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Hotels near Old Buda

(Magyar: Óbuda)

General Info

Old Buda or Obuda was a city in the country of Hungary that was united with Buda and Pest in the 1870s to form the current Hungarian capital city of Budapest. The area, which used to be the city, is still called by this name, though now it is considered a district or neighborhood of Budapest. The name Obuda literally means “Old Buda” in Hungarian. There is also an Obuda Island located just to the east of the district, in the River Danube. There is evidence that the area, which is now Obuda, was inhabited by humans as far back as the Stone Age. The capital of the ancient province of Pannonia, called Aquincum, was built on the present day site of Obuda, and Hungarians settled the area before the turn of the first millennium. The Obuda Jewish community, which had settled and lived in the area since the 1400s, was obliterated by the Ottomans when they conquered the area in the 1500s. They didn’t return until the early 1700s, but by 1800, the community was strong and thriving, and in 1837 they built a large synagogue in the classical style, with Corinthian columns and a portico. This fine building still stands in Obuda today, though it is no longer used as a synagogue.

Written on 03/07/09 by Anonymous

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