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Pest


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Pest

Place Type
neighborhood
Description
Located on a flat, featureless plain on the left bank of the Danube; developed as a fort across the river from Aquincum (later Buda); grew into town of Pest during Middle Ages.
Source
Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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