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According to Ptolemy the settlement was called Pession in ancient times (Contra-Aquincum).[citation needed] Alternatively, the name Pest may have come from a Slavic word meaning "furnace", "oven" (Bulgarian пещ[ˈpɛʃt]; Serbian пећ/peć; Croatian peć), related to the word пещера (meaning "cave"), probably with reference to a local cave where fire burned.[1] The spelling Pesth was occasionally used in English, even as late as the early 20th century,[2] although it is now considered archaic.
Historical coat of arms of Pest, used between 1703-1873.[3]
Buda and Pest view from 1686
Pest was originally founded as a Celtic settlement, then a fortified camp established by the Romans (Contra-Aquincum) across the river from their military border camp at Aquincum. Remains of the original Roman camp can still be seen at Március 15. tér.
During the Middle Ages, Pest was an independent city separate from Buda/Ofen, which became an important economic center during the 11th–13th centuries. The first written mention dates back to 1148.
Demographically, in the 15th century Pest was mostly Hungarian, while Buda across the Danube had a German-majority population.[4]
A map of Pest in 1758, published in 1830. Outside the city wall ran a country road, mirrored by today's Kiskörút completed in 1880, which forms a circular arc between Deák Ferenc tér and Fővám tér
In 1838 Pest was flooded by the Danube; parts of the city were under as much as eight feet of water, and the flood destroyed or seriously damaged three-fourths of the city’s buildings.[5] In 1849 the first suspension bridge, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, was constructed across the Danube connecting Pest with Buda. Subsequently, in 1873, the two cities were unified with Óbuda to become Budapest.
^"Pesth (part of modern-day Budapest), Hungary". www.1902encyclopedia.com.
^ abNyerges, András, ed. (1998). Pest-Buda, Budapest szimbólumai [Budapest arms & colours: throughout the centuries]. Budapest: Budapest Főváros Levéltára. p. 2.
^"Budapest". A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2009-11-03.
^Nemes, Robert (2005). The Once and Future Budapest. DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press. p. 107. ISBN0-87580-337-7.
Further reading
Beksics, Gusztáv: Magyarosodás és magyarositás. Különös tekintettel városainkra. Budapest, 1883
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Hungarian August 2012 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Hungarian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 564 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Hungarian Wikipedia article at hu Pest tortenelmi telepules see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated hu Pest tortenelmi telepules to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Pest Hungarian pronunciation ˈpɛʃt is the eastern mostly flat part of Budapest Hungary comprising about two thirds of the city s territory It is separated from Buda and obuda the western parts of Budapest by the Danube River Among its most notable sights are the Inner City the Hungarian Parliament Building Heroes Square and Andrassy Avenue Buda and Pest connected by Szechenyi Chain Bridge View of the riverfront of Pest In colloquial Hungarian Pest is often used for the whole capital of Budapest The three parts of Budapest Pest Buda obuda united in 1873 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEtymology EditAccording to Ptolemy the settlement was called Pession in ancient times Contra Aquincum citation needed Alternatively the name Pest may have come from a Slavic word meaning furnace oven Bulgarian pesh ˈpɛʃt Serbian peћ pec Croatian pec related to the word peshera meaning cave probably with reference to a local cave where fire burned 1 The spelling Pesth was occasionally used in English even as late as the early 20th century 2 although it is now considered archaic History Edit Flag of Pest before 1873 3 Historical coat of arms of Pest used between 1703 1873 3 Buda and Pest view from 1686 Pest was originally founded as a Celtic settlement then a fortified camp established by the Romans Contra Aquincum across the river from their military border camp at Aquincum Remains of the original Roman camp can still be seen at Marcius 15 ter During the Middle Ages Pest was an independent city separate from Buda Ofen which became an important economic center during the 11th 13th centuries The first written mention dates back to 1148 Pest was destroyed in 1241 Mongol invasion of Hungary but was rebuilt shortly thereafter Demographically in the 15th century Pest was mostly Hungarian while Buda across the Danube had a German majority population 4 A map of Pest in 1758 published in 1830 Outside the city wall ran a country road mirrored by today s Kiskorut completed in 1880 which forms a circular arc between Deak Ferenc ter and Fovam ter In 1838 Pest was flooded by the Danube parts of the city were under as much as eight feet of water and the flood destroyed or seriously damaged three fourths of the city s buildings 5 In 1849 the first suspension bridge the Szechenyi Chain Bridge was constructed across the Danube connecting Pest with Buda Subsequently in 1873 the two cities were unified with obuda to become Budapest Notable people EditMain article List of people from Budapest Laszlo Teleki 1811 1861 writer statesman and magician Henrik Weber 1818 1866 painter Theodor Herzl 1860 1904 founder of the political Zionist movement Harry Houdini 1874 1926 illusionist escape acts performerSee also EditBudapest Inner City Budapest Pest County Ujpest New Pest Kispest Little Pest Pestszentlorinc Saint Lawrence of Pest Buda obuda Old Buda References Edit Adrian Room 2006 Placenames of the World McFarland amp Company p 70 ISBN 0 7864 2248 3 Pesth part of modern day Budapest Hungary www 1902encyclopedia com a b Nyerges Andras ed 1998 Pest Buda Budapest szimbolumai Budapest arms amp colours throughout the centuries Budapest Budapest Fovaros Leveltara p 2 Budapest A Pallas Nagy Lexikona in Hungarian Retrieved 2009 11 03 Nemes Robert 2005 The Once and Future Budapest DeKalb Ill Northern Illinois University Press p 107 ISBN 0 87580 337 7 Further reading EditBeksics Gusztav Magyarosodas es magyarositas Kulonos tekintettel varosainkra Budapest 1883External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pest Hungary Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pest 47 30 N 19 6 E 47 500 N 19 100 E 47 500 19 100 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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