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The capital of Hungary Budapest, the country's political, cultural, industrial, commercial and transportation center, which is famous for it's spas.

The European Union's eighth most populous city. The river Danube, the Great Plains and the Trans-Northern Mountains and the junction. The capital is considered to be diverse, field due to the geographical features.

This country was already in the prehistoric human settlements. The city's current territory is one of the first known settlement founded by the Celts.But Aquincum famously known as a Latin, which in Roman times was the seat of the Province of Lower Pannonia. The conquering Hungarians came here around 900.

Settlements destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1241. The city was rebuilt in the 15th century, and became the center of a humanist education. The urban life began to unfold again after the nearly one and a half centuries Turkish rule.The real impetus and industrialization in the 19th century.In 1873, the previously separated cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda where united under the name of Budapest.

The present-day Budapest became a metropolis in the 19th and the last third of the 20th century. A new chapter in the history began in 1950.

1st January, when 23 surrounding villages were appended to the city.This process sized the area of the city three times and increased the population by one and half. Currently, Budapest has 23 districts.

Recognized as a World Heritage sites of Budapest sights of view of the Danube, the Buda Castle and Andrássy Avenue and the
historic environment.The capital has many other attractions for instance a special monuments, churches, castles, ancient,
medieval and Turkish spas, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Renaissance, Eclectic and Art Nouveau-style buildings and houses.There are 223 museums and galleries (including some high-ranking international collections). Various public statues and his fonical bridges can be found.

Ca. 2.3 million tourists choose the city as a destination.