Country Hungary Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 11.02 km² Local time Wednesday 9:56 PM | County Pest Postal code 2143 Population 12,466 (2010) Area code 28 | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Kistarcsa ([ˈkiʃtɒɾtʃɒ]) is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.
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Map of Kistarcsa, Hungary
Site of the internment camp of State Protection Authority for political prisoners during the 1950s.
History
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 residents
References
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