Rákoskeresztúr is a former town in Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 now part of District XVII of Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

. Rákoskeresztúr was united with Budapest on January 1, 1950.

The first written mark (the name Pousarakusa – translated Rákoskeresztúr) was a title-deed written in 1265. The name was given by the region's first occupant. In that title-deed the region was given to the Crusaders of Upper-Heviz. The village was almost destroyed in the Turkish assault. In 1662, only eight peasant- and 2 cotter families lived in it. From 1727 to 1950, it was counted as a town. In 1880, Rákoshegy and Rákosliget

Rákosliget

Rákosliget is a part of the 17th district of Budapest since January 1, 1950. It is known to locals as 'Liget'-History:In 1896 The Workmen's Insurance Society started to build a homes for workmen in an unpopulated neighbourhood of Rákoskeresztúr...

 are cut off from Rákoskeresztúr. In 1950, Rákoskeresztúr, Rákoshegy, Rákosliget and the newly built Rákoskert

Rákoskert

Rákoskert is a former town in Hungary now part of District XVII of Budapest. Rákoskert was united with Budapest on January 1, 1950....

were joined together as the XVII. district of Budapest.