Budapest/Csepel

Csepel (German: Tschepele) is the official name of the 21st district of Budapest. It is located at the northern end of Csepel Island in the Danube. Being on an island, it is the only complete district of Budapest which is neither in Pest nor in Buda. It has approximately 85,000 inhabitants.

Understand

The village and the island were named after the first comes (Hungarian: ispán) of the area, Csepel. Csepel Island became the personal domain of Árpád after the migration of Hungarians into Pannonia in the early 10th century. It remained a favourite resort of the Hungarian kings in the Middle Ages. From 1484 onwards Csepel was the wedding present to future Hungarian queens. The Ottoman Turks totally destroyed the village and the royal manor house in the 16th century. At the end of the 17th century, Serb refugees from Turkish-occupied Serbia settled here. At the beginning of the 18th century Prince Eugene of Savoy, owner of the island, re-established the settlement and populated it with German colonists. It became an independent municipality in 1742. The original village was located in the present-day freeport (Szabadkikötő) area but it was totally destroyed by the great flood of 1838. The new village was built on higher ground, in present-day Ófalu (Old Village). Formerly it was a working-class borough with several factories; there was even a bicycle named Csepel. Today, Csepel contains housing estates as well as middle-class garden suburbs.

Get in

To Csepel from the center:

  • From Boráros tér by  H7  to 🌍 Csepel, Szent Imre tér.
  • From Kőbánya–Kispest  M3  by  148  or  151  to 🌍 Csepel, Szent Imre tér.
  • From Közvágóhíd  H6  by  179  to Csepel, Szent Imre tér (only on weekdays).

Public transport map of Csepel.

See

Do

Culture

Leisure
  • 🌍 Csepel Bath (Csepeli strandfürdő), XXI, Hollandi út 14 (Strandfürdő  71 ), ☏ +36 1 277-6576. 06:00-18:00. Adult: 1700 Ft; senior, student: 1400 Ft; children: 800 Ft. (updated Feb 2019)
  • 🌍 Katalin Fishing Lake, XXI (1 km (0.62 mi) walk from Csille utca  159 ), ☏ +36 70 628-5121, . 06:00–17:00. Lake with fishing possibilities. There is also a food bar. Average meal: 1490 Ft, hamburger: 900 Ft, lunch menu: 990 Ft. (updated Jan 2021)
  • 🌍 Little Danube Coastal Promenade (Kis-Duna-parti sétány), XXI (Csepel, Soroksári rév  148  / Csepel-Királyerdő  D14 ). 3 km (1.9 mi) long coastal promenade in the nature close to the river. Free to visit. (updated Feb 2019)
  • 🌍 Skyward, XXI, Szérűraktár utca 53 (Duna utca  179 ), ☏ +36 1 249-5474, . Tu W 13:00–20:00, Th–Sa 10:00–20:00, Su 10:00–18:00; Skyward Burger Bar: W 11:00–16:00, Th Su 11:00–20:00, F Sa 11:00–21:00. Flying in a wind tunnel. There is also a fast food bar. 15,000 Ft, tortilla: 1990 Ft, hamburger: 1890 Ft. (updated Feb 2019)
  • 🌍 Trap Factory, XXI, Központi út 35-47 (Szent Imre tér  H7 ), ☏ +36 70 516-0378, . M–Sa 17:00–13:30, Su 11:30–23:30. Escape games. 10,000 Ft per hour per room (2–6 persons). (updated Feb 2019)

Events

Official events:

  • Csepel Harvest Fun (Csepeli Szüreti Mulatság), XXI, Szent István út 230. In September. Free entrance. (updated Feb 2020)
  • Hungaricum Festival (Hungarikum Fesztivál), XXI, Daru-domb. In September. Free entrance. (updated Feb 2020)
  • Csepel Beer Festival (Csepeli Sörfesztivál), XXI, Szent István út 230. In October. Free entrance. (updated Feb 2020)

Buy
  • 🌍 Csepel Plaza, XXI, II. Rákóczi Ferenc út 154-170 (Csepel  H7 ), ☏ +36 30 739-2598, . 07:00–21:00; Kultik Csepel Cinema: M–F 12:30–21:00, Sa Su 09:30–21:00; Gordon Gastrobar: M–Sa 08:00–20:00, Su 10:00–18:00. Shopping center. Services: cinema, cafe, food bar, supermarket, clothes store, shoe store, drug store, book store, bank, hair salon, optics. Ticket to the cinema for adult: 1500 Ft; senior, student: 1150 Ft; average meal in the gastrobar: 1350 Ft, lunch menu: 990 Ft. (updated Feb 2019)
  • 🌍 Korzó Mall, XXI, II. Rákóczi Ferenc út 142 (Karácsony Sándor utca  H7 ), ☏ +36 30 162-2068. Pasta Brigoletto Pasta Bar: M–F 11:00–20:00, Sa 11:00–16:00. Services: food bar, grocery store, butcher, bakery, clothes store. Average meal in the pasta bar: 1690 Ft. (updated Feb 2019)
  • 🌍 Market of Csepel (Csepeli Piac), XXI, Deák tér 1 (Karácsony Sándor utca  H7 ), ☏ +36 1 427-0836, . M 07:00–16:00, Tu–F 07:00–17:00, Sa 06:00–14:00; Repeta Food Bar: M 07:00–15:00; Tu–F 07:00–16:00. Services: food bar, grocery store, butcher, bakery. Average meal in the food bar: 790 Ft. (updated Feb 2019)
  • 🌍 Spar, XXI, Görgey Artúr tér 20 (Karácsony Sándor utca  H7 ), ☏ +36 20 823-7233, . M–F 07:00–21:00, Sa 07:00–18:00, Su 07:00–15:00. Supermarket. (updated Feb 2019)
  • 🌍 Tesco, XXI, II. Rákóczi Ferenc út 191 (Vas Gereben utca  138 ), toll-free: +36 80 222-333, . M–Sa 06:00–22:00, Su 07:00–20:00. Hypermarket. (updated Feb 2019)

Eat
This page uses the following price ranges for a typical meal for one, including soft drink:
BudgetUnder 1500 Ft
Mid-range1500 Ft–2000 Ft
SplurgeOver 2000 Ft

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Cafes

Pubs

Sleep
This guide uses the following price ranges for a standard double room:
BudgetUnder 13,000 Ft
Mid-range13,000 Ft–21,000 Ft
SplurgeOver 21,000 Ft

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge
  • 🌍 Anita Apartment, XXI, Szent István út 339 (Csepel, Hollandi út  148 ), ☏ +36 30 419-6805, . Check-in: 14:0, check-out: 10:00. Apartment for two persons: 36,290 Ft. (updated Feb 2020)
  • 🌍 B12 Apartment, XXI, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 36 (Szent Imre tér  H7 ), ☏ +36 30 914-0276. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 10:00. Apartment for four persons: 25,500 Ft. (updated Feb 2020)

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