Public place names of Budapest

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Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Below is a list of public place names of Budapest that refer to famous people, cities or historic events. Generality of Budapest's public place names relate to the Hungarian national history. In Budapest there are about 8,600 named public place (streets, squares, parks etc.).

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Most common public place names

Former public place names

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