For more than forty years it was the home of Bela Bartok, and it was there he was influenced by the music of native Magyars.
Half of it was originally a barracks for the Austrian army. Captured in 1686, it was derelict but soon grew into an important military and commercial center. Population grew rapidly, and in 1873 it was merged with the other half, the capital since Roman times of Pannonia. For more than forty years it was the home of Bela Bartok, and it was there he was influenced by the music of native Magyars. For ten points, name this city on the Danube and capital of Hungary.
Half of it was originally a barracks for the Austrian army. Captured in 1686, it was derelict but soon grew into an important military and commercial center.
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