We use cookies to improve your experience of using our website Please let us know if you agree to the use of these cookies Forfar East and Old Twinning committee tell us about their thriving link with Zuglo Refromed Church in Budapest Since signing our formal Twinning agreement the link between our two churches has went from strength to strength The churches first established a link back in 2012 when some members of East & Old looked into the twinning process and applied to World Mission for a twinning partner After some possible partners were suggested a decision was made to start corresponding with Zuglo church who best fitted our vision and expectations and a formal twinning committee was set up correspondence was mainly via email and through our chairperson News was shared about their respective churches information passed on about the traditions and beliefs of the church and prayer requests passed on This information was passed on to the congregations to incite interest regarding a possible twinning The idea of a visit and meeting face to face was broached and members of East & Old were invited to visit Zuglo in July 2013 That initial visit of 12 members of East & Old was very much a sounding out with a visit to the church to meet the congregation for Sunday worship followed by a meal to meet key members and discuss a way forward but otherwise members enjoyed the sights of Budapest Communication continued and East & Old fundraised to help 10 members from Zuglo visit Forfar in September 2014 During this visit we pulled out all the stops to give them an understanding of life in a busy parish in rural Scotland a visit to the primary school where the minister is chaplain they were kept busy and met lots of members of the congregation discussions were had and details were passed on East & Old was buzzing with enthusiasm to formalise the twinning and more people were interested in the work of the twinning group The group started drafting a formal twinning Agreement for the consideration of Zuglo's members and Zuglo invited a small youth contingent to attend their congregational family summer camp in July 2015 as well as a full adult visit to Zuglo in October 2015 A great time was had by our 3 teenagers and their leader friendships were forged and the teenagers learned a great deal about their faith 18 adult members visited Zuglo and were kept very busy for the 5 day trip The climax of the visit was most certainly the Sunday evening when finally the formal 5 year Agreement was signed It was time to look to the future and build our relationship as we grow in faith and fellowship and share our beliefs a small delegation of 3 members of Zuglo church came over to Forfar for a brief visit to attend the celebrations for the 225 year anniversary of our church building where we enjoyed a special service with the moderator of Church of Scotland providing the sermon It was very uplifting and highlighted the importance of such a link in helping to see the broader picture of the Christian faith across the world and our part in it something which our twinning link with Zuglo can only help us to achieve Contact us Zaha Hadid Architects reveals the winning design proposal for a mixed-use development in Budapest tied together by civic spaces and landscaped areas The Zugló City Centre establishes a network of public squares and urban gardens that re-establish the natural ecosystem of Rákos Creek and connects the new development to the surrounding framework of parks and avenues © TegmarkThe project incorporates a series of climate adaptation and sustainable features, such as insulating green roofs, rainwater collection systems. The volumetric composition and expansive green areas also serve a climate-related purpose, decreasing summer temperatures by up to 6 degrees compared to the average temperature in Budapest city centre The design also features a centralized plant © TegmarkThe green areas define the central axis of the development the gardens and ponds will allow the neighbourhood's dwellers to establish a new connection with nature The project also features extensive pedestrian areas and bike paths meant to encourage micro-mobility the surrounding road network will be improved by adding newly landscaped areas with the project scheduled for completion in 2029 You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Last November, we also reported that the new main square of Zugló would be implemented in Bosnyák Square to which a new district would be connected as a private investment in the area between Bosnyák Square and Rákos Creek The construction of the city center received a building permit last week and was previously declared a priority investment from a national economic point of view The new building complex in Bosnyák Square will also house the town hall the specialist clinic and the fair hall (Photo: Lima Architecture) a new complex of buildings will be built in the renewable Bosnyák Square which will include a state-of-the-art specialist clinic measuring 8,000 square meters an underground garage will be built throughout the building complex and communal spaces and lots of green space will be created on the surface In addition to residential and office buildings the new quarter will house a number of shops (Photo: Zaha Hadid Architects) which will form an integral part of the new city center in addition to plenty of new residential buildings and office buildings plenty of new green space will be created in the new neighborhood as planned and hundreds of trees will be planted between the buildings Rehabilitation of the affected section of the Rákos stream is also part of the investment The name of the new district will be Zugló City Center The renovation of Bosnyák Square could start later this year and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023 The new district would be completed in several stages and is expected to be completed in 2029 Cover photo: Visual design of Zugló's new district (Photo: Zaha Hadid Architects) © 2025 Látóhatár Kiadó Lap-és Könyvkiadó Kft ZAHA HADID Architects (ZHA) has designed a new mixed-use neighbourhood for northwest Budapest The seven hectare site will house a medical clinic and town hall 35,000 square metres of communal green space Zugló City Centre will also feature insulating green roofs and be built to reduce energy consumption and emissions storage and reuse of more than 90,000 square metres of rainwater annually Above: The development is designed to connect and expand upon the district's existing parks and gardens The development is intended to connect with the surrounding district’s squares and gardens breathing new life into these public spaces and creating an additional network of gardens and plazas with their own restaurants and cafes ​​“It is a great honour for us to have won the architectural design tender for the development of Zugló City Centre,” said ZHA director Gianluca Racana in a press release “The project will create one of the greenest and most sustainable neighbourhoods on the Pest side of the capital organically linked to the surrounding area and Rákos Creek commercial and leisure services which will form a harmonious whole with the large green areas and community spaces that will be created “The complex development will also pay tribute to the architecture culture and history of the beautiful capital while paving the way for the future with state-of-the-art solutions.” Above: New plazas will house restaurants and cafes “The project looks at the surrounding ecosystems integrating the future developments of the Zugló district and Budapest city to develop a strong bond with the re-naturalisation of Rákos Creek,” added Land Italia “The new district envisions a ‘green spine’ as the natural backbone of the development.” The project is being developed by Bayer Construct Group with work set to begin in 2022 ZHA has completed a number of high profile projects recently, including an infinity-shaped medical research centre in China which opened earlier this month You’ll get a confirmation email from us shortly These can sometimes go into