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Ferencváros (http://www.ferencvaros.h
u/) is traditional name of the IX. district.
The postal code is H-109X. Here is the
north end of the longest street in
Budapest, the Üllői Street is about fifteen
kilometer long. Its old name was 'Road to
Szolnok' and it connects five districts.
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Churches in Ferencváros
(https://www.parokia.hu/lap/kalvin-teri-r
eformatus-egyhaz/cikk/mutat/bemutatk
ozas/) (Kálvin téri református templom),
IX. Kálvin tér 7 (M3, M4 Kálvin tér or bus
9, 15 to stop Kálvin ter or tram 47, 49 to
stop Kálvin ter.), ☏ +36 1 215-4362 (tel:+
361215-4362) , +36 1 2176769 (tel:+361
2176769) , fax: +36 1 2153208,
budapest-kalvin.ter@reformatus.hu (mai
lto:budapest-kalvin.ter@reformatus.h
u) . Pastoral Office M 10:00-13:00, Tu
09:00-13:00, Th 13:30-17:30. The
second largest Protestant church in the
capital.The neo-classical style church,
built between 1816 and 1830, based on
Hilda Vince's plans. Originally designed
with two towers. The two separate base
of the never-built two towers is made,
and the tower in the middle standing on
edges of two base. The organ is a work
of the Viennese Deutschmann company,
in 1831. The foyer is decorated with
columned tympanum. The side choirs
was built between 1854 and 1855,
according to plans by József Hild. On
the south side located the Kálvin's room.
The glass paintings in the Kálvin Hall,
made by Miksa Roth, Christian symbols
and famous Protestant ecclesiastical
history persons, John Calvin, Bocskai
István Bethlen Gábor, are depicted. In
the middle of the stave vault rises an
elliptical dome. The interior white
surfaces decorated with golded stucco.
One of the main sight is Zichy Mano's
wife's tomb.
11 Kanizius St. Peter's Church (http://
www.szentvince.hu) (Kaniziusz Szent
Péter templom), IX. Gát u. 4. (Tram 4, 6
take to stop Mester utca / Ferenc körút
further Tram 51, 51A to stop 'Szakorvosi
rendelő', or : 'Klinikák' and walk 400 m),
☏ +36 1 215-5913 (tel:+361215-5913) .
Mass: Sa 17:00 and the first Sunday of
every month: 15:00 also there held
Lutheran and Copt masses. Catholic
church. In 1903 the members of St.
Vincent order, so called Lazarists, built a
three-story convent and church (190
m²), based on plan of Antal Hofhauser.
In 1941 the National Union of Craftsmen
and Youth worker got the building, using
for centre and headquarters
Ferencvárosi Evangélikus Imaterem (htt
p://ferencvaros.lutheran.hu/) . Pastoral
office and chapel IX. Haller utca 19-21.
(First floor of the building behind the
Roman Catholic Church) Directions:
from Nagyvárad tér (M3) take tram 24 to
stop 'Mester utca'. From Nagykörút
(tram 4, 6) take tram 51/51A to stop
Haller utca. The community church is:
Kaníziusz St. Peter's Church (http://ww
w.templom.hu/phpwcms/index.php?id=
14,436,0,0,1,0) of the Gat street. E-mail:
tamas.koczor@lutheran.hu.
12 Misssion House of Béla Bartók
Church (http://radaygyujtemeny.hu/)
(Ráday Könyvtár), IX. Ráday utca 28.
(Inside the building of the Theological
Faculty of Gáspár Károli Reformed
University; on the ground floor. - :
Kálvin tér and walk or : 'Fővám tér'
further take bus 5 to Ráday utca), ☏ +36
1 2176-321 (tel:+3612176-321) ,
raday.konyvtar@hotmail.com (mailto:rad
ay.konyvtar@hotmail.com) . M Tu Th F
09:00-17:00, W 13:00-17:00, Sa 09:00-
13:00; closed in July and August (except
on Mondays when guaranteed the full
services). A department of the Ráday
Collections of the Danubian District of
the Hungarian Reformed Church.
