Gazdagrét, Sasad, Kelenföld. These evocative Hungarian place names whisper tales of a forgotten era. They paint a picture of Buda’s hills long before the Korsósdűlői kereszt watched over them. Today, we stand before the Korsósdűlői kereszt, a silent witness to the changing landscape. The Korsósdűlői kereszt stands as a testament to a time when Buda’s hills bore German names like Burgerberg and Feldhut. In 1847, a linguistic transformation swept through these hills. Writer Gábor Döbrentei spearheaded a movement to reclaim Buda’s identity. He proposed Hungarian names for nearly sixty locations. Some were direct translations, others resurrected pre-Turkish names, and some, like Tündérhegy, were entirely new. This “ridge baptism,” as it became known, involved a grand procession through the hills. Döbrentei, accompanied by 150 enthusiasts, read the resolution atop the newly christened Tündérhegy. A celebratory feast followed, sealing the symbolic act. The Korsósdűlői kereszt, though not directly involved in the renaming, now stands among these re-Hungarianized hills. It is a quiet observer of a linguistic and cultural shift. The names etched into the landscape around the Korsósdűlői kereszt are more than just labels. They are echoes of a movement that reclaimed a city’s heritage, a story whispered by the wind through the trees.
Zsíros-hegy
From Zsíros-hegy’s peak a breathtaking panorama unfolds. Zsíros-hegy a mountain in the Buda Hills stands proudly. Its 424-meter height offers