your junk mail Sign up and follow us to ensure you never miss an update The mixed-use Zugló City Centre in Budapest’s 14th district integrates new civic spaces surrounded by nature together with homes shops and offices on a site of nearly seven hectares between Bosnyák Square and Rákos Creek Developed in phases by Bayer Construct Group in Hungary the project will begin construction early next year and is scheduled for completion in 2029 Defined by the surrounding urban fabric of the district’s avenues and parks Zugló City Centre weaves new public squares and gardens through the heart of the design to connect with the re-established natural ecosystem at Rákos Creek; creating a network of interconnected gardens and plazas lined with restaurants and cafes apartments and offices as well as a new medical clinic and town hall “It is a great honour for us to have won the architectural design tender for the development of Zugló City Centre The project will create one of the greenest and most sustainable neighborhoods on the Pest side of the capital organically linked to the surrounding area and Rákos Creek The complex development will also pay tribute to the architecture while paving the way for the future with state-of-the-art solutions,” said Gianluca Racana Zugló City Centre embeds future-proof solutions within its design to reduce energy consumption and emissions while enhancing the quality of life for the local community Incorporating insulating green roofs as well as the collection storage and reuse of 90,000 cubic meters of rainwater per year and the orientation and composition of its buildings contribute to naturally regulate temperatures within the centre; decreasing summer peaks by up to 6°C compared to average temperatures in downtown Budapest the design includes nearly 35,000 sq.m of communal green space shade trees and ponds to establish a new park that will be the third largest in the district A centralised plant controlled by smart systems and powered by renewables will reduce energy consumption compared to buildings using traditional heating and energy supply Extensive pedestrian zones and new bike paths will encourage urban micro-mobility by connecting living working and recreational spaces within short walking distances Determined by detailed transport impact assessments together with micro/macro simulations the surrounding infrastructure and road networks will be improved and include the creation of 12,000 sq.m of new landscaped areas Extending to the natural ecosystem of Rákos Creek the ‘green spine’ includes the planting of 900 new trees and defines the central axis of the City Centre design; transforming from urban plazas and gardens into natural parkland at the creek enabling all those living in the 14th district to easily connect with nature You must be logged in to post a comment The Márton Varga Vocational High School of Horticulture and Surveying can be found in Zugló where even the gate has special significance The school was founded in 1926 by Márton Varga as the first horticultural vocational training institution in the country It grew out of the group of lady gardeners war widows who worked in this field after 1918 Márton Varga also designed and built the Japanese garden although it has undergone major renovations it is still maintained according to Varga’s original plans and concept which is highly valued by the tradition-conscious Japanese it is constantly evolving and being enriched,” adds László Sometimes graduating students plant new trees – there are several such memorial ones among the ornamental cherries – and adding new or renovated features to the garden When a local horticulturalist visits any Japanese garden, or gardens embellished with Japanese elements, such as Margaret Island, Budapest Zoo and the public park established in Szentendre the differences with Hungarian tradition are clear But Zugló is the only one where the Japanese imperial family also paid homage when Japan began to open up to Western culture Prince Takamatsu and his new bride were sent on a tour of Europe for their honeymoon They heard tell of a Japanese garden in Hungary and visited in 1931 Legend has it that they were hosted at a tea ceremony in a teahouse built of bamboo for which the more female-looking male students were dressed as geishas to serve drinks They also asked to borrow the costumes for Madama Butterfly from the Opera House The princely couple liked the show so much that they later sent over Japanese plants from the Imperial Court and even today there are a few specimens that have grown from the propagation of these gifts but a new one was built last year using the original Japanese technology features such as lanterns and pagodas are also important elements of Japanese gardens The ones here are copies of those that came to Hungary from the Japanese Imperial Court thanks to East Asian researcher and patron Japanese gardening is also characterised by the minimising of nature and the evocation of the environment as if they were painting only one picture: Fuji is included in almost every Japanese garden Turtle Island and Crane Island represent two mythical animals in Japanese culture perfect souls are flown by a crane to an island supported on the back of a turtle floating in the sea The Bridge of Sighs leads to Crane Island: whoever crosses it and makes a wish it will be granted and put to good use by students at the school Yet the largest evergreen in the garden is the Himalayan pine which had to be tied up so that it would not fall The Japanese believe that where its branches reach the earth László reckons they even managed to surprise the Japanese when they were being presented around the garden the most photogenic tree in the garden is the sad Japanese pagoda whose branches have become so bent and weeping thanks to a special pruning technique The Japanese garden can be visited for 500 forints and as school visits make up much of the traffic you may well come across gaggles of children and be greeted by students from the Márton Varga institute Japanese GardenDistrict XIV. Mogyoródi út 56-60+36 1 273 2741  www.vmszki.hu (Hungarian-only) Úgy tűnik nem található semmi ezen a helyen IMPRESSZUM SZERZŐI JOGOK ADATVÉDELEM FELHASZNÁLÁSI FELTÉTELEK What is today Zugló was divided between two districts at the time In the 1890s the eastern edge of the 8th District The decision to form Zuglo was reached in 1930 and it began operating as an independent administrative unit on 1 October 1935 the area had 67,000 inhabitants and covered 18.74 square km The 14th districts consists of eight areas: Városliget It population moved into the area gradually through the 19th and 20th centuries The Mayor's Office in Zugló (Photo: Zuglo.hu) Zugló is divided into its sub-units by several major Budapest or national roads The main road in the district is Thököly Road and the most valuable elements of its architectural heritage can be found in Városligeti and the surrounding areas: Herminamező and Istvánmező Among these the internationally acclaimed buildings designed by Józseg Hild Ödön Lechner and Béla Lajta are the most well-known The majority of imposing building can be found on Stefánia Road and Hermina Road The Hungarian Royal Geological Institute (14 Stefania Road 14th District) built 1896–1899 (Photo: Lechner összes [Lechner: The complete works]/Látóhatár Kiadó) the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hall of Arts are a World Heritage Site The Hall of Arts on Heroes Square (Photo: Balázs Both/pestbuda.hu) Healthcare in the district had a 150-year history the Bethesda Hospital opened in 1872 in the Barlt Villa built next to City Park during the National Awakening Zugló is also often called the district of schools because of the many famous educational institutions within its borders The most important grammar schools are those named after Saint Stephen and Miklós Radnóti Higher education institutions include the Evangelical University of Theology and the Miklós Ybl Faculty of Szent István University ELTE Radnóti Miklós Primary School and Secondary School for Teacher Training (Photo: Wikipedia) These schools are not only famous for the quality of the education they provide but for the architectural and artistic values preserved in their buildings The Assembly hall of the School of the Vision Impaired the Nádor Hall is especially of note in this regard especially the monumental glass structure created by Imre Zsellér in the 1930s The Art Nouveau painted glass window in the Nádor Hall (Photo: Julia Kozics/pestbuda.hu) Public transport in the district is environmentally friendly even to Western European standards suburban railway lines and bicycle routes crisscross the entirety of Zugló The Millennium Underground Railway runs under Andrássy Avenue It was the first underground railway to be completed in continental Europe in 1896 At the time its construction was also seen as a technological marvel as it was built within a year The Millennium Underground Railway is also part of the World Heritage (Photo: Balázs Both/pestbuda.hu) Metro line 2 was opened in 1970 and connects east and west Budapest at the junction of Kerepesi Road and the Hungária Ring Road is the largest in the capital with its four-track design Sports life also has a long and proud history in the 14th district Hungarian figure and speed skating have traditionally been housed in Zugló and the local council supports the BVSC-Zugló sports association which was founded in 1911 Sportsmen and women from the association have one over 20 Olympic gold medals over the past century The Ice Skating Rink in City Park (Photo: Balázs Both/pestbuda.hu) the eight quarters of the district are highly populated An overview of the seven unique areas gives a glimpse into Zugló's past Herminamező houses the oldest buildings the 1940sth District: the Bethesda Children's Hospital and the Hermina Chapel which were designed by József Hild (1789–1867) The building of the Bethesda Hospital was built in 1838 for a spa operated by Elek Oláh It was later remodelled and expanded by János Bartl The Bartl Villa became a centre of cultural life during the National Awakening and even Franz Liszt gave a concert in its rooms Following the death of János Bartl in 1870 the Bethesda Hospital for adults operated by german-speaking Reformed congregations was moved into the villa Between 1909 and 1951 the Filadelfia Diakonissza Association managed the hospital it was transformed into a Children's Hospital In 1992 the hospital was returned to the Reformed Church In Hungary and continues to operate as the Bethesda Children's Hospital of the Reformed Church in Hungary The quarter was named after Archduchess Hermina (1817-1842) the daughter of Palatine Joseph who died at a young age A chapel was constructed in her memory and in honour of the Nativity of Mary from donations made by the Palatine and the citizens of Pest Franz Liszt's mass for male choir was first performed at the consecration on 8 September 1856 Ther more monumental Parish Church of the Holy Spirit was built for the Catholics of Herminamező in 1937 on Kassai Square The southern end of the quarter is dominated by buildings of historic value built in the first half of the 20th century its northern side is dominated by residential areas and housing estates built in the second half of the century The Parish Church of the Holy Spirit today (Photo: esztergomi-ersekseg.hu) The Parish Church of the Holy Spirit in Herminamező The bell of the new church in herminamező was hoisted into the tower after being consecrated on 29 June 1935 Herminamező is bordered by the following streets: Teleki Blanka street from the Vác railway line – Nagy Lajos király Road – Ajtósi Dürer Way – Hermina Road – Kacsó Pongrác Road – Hungária Ring Road – the Vác railway line to Teleki Blanka street Istvánmező is not only the inner part of the 14th District but also reaches into the 7th and 8th Districts the quarter was also named after a child of Palatine Joseph István (1817–1867) was the last Palatine of Hungary after his father's death and served in 1847–1848 Istvánmező was built up from the 1890s onwards Alongside the representative villas and residential blocks several famous artists lived and worked in the area through the 20th century The villas and studios used by György Zala (sculptor The architecture of Istvánmező is mainly characterised by Hungarian historicism and Art Nouveau Many were designed by famous architects such as Ödön Lechner The southern parts of the quarter are dominated by sports facilities Known as the Budapest Olympic Center the Puskás Arena (built instead of the Ferenc Puskás Stadium) the Kisstadion ('small stadium') and Gerevich aladár National Sports Hall can be found here The Puskás Arena opened in 2019 (Photo: Puskás Arena website) The oldest building in the complex is the Millenáris Sporttelep The multi-functional velodrome is a cradle of Hungarian professional sport It remains a popular venue for cycling and ice hockey fans The Millenáris was also the first stadium where the Hungarian national football team played its first match Istvánmező is bordered by the following roads: Hermina Road from Ajtósi Dürer Way – Thököly Road – Hungária Ring Road – kerepesi Road – Baross Square – Thököly Road – Dózsa György Road – Ajtósi Dürer Way to Hermina Road Alsórákos is the largest quarter of Zugló and contains family houses Alsórákos has had many names and is traditionally equated with Rákos Field the place where the national diet of the estates of the realm would meet in the Middle Ages Following the period the area remained undeveloped for several centuries the area around Rákos-stream was increasingly overrun by residential and industrial buildings The Aluminum Factory on Erzsébvet Királyné Road defines the industrial landscape of the area to the present day While the factory of the heavy industry was able to innovate and stay afloat the staple of light industry in the area only operated for 100 years The Pest Zsolnay Factory was opened during the lifetime of the great ceramicist Vilmos Zsolnay (1828–1900) and operated in Dob Street in Erzsébetváros between 1895 and 1898 The Zsolnay family constructed a larger and more modern factory in Alsórákos and operated successfully for nearly 50 years producing various wall tiles and bathroom ceramics Several representative buildings were among their customers or the Budapest headquarters of the Gresham Life Assurance Company When it was nationalised in 1948 its name was changed to Budapest Porcelain Factory In 1995 the entire factory was torn down and residential houses built in its place Only a few street names remind passers-by that an important factory once stood there: Zsolnay Vilmos The Zsolnay Memorial Room in the Regnum Marianum Parish Church was erected to commemorate the Pest Zsolnay factory Alsórákos is delineated by the following streets: Madridi Street from Szent László Road – Ring Railway – Vezseny Street – Vazul Street – Körvasút Way – Szolnoki Road – Kerepesi road – Rákos Stream – Füredi Street – Nagy Lajos király Road – Teleki Blanka Street – Szegedi Road – Tatai Street – Kámfor Street – Szent László road until Madridi Street The quarter was known as Nagy-Szugló in 1873 when Budapest was created and renamed Zugló when it was unified with Kis-Szugló in 1930 It is largely covered by residential buildings built in the 1950s and two smaller areas of detached houses built in the 1940s Nagyzugló is bordered by the following roads: Nagy Lajos király Road from Egressy Road – Örs Vezér Square – Kerepesi Road – Róna Street – Egressy road to Nagy Lajos király Road Kiszugló is one of the smallest areas of the 14th district with a moderately dense population but renamed simply Zugló until 1992 when it was again divided from Nagyzugló Church of Saint Anthony of Padua on Bosnyák Square (Photo: Wikipedia) Kiszugló is dominated by three-four-storey houses built through the 20th century An industrial curiosity of the quarter and also an important site in the history of transport is the BKV station built on Bosnyák Square in the 1910s coach house (depot) and three-storey operations building deserve attention Kiszugló is bordered as follow: Southern