right leading to the (5 min.) Norma-Fa, an ancient beech-tree (view),
whence we may either descend to (½. hr.) Auwinkel (see below), or
continue along the hill to the (¾ hr.) Johannisberg (Pozsony-Hegy
or János-Hegy; 1735 ft.; restaurant), with a belvedere commanding
a wide prospect. Thence we may descend to the Schöne Schäferin
Inn (Szép Juhászné) and viâ the Kleine Lindenberg (Kis Hárshegy)
to Leopoldifeld (see below).
A tramway (p. 331) runs from the Central Town Hall (p. 338)
past the Schwabenberg Station (p. 346) to the Schöne Helena Hotel
(Szép Ilona), where the line divides, one going straight on (N.) to
the Kühle Tal (see below), the other to the left (W.) to Auwinkel
(Zugliget; inns: Fasan, Saukopf or Disznófö), a wooded dale on
the N. slope of the Schwabenberg, with many villas. — The line
to the Kühle Tal (Hüvösvölgy; inns: Holzspaeh, Schüller), also with
many villas, on leaving the Schöne Helena (see above) runs past
the (r.) Cadet School (Hadapród Iskola), in the court of which stands
the Hentzi Monument, a Gothic obelisk of cast iron 65 ½ ft. high,
with a dying hero in the middle receiving the crown of victory from
an angel. It was erected in 1862 on the Georgs - Platz (p. 343)
from designs by Sprenger in memory of General Hentzi and the
418 soldiers who fell with him in the defence of the castle of Ofen
against the Hungarians in 1849, and was transferred to its present
site in 1900. Farther on we traverse the beautiful valley of Leopoldi-
feld (Lipótmezö); to the left above is the National Lunatic Asylum
(Orszagos tébolyda).
The vineyards of Ofen yield excellent wine, of which Adlerberge (not
Adelsberger) is the most esteemed.
60. From Budapest to Ruttka (Oderberg).
270 M. — Railway to Ruttka, 194 M., in 6 ½-14 hrs. (fares 21, 14, or
9 K. express 27 or 18 K.); to Oderberg, 270 M., in 10-17 hrs. (fares 24, 16,
or, express 30 or 20 K.).
Budapest, see p. 330. We start from the East Station. The train
passes the Kerepes Cemetery and the Hungarian railway-workshops.
3 M. Steinbruch, Hung. Köbánya (electric tramway to Budapest,
see p. 331 ), with breweries and vineyards; branch-line to (40 ½ M.)
Lajos-Mizse. We cross the wide Rákosfeld (p. 342). 6 M. Rákos,
junction for Klausenburg (R. 69). 13 ½ M. Péczel, with a large
château of Count Raday and numerous villas. 18 ½ M. Isaszegh,
where Prince Windischgrätz was defeated by the Hungarians under
Görgey and Klapka in 1849. — 23 M. Gödöllö (Rail. Restaurant),
with a royal château (adm 40 h.) and beautiful park. About ½ M.
from the château is a bronze statue of Empress Elizabeth (d. 1898),
by Róna. The country becomes hilly; the train ascends in a long
bend, and crosses the watershed between the Danube and the Theiss.
On a height to the left lies the monastery of Besnyö. — 33 M. Aszód,
with a château of Baron Podmanizky. Branch-line viâ (34 ½ M.)