Zugló (, Macedonian: Сугел, Serbian: Зугло/Zuglo) is the 14th District of Budapest, Hungary
Geography Area 18.15 km2 Inhabitants: 130,000
Access to the district is easy; the southern end is easily accessible via the main M2 subway line, with its terminal station being the largest hub in the city at the border with Kőbánya. The northern part is accessible via the old M1 subway line.
History Parts of Rákosmező is thought to be part of Zugló now; this was the ground for the inauguration process for the king at times in Hungarian history dating back to the 13th century. The development of the area started in the middle of the 19th century as Pest expanded. The subway (the first subway in continental Europe outside London) reached the district at the end of the 19th century. The first mansions were built around the City Park.
As the city expanded, the suburban district quickly found itself fairly central in the city, and larger houses started to appear in certain areas. The Communist era brought large developments of pre-fab housing projects into some areas of the district, but large parts of the district still maintain the suburban feeling; and some areas even retained the glamour of the mansions built at the turn of the century.
Demographics Zugló is considered to be amongst the 'nicest' and safest districts of the Pest side of the city, which also means that in most areas of the district, people are somewhat better off than the average of their class, meaning the block buildings are cleaner, houses are nicer, etc.
Zugló is a mixture of middle and working-class people. Occasionally non-European immigrants can also be seen in Zugló. The district is favored for its good transportation, safety and for being clean as well.
The district sees considerable new development of condos and is a favorite destination of young middle-class families.
Education Váci Mihály Kollégium
Sport Budapesti AK (football) BVSC Budapest (football) BVSC (men's water polo) Budapesti Postás SE, sports team Turul FC, defunct football team Zuglói AC, defunct football team Zuglói SE, defunct football team
List of mayors Member Party Date Zsuzsanna Kardos SZDSZ 1990–2002 Gábor Rátonyi Fidesz 2002–2006 Leonárd Weinek SZDSZ 2006–2010 Ferenc Papcsák Fidesz 2010–2014 Gergely Karácsony PM 2014–2019 Csaba Horváth MSZP 2019–2024 András Rózsa Momentum 2024–
District Assembly Party Seats Current District Assembly Fidesz-KDNP 6 DK 5 Momentum 4M CZE 2 MKKP 2 Mi Hazánk 1 Összefogás Zuglóért 1
Gallery
Sightseeing Városliget (City Park) is located in Zugló, with a number of museums and attractions.
Notable people László Schell, grew up in Zugló.
See also List of districts in Budapest
Twin towns – sister cities Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, since 1995 Racoș, Romania, since 2000 Racibórz, Poland, since 2008 Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany, since 2008 Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, since 2011 Ciceu, Romania, since 2011 Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, since 2013 Opava, Czech Republic, since 2019 Grosuplje, Slovenia, since 2023 Clarksville, United States of America, since 2023 Ordu, Turkey, since 2025 Gradsko, North Macedonia, since 2025 Tsetserleg, Mongolia, since 2025 Muttrah, Oman, since 2025 Đala, Serbia, since 2026 Ipoh, Malaysia, since 2026 Zaventem, Belgium, since 2026 Jennersdorf, Austria, since 2026
References
External links
Web pages of the district council (in Hungarian) Aerial photographs of Zugló