Várhegy
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Castle Hill () is a hill in Budapest's 1st district. Geographically, it is connected to the Buda Hills and Rose Hill (Rózsadomb). The Castle Quarter (Várnegyed) is located on the top of the hill with many monuments around the Buda Castle. The area is one of the most popular attractions in the capital, and can be accessed by bus or in the carriages of a funicular (Budavári sikló).
Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Hungary
- Settlement.name
- Castle Hill
- Settlement.native_name
- Várhegy
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- hu
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Hungary-01985 - Buda Castle (32514415475).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Buda Castle
- Settlement.etymology
- Castle Hill
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Budapest
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- plateau
- Named after
- Buda Castle
- Country
- Hungary
- Located in
- Budapest District I
- Elevation
- 175
- Image
- Budapešť 0353.jpg
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- mountain range
- Buda Hills
- Commons category
- Buda Castle Quarter
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Encyclopedic overview
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Castle Hill () is a hill in Budapest's 1st district. Geographically, it is connected to the Buda Hills and Rose Hill (Rózsadomb). The Castle Quarter (Várnegyed) is located on the top of the hill with many monuments around the Buda Castle. The area is one of the most popular attractions in the capital, and can be accessed by bus or in the carriages of a funicular (Budavári sikló).
==Background== thumb|150px|Budapest Castle Hill Funicular|Budapest funicular The hill rises to a height of above sea level on the right bank of the Danube River, part of the Buda Hills, between Gellért Hill and Rose Hill. it is approximately long and wide. It can be reached by funicular from the direction of the river and by bus from the city center.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Várhegy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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