Budapest and the Danube Banks
Also known as Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue, world heritage sites in Budapest
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Hungary
Inscribed
1987
Area
473 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Budapest and the Danube Banks is in Budapest. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hollókő, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Budapest · about 1,679,000 peopleabout 2 km north
- Vác · about 35,000 peopleabout 35 km north
- Tatabánya · about 71,000 peopleabout 50 km west
- Székesfehérvár · about 144,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
- Kecskemét · about 114,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
- Szolnok · about 109,000 peopleabout 90 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
HungaryCultural69 km away
HungaryCultural99 km away
SlovakiaCultural110 km away
Hungary, SlovakiaNatural153 km away
HungaryCultural157 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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