12th District

The capital decided on the naming of two public areas The decision to name Diana Lane (Diana köz) located in Hegyvidék was made in 1985, and it has now been officially registered, and the hitherto anonymous continuation of the public area was also named Diana Lane. And in the 20th District, the name of Vereckei Street was clarified to the currently used Verecke Street.

Donations are being collected for the construction of the chapel in Anna Meadow A chapel with a small floor area of barely thirty square metres was planned for Anna Meadow in the 12th District. If the donations are collected, next year a mass place that matches the landscape can be built in the Hegyvidék.

The cogwheel railway will not be eliminated Accepting the proposal of the people of Hegyvidék, the General Assembly of the Capital decided to support the renovation of the cogwheel and the extension of its route. So they will not eliminate the railway. During the renovation, transportation will be provided with a so-called demand-controlled telebus.

A Reform-era playground was built in the 12th District - Children can learn about the city's past Playground equipment based on the Chain Bridge, the Buda Castle Tunnel, the Cogwheel Railway and the Kisfaludy Steamboat will also appear at the completely renovated Hollósy Simon Street playground in the 12th District. The 19th-century past of the Hegyvidék and the capital, especially during the Reformation period, is recalled by the special structures, as well as by the tableaus on which pictures, descriptions and QR codes depicting the era are placed.

The renovation of the fresco depicting the biblical story of creation in the church in Városmajor has been completed The restoration of the monumental Vilmos Aba-Novák fresco depicting the seven days of creation in the church in Városmajor has been completed. The 160-square-metre fresco consists of seven large pictures of creation and 42 small pictures with biblical themes. Now the part depicting the seventh day can be seen on the ceiling in its original beauty as well.

Wells, springs, baths in the 12th district: exhibition opened on the role of water in the Hegyvidék Local History Collection Already in the time of King Matthias, the Hegyvidék wells provided water to the Buda Castle, but Queen Elizabeth and Palatine Joseph also drank water coming from Svábhegy - revealed at the new exhibition on the relationship between Hegyvidék and the water, which opened on Wednesday in the building of the Hegyvidék Local History Collection next to the Horse Railway Cultural and Event Centre.

After eighty years, the chapel will be built on Anna-rét A small chapel of barely thirty square meters will be built on Anna-rét in the mountains. The final plans have been completed, so the mass memorial, which has been called for by the faithful for eighty years, can be built next year.

Five hundred trees are planted in the Highlands instead of trees to be cut down during the renovation of Korányi Hospital During the renovation of the National Korányi Pulmonology Institute of the 12th district, new trees will be planted in place of the trees to be felled. The institution replaces 200 trees locally and 300 trees are planted in various public areas of the district.

A turul history exhibition opened in Hegyvidék The history of the turul bird as a symbol is presented in an exhibition at the Hegyvidék Gallery. The exhibition explores the history of the turul from original Árpád-era roots through millennium celebrations and arrow terror to the present day with the help of original documents, artefacts and images.

Reconstruction of Normafa car park begins – New greens to replace asphalt On 10 May, one of the most important elements of the renewal of Normafa, the elimination of the old bus stop and car park, will begin writes the website of the 12 District local council. What is now an asphalt area in a protected forest will become a green community area. A car park has been created on Konkoly-Thege Road.

New World War II memorial to be built in 12th District – Turul Statue not to be renamed A new World War II memorial will be built in the 12th District near Városmajor Church. The statue may be finished this year. The tender announced for the project closes this month. The mayor of the 12th District, Zoltán Pokorni. is likely to recommend that the Turul Statue in the district not be reclassified as a World War I memorial, but that it stand with a detailed explanatory board about its symbolism and history.