2011 KISPEST - Városkalauz
2011 KISPEST - Városkalauz
2011 KISPEST - Városkalauz
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A kerület múltja és jelene � The District's past and present<br />
� In 1908, based on the initiative of Sándor<br />
Wekerle, that-time Prime Minister a construction<br />
of a state-owned residential site for workers<br />
was started, increasing further the number of<br />
inhabitants, the level of land utilisation and reinforcing<br />
development. Since that time, the Wekerle<br />
site is still one of the precious stones of Kispest. Its<br />
unified design, wide highways, and its garden<br />
city-like character has always been providing a<br />
pleasant living environment for its inhabitants.<br />
� In the first part of the twentieth century not<br />
only a new and modern residential area was<br />
added to Kispest, but also more and more industrial<br />
and commercial small- and medium-sized<br />
enterprises established their headquarters here. By<br />
1922 it obtained the title of a city. The damages<br />
caused by WW I. and the global economic<br />
recession temporarily hindered the development.<br />
Besides the economic troubles some social ones<br />
emerged, too.<br />
� The extension of gas- and water pipelines has<br />
been restarted only from 1931, together with the<br />
development of the road network, however, except<br />
from the main road lines only a few have been<br />
renewed by concrete. A station of emergency service<br />
(1934) and a sanatorium were also built.<br />
Since 1936 the production has been continuously<br />
increasing, and the economic life became consolidated.<br />
However, the Second World War destroyed<br />
all the further development plans. Damages<br />
caused by the war had been eased by the independent<br />
city, however, on 1 st of January, 1950 Kispest<br />
was unified with the Big-Budapest, this way<br />
a new era has started in the life of the town.<br />
� After 1950 the development of Kispest is twofaced:<br />
on one hand, factories carrying out the<br />
industrial production were continuing with their<br />
operation, and their number even increased; on<br />
the other hand, as a part of Budapest, it still<br />
remained a suburb. The development of road<br />
Utcarészlet Wekerletelepen<br />
Street view in the Wekerle site<br />
A Kispesti Rendôrkapitányság épülete<br />
Building of Kispest Police Station<br />
Wekerletelepi házak<br />
Residential buildings in Wekerle Site<br />
<strong>Városkalauz</strong> � Budapest, Kispest <strong>2011</strong> 9
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