Periodicals and manuscripts, museal
rarities. Services are: borrowing; local
reading hall; copy service; general guide
or professional lecture in the museal
part of the library. Loan fee occasionally
Ft1000.
Centre (http://www.zwack.hu/hu/zwack-
muzeumok/zwack-muzeum-es-latogato
kozpont/bemutato/) (Zwack Unicum
Múzeum és Látogatóközpont), IX.
Soroksári út 26, entry from Dandár utca
(Tram 2 to stop 'Haller utca / Soroksári
út'), ☏ +36 1 4762383 (tel:+361476238
3) . Museum: M-Sa 10:00-17:00, Shop:
M-F 09:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-18:00.
English guided tours are available for
groups! Group registration: +36 1
4762383. - Shop: Dandár utca 1. Visitors
can watch a film about the Zwack
family’s and the Zwack company’s
history (circa 20 min). There is the
biggest mini bottle collection of Central
Europe contains more than 17,000
different pieces. Visit the Unicum cellar
which is a labyrinth with almost 500 oak
barrels and tasting some original
Unicum and the Unicum Plum directly
from barrel. Adult ticket: Ft1800 (with
tasting), Group (above 20
people)/Senior ticket: Ft1500 (with
tasting). Student ticket (under 18): Ft800
(without tasting), combined ticket
(inclide the Holocaust Memorial
Center’s exhibition) Adult/Group or
Senior/Student Ft2800/2200/1000.
Do
Dandár Street Spa (Dandár utcai
gyógyfürdő), IX Dandár utca 5-7. Spa
baths with temperature and mineral
content similar to Gellért baths.
Watch football at Ferencvárosi TC (http
s://www.fradi.hu/) , who play soccer in
Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the country's top
tier. Their home ground is Groupama
Arena, see above.
1 Palace of Arts (http://www.mupa.h
u/) (Művészetek Palotája), Komor
Marcell utca 1 (tram: 2 to Millenniumi
Kulturális Központ stop), ☏ +36 1 555
3301 (tel:+3615553301) ,
jegypenztar@mupa.hu (mailto:jegypenzt
ar@mupa.hu) . 09:00-18:00. This
modern, power plant-looking building
hides an excellent modern art museum
(Ludwig Múzeum), a festival theatre
(Fesztivál Színház) and the marvellous
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
(Bartók Béla Nemzeti
Hangversenyterem), which offer great
concerts from classical, jazz and world
music to Hungarian and international
pop, special children programmes and
the best opera performances in Central
Europe. The annual Wagner festival in
June is a must. Spectacles are held all
around the year. Book your tickets at the
Palace of the Arts home page without
additional booking fee. Ft700-9,800 for
students are available for Ft200 one
hour before every show.
2 Trafó House of Contemporary Arts
Banks
Markets
Supermarkets
Other stores
9 Obi (http://www.obi.hu/hu/stores/_h
ungary_west/) (Obi barkácsáruház), IX.
Soroksári út. 33. (Tram 2, 24, 51A to
Közvágóhíd), ☏ +36 1 455 5100 (tel:+36
14555100) , uzenet@obi.hu (mailto:uze
net@obi.hu) . Daily 08.00-20.00. DIY
chain. More units: XIV. Fogarasi út 28-
54. (Tel.: 36 40 21 22 23, M-Sa 08.00-
20.00, Su 08.00-19.00), IV. Szent Imre u.
1. (Tel.:36 40 21 22 23, M-Sa 08.00-
20.00, Su 08.00-18.00), XIX. Vak Bottyán
utca 75/A (Tel.: +36 40 212223, M- Sa
08.00 - 20.00 Su 08.00-18.00)
10 Praktiker home improvement store
(http://www.praktikerwebshop.hu/prakti
ker/aruhazak/9/budapest-mester-utca/
2/) (Praktiker barkácsáruház), IX.,
Mester utca 87 (Tram 1, 51, bus 103), ☏
+36 1 4767000 (tel:+3614767000) , fax:
+36 1 4767020, info@praktiker.hu (mailt
o:info@praktiker.hu) . M-F 08.00–20:00,
Sa 09.00–20:00, Su 09.00-18.00. More
than 40 000 products
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