Historedia
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Administrative Unification

When
1873
Where
Capital city of Hungary
Part of
Budapest formed from Pest, Buda and Óbuda

Buda, Pest, and Óbuda were officially unified in 1873 to form the new capital city of Budapest.

The previously separate cities of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest were officially unified in 1873 and given the new name Budapest. This administrative merger combined the western and eastern banks of the Danube with the historic Old Buda district, establishing a single metropolitan entity.

Sources

  1. Budapest Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
  2. Óbuda Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-24
  3. Buda Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13

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