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History of Obudai-sziget


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Fénykorát II lived around the 1st century. In 106 the governor's palace in Pannonia was one of the most impressive residential buildings. A port was added on later. The Hadrian's palace and military camps were located on 9000 square meter area. After the year 409, island was abandoned. During Mátyás's reign it was a forest covered hunting ground. It later became the property of the Zichy Family

19th century

The only important change in the 1800s was when Count István Széchenyi founded the Óbuda Shipyard. (He was also the founder of the Hungarian sport rowing). Roman perimeter walls were first found in 1836 when the Otter Bay dredge deepened the shipyard. In 1836, the first ship made at the shipyards, the steamer Arpad, was put in the water. The shipyard occupied 28 hectares of the island's area. The rest of the forest was largely cleared for agricultural cultivation when the site was launched.

Travel between the island and the coast of Óbuda was only possible by a ferry for a long time. A pedestrian bridge was later constructed, then in 1858, the first permanent bridge was built
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