Széchenyi Hill, Mountain summit in District XII, Budapest, Hungary
Széchenyi Hill is a forested summit in the Buda Hills, within Budapest's 12th district, built from dolomite and limestone rock. Marked walking paths cross the hill and connect it to the wider network of trails that runs through this part of the city.
The plateau was called Négy-hegy in the Middle Ages and later Sváb-hegy, after Swabian artillery stationed nearby during the recapture of Buda in 1686. From 1847 to 1860 it was known as Isten-hegy, and it took its present name after Count István Széchenyi died in 1860. From 1945 to 1990 it was called Szabadság-hegy, then reverted to the count's name in 1990.
The hill's name honours Count István Széchenyi, who died in 1860; it had been called Isten-hegy from 1847 to 1860 and was renamed Szabadság-hegy from 1945 to 1990 before reverting to his name. The Children's Railway, built in 1948–1949, has several stops and its terminus on the hill and is staffed largely by children.
The hill can be reached by the Cogwheel Railway from Városmajor or by the Children's Railway from Hűvösvölgy. Those who prefer walking can pick from several marked trails that vary in length and effort.
The Golfpálya utca, a short street crossing Rege park between the two railway stations, is named after the golf course that operated here from 1911 to 1948. The course's remaining open ground is now the Apáca-rét, a meadow around the transmission tower on Táboros-hegy between the Denevér-árok and Farkas-völgy.
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