side of Bosnyák Square from Thököly Road – Nagy Lajos király Road – Egressy Road – Róna Road – Thököly Road to Bosnyák Square Törökőr is the easternmost part of the district Its name refers to the Ottoman occupation of Pest and Buda when the Ottomans built a guard post in the area Törökőr was developed continuously throughout the 20th century The organ factory was the landmark of the quarter for decades Once the Rieger Organ Factory was closed in 1952 the Budapest Handmade Organ company operated under  77 Hungarian Ring Road continuing the traditions of Hungarian organ-making The company was renamed Aquincum Organ Factory in 1976 The factory operated until the middle of the 2000s and gave organs to two Benedictine churches in Hungary: Pannonhalma and Tihany Otto Rieger's Royal and Imperial Organ Factory 10th District after 1905 (Photo: FSZEK Budapest Collection) The cityscape of Törökőr is also defined by the Vehicle Repair Plant of the Hungarian Postal Service on Egressy Road The quarter is determined as follows: Thököly Road until Hungária Ring Road – Róna Street – Kerepesi Road – Hungária Ring Road to Thököly Road Rákosfalva is one of the smallest districts in Zugló but has a very high-density population because of the housing estates in the quarter The area was first the eastern edge of the 8th District and the 10th District The quarter was developed from the 1870s onwards The majority of its early residents built single-storey houses and made an agricultural living The transportation of the quarter was greatly improved in 1888 when the suburban railway line connecting Gödöllő and the capital was completed The Organ Factory owned by the Reiger Brothers operated under what used to be Szigligeti Street between 1900 and 1952 and supplied hundreds of Hungarian churches The ten-storey prefabricated estate houses seen in Rákosfalva today were built in the 1970s Only three buildings survived from earlier times: the Parish Church of Saint Stephen The Parish Church of Saint Stephen and a stone cross in front of it (Photo: Wikipedia) The parish church was built in the Romanesque-revivals style following the plans of József Pucher The bell in its tower was cast in 1871 by Ferenc Walser and was used in the wooden church built temporarily before the brick building The stone cross in front of the church was carved in 1857 and is the oldest religious public monument in Zugló Rákosfalva is defined by the Rákos Stream and major roads: Örs Vezér Square – Füredi Road – Kerepesi Road – and Rákos Stream Cover photo: The Zugló cityscape (Photo: zuglo.hu) Here You are kindly invited to participate in a competition to provide the Architectural Concept and all associated services described herein as the Concept Designer for Zugló-Városközpont in Budapest Introduction1.1 The InvestorThe investor is the Zugló-Városközpont Ltd owned as a project company by BAYER CONSTRUCT Zrt that is a group of companies mainly in Hungarian ownership that offers complex construction and real estate services.BAYER CONSTRUCT was established in 2002 when the company’s main profile was reinforced concrete construction in Hungary BAYER CONSTRUCT deals with complete construction project implementation building material production and complex real estate development BAYER CONSTRUCT is active both in Hungary and in international markets as well.Due to its own industrial site and preparation facilities privately owned construction equipment and highly educated staff with international experience the Company is able to realize complex assignments.BAYER CONSTRUCT offers complex construction and real estate solutions that guarantee their clients’ satisfaction both in Hungary and in international markets 1.2 Project Overview1.2.1 Overview of the wider neighborhoodThe district XIV where the project is located is a large and mixed neighbourhood both with densely built communist era style high-rise apartments and decently kept suburban style detached homes It is also one of the greenest districts of Budapest the City Park that is located at the western part of the district The district has an average population size in relation to other districts with cca The purchasing power of the district has improved in recent years; as many high-grade residential developments have taken place and the district has become a favoured residential location With the exception of the Örs Vezér tér that is the main a public transportation junction point the district does not have a commercial center larger office buildings and commercial properties are located sparsely along the Hungária / Róbert Károly Körút and Üllői út 1.2.2 Overview of the micro locationThe subject property is located along the Csömöri út approximately 150 m northeast of the Nagy Lajos Király útja It is bordered by the Csömöri út from the west Bosnyák utca from the east and the Rákospatak utca from the north The property has good visibility as it has a long border facing towards a busy main road passing through the district.The proximity of the Bosnyák tér market hall generates footfall in the surrounding area and it can be considered as a hub/center for the Zugló area The overall environment of the property is mixed ranging from commercial properties/average to low grade residential properties there is a sports field and the Paskál Park and Cordia Thermal Zugló residential development projects The location lacks modern commercial properties 1.2.3 ConceptThe Zugló Városközpont (ZVK) will be a mixed-use project that will incorporate offices The development will be realized on an 8,7-hectare site with a total gross floor area of 251,000 sqm Main figures:Total plot area: 87 000 m2Total planned built area above ground 251 000m2Total planned built area below ground: 163 000 m2 The complex expects to include to the area some 15,000 people living and working by the end of the construction The project aims at becoming the new heart of Zugló and to serve as the hub of this neighbourhood.The XIV district Municipality is planning to relocate to the planned Market Hall building together with the district medical centre.During the master planning high emphasis should be given to the public urban spaces specialized service center – assuming a well-balanced mix of services and basic retail profiles 1.2.4 Planned phasing of the ProjectThe project will be realised in 3 phases: Phase 1- Shopping Center & office building New market hall & municipality buildingPhase 2 - Office building residential buildingPhase 3- Office building Office buildings are planned with an average of 35 000 sqm GLA Residential buildings between 18-25.000 sqm saleable area The shopping center should have cca 18.000 sqm GLA Market Hall – The existing market building is to be demolished The continuous operation of the market must be ensured during the project so a temporary market is to be built by the Investor the new market hall will be built that is expected to have a footprint of 7,000 sqm The designer of the new market will be awarded through a public tender issued by the municipality that is not the subject of this Competition but shall be considered Parking under the office and shopping centers will be minimum 2 levels to provide enough parking for the project 400-seat P + R car parking capacity should be built above the minimum required parking spaces on area that must be situated under Urban Place on one level while rest quantity will be put under the Market Hall The development is planned in phases over 8 years 2.1 InvestorZugló-Városközpont Ingatlanfejlesztő 2.2 ContactCandidates shall submit questions regarding the project to Addressees:Márton Király Senior Project ManagerAndrás Herczeg Project Manager 2.3 Purpose of design competitionThe purpose of the design competition is to select the complex designer or group of designers who is the most eligible to implement the design program published in the design competition documentation so that the urban planning project is to be performed innovatively in a high urban development and architectural quality taking full account of the present and future functional requirements.As