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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 



The environs of the twin city abound in delightful sites. The island of 

 Margaretha has been converted into a park. On it are a hot spring and a bathing 

 establishment. Gardens and a large park lie to the north and east of the city, 

 and gentlemen's seats are scattered over the plain of Rakos, upon which the 

 Magyar Diets met formerly, either to elect the sovereign or to decide upon some 

 warlike expedition. Farther north is the Imperial Palace of Godollo. Far more 

 charming, however, are the hills around Buda, amongst which is the Blocksberg 



Fig. 68.— Buda-Pest. 

 Scale 1 : 245,000. 



E.ofGr. 19° 20' 



10 Miles. 



(Gellérthegy), commanding the finest view of the Danube. Its summit is 

 crowned with a citadel. 



Many of the other towns of Hungary are German in their aspect, and lie 

 towards the west, and along the Danube, between Vienna and Pest. Prcssburg 

 (46,540 inhabitants) is one of them, and its castle, its cathedral, and its numerous 

 palaces recall the time when the Kings of Hungary were anointed there. Lower 

 down on the Danube is Gyor (Raab, 20,035 inhabitants), formerly one of the 

 great grain markets of Europe. Komùrom (Comorn, 12,256 inhabitants), the last 



