Kisbér (German: Beer) is a town in northern Hungary, in Komárom-Esztergom county. It is the administrative centre of Kisbér District. The town was first mentioned in 1277.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°30′06″N 18°01′37″E / 47.50166°N 18.02688°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Komárom-Esztergom |
| District | Kisbér |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.86 km2 (27.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 5,348 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2870 |
| Area code | (+36) 34 |
| Website | www |
Royal Stud
editKisber was home to the 15,648-acre (63.33 km2) Imperial-Royal Stud where a Thoroughbred racehorse named for the town was bred under the supervision of Stud's manager, Count Zoest. Foaled in 1873, Kisber raced in England where in 1876 he won that country's most prestigious race, The Derby. He was then sent to Paris where he won France's most important race, the Grand Prix de Paris.[2]
Twin towns — sister cities
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Câmpia Turzii, Romania
Eslohe, Germany
Kolárovo, Slovakia
Vodňany, Czech Republic
People
edit- Lipót Baumhorn, architect
References
edit- ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- ^ "Cornell University Library Making of America Collection".
- ^ "Külkapcsolatok". kisber.hu (in Hungarian). Kisbér. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian and English
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