a result of this design competition the Investor wishes to make a contract with the selected designer in relation to Concept Design documentation to be prepared for the Zugló district project 2.4 Mission of the urban development Zugló district centre to become a new gem transforming and creating value for the capital.An individual character that will differentiate and raise the project above the competitive real estate developments Remuneration for the invitation (MP&FD Fee)5000 EUR per Competitor Remuneration (net) of the Bidders based on ranking: Third Prize: 10.000 EURTotal budget available for remuneration Condition of participation and other rules of design tender can be found in attached Competition Brief Download the information related to this competition here. This competition was submitted by an ArchDaily user. If you'd like to submit a competition, call for submissions or other architectural 'opportunity' please use our "Submit a Competition" form The views expressed in announcements submitted by ArchDaily users do not necessarily reflect the views of ArchDaily One of the most striking buildings in the area is a little castle found on Zichy Géza utca It has two towers and was most likely based on the sketches of painter Fülöp László in 1899 The reason why it was built was described by painter’s grandchild in an interview in 2017 Fülöp László was courting the daughter of the wealthy Guinness brewer but her parents were not all that excited about them marrying The painter wanted to impress his future mother- and father-in-law and demonstrate his good standing hoping that this would prompt them to accept him into the family "How will Hungarian sport be represented on the occasion of the millennium and the millennium exhibition?" The question was asked in a voluminous letter by a writer requesting anonymity a certain "Arator" in the 9 June 1895 issue of the Sport-Világ because two weeks later the newspaper reported that Ministerial Adviser József Schmidt had invited all the sports associations of Hungary and on 15 June 1895 the Millennium Sports Committee was formed Poster for the Millennium Sports Events (Source: László Siklóssy: A magyar sport ezer éve [A Thousand Years of Hungarian Sport] The only question was where to hold the most spectacular one-week gymnastics federation competition the two-day youth gymnastics demonstration the eight athletics and 15 cycling competitions National youth gymnastics competition in 1905 at the Millenáris sports complex (Source: Fortepan / No.: 115819) the capital handed over the area between Stefánia Road and the then Lóverseny Square for a token amount for a sporting event with the stipulation that it must be returned after the events The Millennium Sports Committee has begun construction on the section between Stefánia Road and Csömöri Road Cycling competition and demonstration in 1914 at the Mili as the common language of Pest named the sports field (Source: Érdekes Újság At the request of the Hungarian Association of Engineers and Architects who created the transformer a year earlier in 1885 together with Károly Zipernowsky and Miksa Déri also took part in the design of the cycle path and he was also the vice-president of Hunnia he was also a judge in the cycling race at the Millenáris.  The racetrack was scheduled to open on 10 May  “They are working on the millennium race track with a hurry although the race of the 10th and the race of Óbuda on the 14th will be cancelled there is still a lot of work to be done to finish the track The sitting and standing areas are divided into two parts according to the entrances then in the middle the magnificently furnished royal pavilion 36 of them and 3,400 seats and 1,500 standing places The entrance on the opposite side is from Stefánia Road the parade ground for youth competitions will be here On this side there are 3 grandstands with 2080 seats and 1500 stands Changing rooms and offices were set up under the grandstands The newspaper even mentions that there will be "a buffet on the field FTC tandem cyclists on the track in 1914 (Source: FSZEK Budapest Collection) with the competition of the Óbuda Gymnastics Association and the greeting of athletes returning from the Athens Olympics The first cycling race took place on 31 May 1896 at the velodrome which awaited the riders with a modern tread The 500-meter-long track had a 16.24 percent incline in the rounds to prevent riders from drifting out during a “fast bend” it was one of the most modern cycling tracks in Europe with the most famous cycling stars of the age competing here in international competitions Although the course should have been demolished in October 1896 the sports federations banded together for its survival the capital finally let it run until June 1990 which was then extended for another six years - to the annoyance of the residents of the area In addition to the spectacular cycling competitions the first public international football match was held here in Hungary The Budapesti Torna Club clashed with the Austrian Vienna Criquett And despite the fact that the Olympian Alférd Hajós was a member of the Hungarian team BTC lose 2-0 to the more experienced Viennese.  The first international football match was held on the Millenáris sports field in Hungary in 1897 Olympian Alfréd Hajós was also a member of the team who later took part in the transformation of the sports field as an architect (Source: Alfréd Hajós: Így lettem olimpiai bajnok [How I became an Olympic champion])  the defeat did not break the sport's "career" in Budapest at the time Due to the bicycle tax introduced by the capital in 1899 many people gave up the two-wheeled sports equipment and started playing football as no such additional costs were incurred there The bike paths were closed one after the other by 1905 the only remaining velodorm was in the Millenáris And football matches attracted more and more paying spectators to the field which caused disagreements within the sports federation as well as the sports complex was called in the common language of Pest at the time and most of the matches were held elsewhere It was suggested several times that the track would be closed and then in 1915 the capital bought back the facility from the Budapest Racetrack Association It became the sports and play park of the Budapest schools under the name of Székesfővárosi Millenáris Sporttelep and a swimming pool was established in the area during the time of István Bárczy The races in the velodrome were organized one after the other the recording was made in 1939 (Source: Fortepan / No.: 18342) the football field and athletics field were renovated but there was no money left for the velodrome As the asphalt of the track became more and more cracked while the Hungarian Cycling Association worked to organize a world championship for Hungary by 1928 Hungary had the right to organize the champhionship The competition was held at the Millenáris Velodrome to the great sorrow of the people of Újpest seeing the deterioration of the Zugló track a bicycle track was built for 2 billion crowns in 1924 and it was hoped that it would be the venue for the world competition But the international federation decided otherwise The closing day of the Tour de Hongrie cycling race at the Millenáris in 1949 (Source: Fortepan / No.: 33238) the transformation began on the Millenáris according to the plans of architect Alfréd Hajós and engineer Aladár Mattyók The experience of the riders was also taken into account when designing and building the reinforced concrete bike path: the angle of inclination was 12 degrees in the straights and it was possible to go at a speed of 100-110 kilometres per hour It was at that time the most modern racetrack in Europe an early example of sports facilities built worldwide after World War I When the sports field was remodeled in 1927 Millenáris Beach was also built with a 33-meter pool which they later wanted to expand to 50 meters with the pool in the background (Source: Fortepan / No: 148199) which then belonged to the Budapest Sports Association the Nemzeti