!!!Ofen

Ofen (Hungarian name: Buda), German name of the part of Budapest 
located on the right bank of the River Danube. Since the 13%%sup th/%  
century, site of the royal castle and of St. Matthew´s Church. 
Ofen was the residence of the Hungarian court, nobility and civil 
servants. From 1541-1686, Ofen was the seat of a Turkish Pasha and in 
the 18%%sup th/%  century (under emperor Joseph II) became the 
capital of Hungary. In 1872 Budapest was formed from Ofen and the city 
of Pest on the left bank of the River Danube.


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