Hegyvidék (, official name: Budapest XII. kerülete, ) (, literally "Highlands", or "Mountain-land") is the official name of the XII district of Budapest (), capital of Hungary. It is a region of Buda, on the west bank of river Danube.
Geography
The only district in Buda without a connection to the river Danube, it lies on the green, hilly suburban area of Budapest. It borders 2nd district to the north, the 1st district (Castle district and Gellérthegy) to the east and 11th district (Kelenföld and Sashegy) to the south. Its western border marks the border of the whole city as well. Hegyvidék is said to be the lung of Budapest, as it gives place to many of the untouched green forests of the city and it also houses the highest hill of the entire urban area, János Hill (527 m above sea level).
Neighbourhoods The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 60 thousand inhabitants. It has several neighbourhoods: Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, János Hill, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos, Zugliget.
List of mayors Member Party Date Gábor Sebes SZDSZ 1990–1994 István Udvardy-Nagy MDF 1994–1998 György Mitnyan Fidesz 1998–2006 Zoltán Pokorni Fidesz 2006–2024 Gergely Kovács MKKP 2024-
Twin towns Hegyvidék is twinned with: Arad, Romania
Gallery
See also List of districts in Budapest
References
External links
Official Homepage (In Hungarian) Hegyvidék.hu Aerial photographs of Hegyvidék