In 1873 the towns of Buda and Obuda merged with Pest to create Budapest, the 6th largest city in the European Union. Budapest has an approximate population of 1.7 million and occupies both sides of the Danube River. During WWII nearly 1/3 of Budapest Jewish population died under Nazi persecution, and the city itself was severely damaged during the Soviet siege in 1947.
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