Summary
Kistarcsa (Hungarian: [ˈkiʃtɒrt͡ʃɒ]) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.
Kistarcsa | |
|---|---|
 Székely gate in Kistarcsa | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kistarcsa Location in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 19°15′48″E / 47.54783°N 19.26343°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District | Gödöllő |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,645 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2143 |
| Area code | (+36) 28 |
| Website | kistarcsa |
A site of the Kistarcsa concentration camp during the Holocaust.[2] Later an internment camp of State Protection Authority for political prisoners[3] during the 1950s.
History edit
Only a few archaeological excavations were held on the territory of Kistarcsa; the earliest findings are from the Neolithic Era (4000–2500 BC). From this time it was always a populated area: Celts, Vandals, Alans, Sarmatas and Avars lived here. After the fall of the Avar Empire the Magyars found an underpopulated area, so they could settle down easily. Their settlement can be dated back to the 10th to 13th centuries according to the excavated area next to the cemetery of Kistarcsa.
Notable people edit
- Bernadett Baczkó, judoka
- Jane Haining, Scottish Church of Scotland missionary
- László Háry, major general, aviator and a Commander of the First Independent Hungarian Air Force
- Zoltán Meszlényi, martyr bishop
- József Simándy, tenor
- Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás, modern pentathlete
- Krisztina Szádvári, handballer
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Beluša, Slovakia
Fanchykovo, Ukraine
Milovice, Czech Republic
Radomyśl nad Sanem, Poland
Turia, Romania
External links edit
- Official website in Hungarian
References edit