Ujság reported on the event as follows:  “The capital has become richer with a new Szabó József-Street Sports Complex of the "Budapest" Sports Association which was completed in the area of the old Millennáris overnight and where the best cyclists from Europe and the world will run the 1928 "world" championships in August The World Cycling Championships were attended by 17 countries between 15-20 August 1928 held on the most modern track in Europe at the time They organized sports events and swimming courses But the financial difficulties intervened again and in 1936 the BSE departments did not hold any training sessions on the field The sports field in 1954 (Source: Fortepan / No.: 9280) the bike races were watched by tens of thousands of spectators so did the number of athletes and spectators decrease several bomb hits and shots hit the grandstands which was restored by the funding of riders and spectators on their own the first post-war cycling race was held here the recording was made in 1958 (Source: Fortepan / No.: 28534) It seemed that the Mili would be filled again by international competitions as the World Cycling Championships of Tertiary Education were held in 1949 and in the same year the field even hosted a Davis Cup tennis match  Davis Cup match at the Millenáris in 1949 (Source: Fortepan / No.: 33512) the World Cycling Championships of Tertiary Education were here again the velodrome was remodeled and modified: by this time this was not in line with international regulations so no more world cycling competitions could take place at the Millennium Velodrome.  Reconstruction and refurbishment of the track has come up several times in recent years athletes with a competition license can cycle on the 125-year-old track the former citadel of cycling competitions in Budapest Athletes with a racing license can ride in the 125-year-old velodrome today (Source: National Sports Centers) Cover Photo: The Millenáris sports field in the 1930s (Source: Hungarian Olympic and Sports Museum) The residents decided to create a majestic garden in the heart of the building instead of recreating the former concrete look as plants have the ability to drain water as well One of the residents, Rita Muhari, was already an experienced gardener, creating miniature bottled gardens for years – naturally, she was in charge of planning out the project, as well as acquiring the plants and handling the duties associated with the tender. She recently shared some pictures on Facebook capturing their amazing results as well as the different phases that lead to the finished garden The courtyard provides ideal conditions for growing ferns Their annual plant choices include begonias but the most treasured plant in the garden is the southern magnolia “We often chat over some coffee at the tables in the garden The plants have grown a lot in these five years and the grape creepers now reach up to the windows which is lovely in the summer,” concludes Rita Little is known about the distant past of the square but what’s certain is that it used to be a relatively lightly populated area in the early 20th century Bosnyák tér earned its official name and function in 1901 increasingly becoming a more significant spot of the Pest side from this point on Its name comes from Habsburg Emporer Franz Joseph who named it Bosnyák (‘Bosnian’) tér because of the fact that the area used to be a training ground for Bosnian soldiers who served as bodyguards at the Royal Palace of Buda at the time The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy occupied Bosnia in 1878 There was an unsuccessful assassination attempt carried out against Franz Joseph when he visited the country in 1911 but the name of the square was not changed after the incident The Zugló depot was moved here shortly before 1901 Budapest railway company BKVT established the facility in 1899 The smaller one was added three years later together with the two-storey operating unit overlooking the square The 1960s brought major changes not only to the life of the market The sports complex next to the market was completed by 1960 and the office building by 1969 which gave place to the departments of map-making companies The symbol and the most emblematic building of the square is the parish church of St Anthony of Padua Designed to host 3,000 worshippers at one time it’s the second largest church in Budapest Zugló locals had to trek all the way to Rózsák tere in order to attend church in the late 1800s but people began to hold mass in the apartment of a local school teacher they even turned a nearby restaurant into a chapel Archbishop János Csernoch designated the site for Zugló’s future parish church There was a small church standing at the square by the summer of 1923 but it stood in the location of the current office building the much larger and more beautiful current church had already been established alongside The foundations of the St Anthony of Padua Parish Church were established on 14 December 1941 then by the auxiliary bishop of Esztergom (who died as a martyr and was beatified in 2009) the church was built between 1941 and 1946 but its main construction had already been carried by 1944 was blessed by Archbishop József Mindszenty in the summer of 1946 as the political régime would have liked the building to be turned into a market hall instead of a church which was only partially built at the time Another interesting fact about the church is that its architect originally had a different plan and a completely different kind of building He first envisioned a much smaller and more unique edifice so perhaps it’s no wonder that this didn’t win many people over his initial plans were not accepted because he planned the church at its previous location It’s fun to play with the thought of how Bosnyák tér might have looked had they carried out his plans – but it’s almost impossible to think about the square without its signature parish church we all know today There are dozens of exciting real estate developments scheduled for 2022 in Budapest and one of them is aimed at renewing an entire city district in Zugló The project named Zugló City Centre is a grandiose idea designed by famous architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects which was founded by the legendary architect and namesake of the company which is an international landscape consultancy to provide the most liveable and green areas for the brand-new city district in Budapest The idea of renewing the 14th district and Bosnyák Square has been on topic among the developers of Budapest, but Telex reports that the construction permit was finally given to Zugló-Városközpont Ingatlanfejlesztő Kft. a company that owns the area behind Bosnyák Square the construction work will be done by Hungarian-owned Bayer Construct Group The project was previously elevated to be considered important for the national economy One of the main elements of the city district will be the renewed Bosnyák Square which will be realised in a 6-8 thousand square metre main square with a promenade while the new building of the local government would get a modern design and would be located right next to it The establishment would also provide shopping opportunities The mayor of Zugló, Csaba Horváth, previously highlighted that during the planning of Bosnyák Square the main goal was to increase the green area of the district by a large margin The project will start in the first half of the year and is expected to last for 8 years The entire area will boast 35,000 square metres of landscaped areas The residential area will be 55,000 square metres The commercial area of the project will be 84,000 m2 This will include a grocery store and a shopping street of 12,000 square metres “We are planning a city in the city, a meeting place with identity, diversity, an internal promenade protected from the noise of the city [Budapest]. The services and commercial functions are located along the busy Csömöri Road, and the residential area will be located in the quieter Bosnyák Street,” Bayer Property’s website previously wrote