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The City Park is a public park close to the centre of Budapest, Hungary. It is a 0.9by rectangle, with an area of 302acre, located in District XIV of Budapest. Its main entrance is at Heroes' Square, one of Hungary's World Heritage sites.NameThe area was formerly called Ökör-dűlő, meaning "Oxmeadow". The first mention of the name comes from 1241 in the archaic form, Ukurföld. In the 18th century the area was called Ochsenried in German. Around 1800 the official name was changed to Batthyány-erdő (Batthyány Forest) after its tenants, the Batthyány family. The first trees and planified walkways were established in 1751 and after the public park was created in the first decades of the 19th century the present-day name, Városliget (and its German version, Stadtwäldchen, lit.: "little city forest") was accepted and it became one of the first public parks in the world.HistoryThe City Park was the main venue of the 1896 millennium celebrations of Hungary, by which time Andrássy Avenue, Millennium Underground and the Grand Boulevard had been built.SportsThe park hosted motorsport events in the 1950s.Main sightsCity Park includes the following sights: Vajdahunyad Castle, opened in 1896 Széchenyi thermal bath Budapest Zoo, including the Elephant House Municipal Circus, opened in 1891 Gundel Restaurant, opened in 1894 Budapest Circus Building