Kisbér

Kisbér
Town

Coat of arms
Kisbér
Location of Kisbér
Coordinates: 47°30′06″N 18°01′37″E / 47.50166°N 18.02688°E / 47.50166; 18.02688Coordinates: 47°30′06″N 18°01′37″E / 47.50166°N 18.02688°E / 47.50166; 18.02688
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.kisber.hu

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.

Royal Stud

Kisber 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

Kisbér is twinned with:

People

References

  1. ↑ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. ↑ http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=harp;cc=harp;idno=harp0067-3;node=harp0067-3%3A1;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=351;view=image;page=root


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