and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved The 37-year-old man brutally stabbed his wife in front of their 2.5-year-old child the suffering of these women came to an end Not in this case, unfortunately. The man stabbing his wife to death in Zugló did so out of jealousy, writes borsonline.hu. Their own little child of only two and a half had to watch the whole thing Witnesses were still in shock the next day The tragedy fitting an action movie happened on Saturday early afternoon in the 14th district A married couple sitting in a Toyota started fighting to the point where the husband pulled out a knife and stabbed the woman several times the 33-year-old Eszter tried to get away but she collapsed on the sidewalk Someone tried to help her by immediately calling an ambulance but it was too late to save her the couple’s little kid of only two and a half was present at the scene and watched his father kill his mother He then tried to run into the building of child protection services situated right next to a kindergarten only a couple of metres away from where the car was parked the killer stayed by the woman’s side for a while then tossed the knife and his jacket both covered in blood into a bin Some say that the foreign man was actually getting ready to commit the crime as their relationship with his wife had not been the same towards the end.  According to them the poor victim was trying to find happiness by the side of someone else The husband could not handle losing his wife and the fact that his kid would be raised by another man wanted a divorce by any means as she could not take the husband’s aggression any longer People living in the area say that they do not know them probably because they lived somewhere else A witness said: “The couple was first sitting in the car They started to argue but I did not understand what they talked about as they did not do so in Hungarian The woman screamed loudly then jumped out of the car The man practically chased her; poor woman was running all around the place but had to stop several times Blood was squirting while she cried for help.” The witness lives on the street and every day passes by the spot where Eszter was killed I could only feel a bit of relief when the police took the body.” The Hungarian government is set to acquire three properties for a total sum of at least HUF 580 billion (nearly EUR 1.5 billion) through non-public agreements Each of these investments is connected to businessmen with close ties to the government Válasz Online identified and summarised three major investments where the Hungarian state has agreed to pay at least HUF 580 billion (EUR 1.49 billion) to groups owned by businessmen allied with Fidesz This includes the Főnix Private Equity Fund which is linked to Prime Minister Orbán’s son-in-law The newly acquired properties include the office blocks in the city centre of Zugló The acquisition of the Dürer Park office buildings The Hungarian National Asset Management Company concluded a preliminary agreement with Dürer Investment Ltd The plan is to house the Ministry of National Economy the Hungarian Development Bank and several other state-owned companies in these offices As per 24.hu, the total price of the Park could be HUF 120 billion (EUR 309 million) likely to increase from the original HUF 110 billion (EUR 283 million) due to inflation While the final sum is still pending government approval the cost will be approximately HUF 2 million (EUR 5,162) per square metre reports indicate that the Hungarian state has already transferred HUF 80 billion (EUR 206 million) to investors as an advance payment The Dürer Park deal involves Market Asset Management Ltd. owned by government ally István Garancsi and the Főnix Private Equity Fund the Hungarian state signed a preliminary agreement to transform the Zugló City Centre in Bosnyák Square into a government quarter The state will purchase 150,000 square metres of office space for HUF 244 billion (EUR 629 million) The relevant contract was made public by MP Ákos Hadházy, in collaboration with Transparency International, in early May 2024. Telex quoted Hadházy who said “[the contract] gives an amazing insight into the system that the 244 billion contract was signed without any prior evaluations that there were no plans ready at the time of signing and that the contract says that the final plans will have to be agreed upon.” The absence of final plans for the construction did not prove to be an obstacle to the project: just five days after the agreement the state transferred the 10% + VAT deposit to the contractors “The company probably really needed the cash,” Hadházy remarked Even if the state disapproves of the plans is the contractor for the Bosnyák Square project is closely linked to the Minister of National Economy She took over the law firm of Márton Nagy’s brother on the day of his appointment as minister This firm has signed contracts worth hundreds of millions with state-owned companies now under Nagy’s supervision Nagy appointed Judit Pete to the Public Procurement Council The future inhabitants of the Zugló properties include the National Tax and Customs Office the Directorate General for Public Procurement and Supply (KEF) despite a recent seven billion HUF complex for KEF completed in 2018 The largest investment involves the office buildings on the Kopaszi Dam in Újbuda the state signed a preliminary contract to purchase 160,000 square metres of office space for HUF 255 billion (EUR 658 million) meaning the municipality has no say in its completion One of the first elements of the project was the construction of the Mol Tower the government signed a contract with the developer prior to completion ensuring that the yet-to-be-built properties would meet the needs of the public offices that will occupy them The BudaPart properties will likely house the MÁV-Volánbusz Group the National Election Office and the National Intellectual Property Office At the same time, this measure, as Telex pointed out, “is a great help to Kopaszi Dam Plc. as they can build with the certainty that there will be tenants in their office buildings.” However Válasz Online reports that the six office complexes under construction will not be rented by the state but bought by it Sándor Scheer (also close to the government) and Zsolt Hernádi (CEO of the Mol Group) The total area covered by these three contracts is double the size of the government quarter proposed by the Gyurcsány government which Fidesz harshly criticised at the time “The M4 metro line was completed ten years ago at a cost of HUF 452 billion (EUR 1.1 billion) and according to the European Anti-Fraud Office there was plenty of suspected corruption in that project the development of a whole metro line or to renovate the Chain Bridge more than twenty times.” Orban’s son-in-law is a smart businessman There has not been any scandal attached to project carried out by this man It is time to celebrate all Hungarian’s success instead of letting jealousy destroy your life nepotism – noun – uk /ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/ The act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family Re financial performance – our Politicians are happy to overpay Well and then you can use their jets (travel to football matches in style) Pretty old – however do read and spare a thought as to how things have developed: https://www.ft.com/content/ecf6fb4e-d900-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482 you know that they will perform a good job because they do not want to let the family down All those that hired in either case would merit the job in any case and probably win the position against other applicants All 3 of trumps adult children have been called testify against their fathers over 100 times each guns drawn and his wife and young son Barrons room was gone through If you think this has little to do with Hungary – you best think again You forgot to mention the First Lady’s underwear drawer by the voyeurs All Trump children are well educated and earned their position Ivanka Trump is an entrepreneur