Budapest/East Pest

East Pest is in Budapest. This article describes Districts XVI and XVII (Rákosmente).

District XVI
The district was created by uniting five villages in 1950, and annexing them to Budapest. These villages were: Árpádföld, Cinkota, Mátyásföld, Sashalom, Rákosszentmihály. It is located on both banks of the Szilas Creek, where meeting the plain of Pest and the Gödöllő Hills.

The northern part of its is Árpádföld, former separate Árpád and Anna settlements, which belonged to Cinkota village before was created Great Budapest (1950). Mátyásföld also began as an independent settlement, which is located on a plateau which is on same level as the Gellért Hill. Rákosszentmihály was named (earlier) Pusztaszentmihály, owned by the nuns community of Nyulak Island (now Margaret Island). Sashalom belonged for a long time to Cinkota and it was known as Postás (Postman) and later Cinkota-Ehmann Colony.

District XVII
Rákosmente was created by uniting four villages in 1950, and annexing them to Budapest. These villages were: Rákoskeresztúr, Rákoscsaba, Rákosliget, Rákoshegy. All these villages included the name of the little stream Rákos. Rákoskeresztúr was first mentioned in 1265 as name Pousaracusa. Under Turkish rule, the area was depopulated.

Get in
To Sashalom, Mátyásföld, Cinkota from the center:
 * From Örs vezér tere by or  to, , ,  or.

To Rákosszentmihály from the center:
 * From Örs vezér tere by,  ,  to , or by  ,  ,  to
 * From Puskás Ferenc Stadion by to Pálya utca

To Rákoskeresztúr from the center:
 * From Keleti pályaudvar by to.
 * From Örs vezér tere by,  ,  or  to.
 * From Kőbánya–Kispest by or  to Rákoskeresztúr, városközpont.

Public transport map: District XVI, Rákosmente

By bike

 * From Örs vezér tere by Kerepesi út–Veres Péter út along bikeway to Sashalom, Mátyásföld and Cinkota.
 * Between Rákosszentmihály and Cinkota by Szilas Stream along bikeway.

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