Gellért Hill, Limestone hill in central Budapest, Hungary
Gellért Hill rises 235 meters above the Danube River, featuring a prominent fortress and providing views across both Buda and Pest districts.
After the Hungarian uprising of 1848, the Habsburg Empire constructed the Citadella fortress atop Gellért Hill to maintain control over Budapest.
The hill received its name from Bishop Gerard, who met his end in 1046 when pagans placed him in a barrel and rolled him down the slopes.
The hiking trails leading to the summit begin near the Gellért Hotel, with several rest points and informational signs along the routes.
The Cave Church, established in 1926 within the natural cave system of Gellért Hill, remained sealed during the communist period until 1989.
Location: Budapest
Elevation above the sea: 235 m
GPS coordinates: 47.48639,19.04583
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:54
The streets of Budapest connect historical buildings with contemporary architecture. This route leads to the main sites of Hungarian history: from the castle complex to the Parliament building, from medieval churches to thermal baths from Ottoman times.
Citadella
74 m
Liberty Statue
170 m
Gellért Baths
488 m
Liberty Bridge
696 m
Elisabeth Bridge
555 m
Rudas Baths
338 m
Elisabeth Bridge
555 m
Gellért Hill Cave
504 m
Inner City Parish Church
800 m
Rock of Famine
512 m
Gerard Sagredo monument in Budapest District I
350 m
Semmelweis Museum of Medical History
800 m
Contra-Aquincum
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church, Tabán
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Saint Michael Church, Budapest District V
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St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Budapest)
632 m
Empress Elisabeth monument
783 m
National Library of Foreign Literature (Budapest, Hungary)
722 m
Gülbaba Cave
320 m
Chapel of Saint Gellért Lazariston, Budapest
760 m
Customs houses of bridges in Budapest
795 m
Armenian Catholic Church
602 m
Réserve naturelle de Gellért-hegy
233 m
Fairy Tale Museum
663 m
Statue of Stephen I of Hungary outside Gellért Hill Cave
507 m
Aragonit Cave
516 m
Gellért-hegyi No 9 Cave
293 m
Almásy László emléktáblája egykori lakóházán
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