Budapest/Kőbánya

Kőbánya (literally: Quarry, German: Steinbruch) is the official name of the 10th district of Budapest. In the north-west corner is a large public park called Népliget (People's Park).

Understand
The Kőbánya area was historically used to mine limestone for buildings in Buda and north-west Hungary. A third of the economy in Kőbánya was in wine-making, until the vineyards were destroyed by the Phylloxera disease at the end of the 19th century. A building which exemplifies the historical heritage of Kőbánya is the "Csősztorony" (a small vineyard watchtower) in the middle of the Óhegy area. The district recovered when beer-making enterprises moved into the area.

Get in
To Kőbánya from the center:
 * From Blaha Lujza tér by or  to.
 * From Ecseri út by to Kőbánya alsó vasútállomás.
 * From Nyugati pályaudvar by,  or  to.
 * From Keleti pályaudvar by,  ,  or  to.
 * From Kálvin tér by to Kőbánya alsó vasútállomás.

Public transport map of Kőbánya.