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The name Pest comes from a Slavic word meaning "furnace," probably referring to nearby caves where fires burned. HISTORY Pest was a separate, independent City , references to which appear in writings dating back to 1148 . In earlier centuries, ancient Celtic and Roman settlements existed in the same place. The city became an important economic center during 11th – 13th Centuries . It was destroyed in the 1241 Mongol invasion but rebuilt once again soon thereafter. In 1849 the first Suspension Bridge was constructed across the Danube connecting Pest with Buda . Consequently, in 1873 , the two cities were unified with Óbuda to become Budapest . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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