th District south of the Újpest Bay. Made by the result of a gravel mining.
 * Rákos Creek (Rákos-patak), here (13th District) flows into the Danube River

Get in
The main, north-south direction, route of the 13th District is the Váci út. Along this the Metro 3 suburban rail operates.

Surface public transport lines in Angyalföld:
 * Trolleybus lines: 75, 76 and 79.
 * Tram lines: 1, 1A and 14.
 * Bus lines: 15, 20E, 26, 30, 30A, 32, 34, 105, 106, 120 and 133.
 * Night lines: 901, 914, 914A, 937, 950 and 950A.
 * The City Boats stopped at pier 'Jászai Mari tér (Margaret Bridge)', 'Margaret Island Centennial Memorial', 'Dráva utca', 'Margaret Island, hotels ', 'Népfürdő utca (Árpád bridge)' and 'Meder utca'.

Get around
Dózsa György út and Róbert Károly körút functioning as outer and great circle roads. These two roads serving connection with East Pest and, via Árpád Bridge, with Óbuda.
 * Parking. Most of the 13th District on weekday daytime parking fees must be paid. Thera are also some parking garages.
 * The parking fee in public place in the 4th District is Ft175 per hour, in district 13th Ft265 and Ft440 per hour (2013). See zone map here.
 * Újpest parking IV. kerület Árpád út and Rózsa utca corner, 24/7 guarded.
 * Bicycle roads in 13th District are relatively well-established, albeit (some part) at a very dilapidated condition. Six main lines crossing the district. Three north-south and east-west directions. See on the map here.

Angyalföld
Angyalföld (lit. Place of Angel) is traditional name of the 13th District. Since 2013 Margaret Island has been a part of Angyalföld. Its neighborhoods are Angyalföld, Újlipótváros, and Vizafogó. The southern part of Újlipótváros was built in around 1900, the architecture is a major tourist attraction in the area.
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér
 * Town Hall Gallery (Városház Galéria), XIII. Béke tér

Bicycling
See chapter getting around

Events

 * Pozsonyi picnic (Pozsonyi piknik). So called 'Újlipótvárosi village day'. Budai-Nagy Antal utca - At the begin of September.
 * Angyalföldi street party (Angyalföldi utcabál), Dagály utca. At the end of August. - Music and children's programs

Fast food
As well as the usual McDonald and co.