in her own right Her clothing line was well made and attractive; I know because I own a number of pieces City Park and Heroes’ Square will be car-free a new overhead bridge is to be built at Rákosrendező railway-station and tram line 3 will be continued towards Angyalföld district Massive changes are to set in motion in Budapest by the investment projects of the government Every day about a million people arrive by car to the central districts of Budapest from the outside areas and the capital’s agglomeration. This year the government has already announced construction works of motorway M1 to avoid the capital Another important goal of the government and the city is to make at least two-thirds of these people choose public transportation and avoid the centre areas there is a need for new bridges and overpasses the Development Centre of Budapest (BFK) of the Prime Minister’s Office starts the preparation plans of a new overhead bridge in Pest Secretary of State responsible for the development of Budapest and its agglomeration The new overhead bridge will be a public road overpass; it will ensure the extension of the circular tram trail 3 and include a bike road and a pavement This overpass will finally solve the issue of connecting the two districts of Angyalföld and Zugló; in other words The Secretary of State pointed out that with this overpass they can decrease transport on Hungária avenue and make the City Park car-free the Kós Károly promenade and the Heroes’ Square will both become completely car-free according to the joint concept accepted by the government and the Council of Public Developments of the Capital. “The City Park completely needs to be given back to pedestrians and those wishing to have a rest and find some calm” – said Balázs Fürjes to metropol.hu. He also added that above-ground parking they opened a new underground parking lot under Dózsa György road This parking area has three levels and 9000m2  with 800 parking spaces together try to strengthen public transportation to completely get rid of car traffic around the City Park partly with the help of supporting the use of bicycles and with redirecting traffic to other areas The best solution would be if commuters chose public transportation directly from their homes – claimed Balázs Fürjes The overhead bridge planned over the railway station of Rákosrendező can solve the long-existing developmental problem of the so-called “rust zone” The circular trail of tram 3 is unfinished right now its connection to other districts of Pest can be constructed in the future The tram trail arriving from the direction of Bosnyák Square will go through this bridge until Béke Square on Szegedi road where it will be connected to the already existing line between Lehel street and Béke street BFK will ask residents in the area and the municipalities involved on everything related to the developmental plans to make the City Park car-free Two new parking areas will also be created One on the territory of the already existing P+R area at the bus and trolley stop of Mexikói road and the other one at the end of M3 entering the city the development of the train line of Hatvan which acts as a direct line between the capital and its agglomeration they are already working on increasing the capacity inside Budapest several establishments are under construction They will mostly be used by commuters during the day Some bad news among all the good is that the already busy Hungária avenue will not be in a much better position as the traffic banned from Kós Károly promenade will mostly go through here the already mentioned overhead bridge is very much needed It is essential to develop the bridge in a way that it does not direct traffic of M3 towards Angyalföld and Zugló a highway exit will be built right next to the railway leading cars towards Dévényi street and Vágány street Another way to reduce traffic would be to introduce a congestion charge for cars entering certain parts of the city although that would also require a lot of infrastructure development in terms of cameras and IT systems Funny how all these developments are undertaken by institutions (PM office BFK and Városliget Zrt) who are ultimately not accountable to Budapest residents/voters and using Budapest tax money Nobody voted for these people in Budapest taking all these decisions for us Also funny how how the mayor of the city (the one whose program people voted for) is completely left out from all of this your mayor is doing nothing for residents….only what he is doing is bla bla bla… From home to work by car 15-20 mins (30 mins during rush hour) by public transport over 1 hour (changing 3 tram/bus lines) Nyugati Railway Station will temporarily close from June 22 to July 5 midnight There will be maintenance and refurbishment works on tracks the passenger platforms and station buildings which have become urgent but it isn’t possible the do it by train traffic – MAV (Hungarian railway company) wrote MAV-START introduces a temporarily timetable in order to enable the passengers to easily reach their destinations in Budapest Several trains will be redirected to other stations in Budapest by the railway company which are operating on the Budapest-Debrecen-Nyiregyhaza and Budapest-Miskolc-Nyiregyhaza lines and the Zahony IC trains are operating until the Zuglo stop The Budapest-Nyugati-Zahony trains depart from Kobanya-Kispest and also arrive there The timetables of Budapest-Nyugati-Vac-Szob and Budapest-Nyugati-Cegled-Szolnok trains will be merged: the zone trains will operate on the Szob-Vac-Rakospalota-Ujpest-Zuglo-Cegled line the local trains will operate on Vac-Rakosrendezo-Zuglo-Monor line There will be trains which go from the Dunkanyar until Rakospalota-Ujpest The Budapest-Nyugati-Veresegyhaz-Vac  trains’ temporarily terminus will be the Rakosplaota-Ujpest station The Kobanya-Kispest-Szekesfehervar G43 trains only operate between Kelenfold and Gardony The S36 trains will be operating between Kobanya-Kispest and Tarnok buses will transport the passengers between Kobanya-Kispest and Ocsa from June 22 until August 19 Parking in Budapest can be quite distressing and especially if we find a parking zone where we have to pay Many parking spaces and zones that were free before have become paid spaces and zones recently It just emerged that paid parking in Budapest will be extended to further locations motorists will have to pay in more places for parking in Budapest a total of four districts were affected: Districts IX the following locations have since been extended to paid parking in Budapest: Now, Énbudapestem reported that we have to pay for parking at Sashegy in Újbuda and at Örs vezér Square in Zugló. According to Világgazdaság trial operations will start from 8 May in the area bounded by Nagy Lajos Király Road – Fogarasi Road – Örs Vezér Road – Örs vezér Square motorists will receive a penalty package if they do not buy a parking ticket keep in mind that during the period 15-21 May there will be only a warning without an actual cheque on the windows of cars parked illegally The actual pay-and-display system is coming into operation from 22 May It should also be expected that in the future commuters will use the parking spaces around Vezér Street as P+R as they will continue to be free of charge The extension of paid parking has already come into effect in Újbuda The latest change is in Sashegy in District XI where the zone became a paid parking zone on 2 April the good news is that the Újbuda parking operator has no plans to further expand the pay zone they are looking at the impact of the expansion on the border areas further changes will be proposed to the district council said that they wanted to introduce paid parking for locals in 2020 we had years where we issued 18,000 or 15,000 permits for 12,000 parking spaces It was quite obvious from that that this system was unsustainable Our assumption was that many people applied for a Józsefváros residence card but did not live here and this is appreciated by the people who live here,” he added Featured image: depositphotos.com