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Kisber (Komarom-Esztergom County, Hungary)
Kisbér Város
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by Istv�n Moln�r, 1 December 2000
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Overview
Kisb�r is a town (from 1986) in Kom�rom-Esztergom County in
Hungary between the Gy�r ( 40 km to south-east) and
Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (47 km to north-west) cities, between Town of
P�pa (55 km to east) and City of Tatab�nya (36 km west) in the
Little Hungarian Plains. The settlement (with the united �sz�r
and H�nta villages) has got 7.812 inhabitants (1990 census),
near all of Hungarians. Neighbouring settlements are: T�rk�ny,
Ker�kteleki, Bakonyszombathely, �cstesz�r, Aka,
Bakonys�rk�ny, V�rteskethely and Ete villages.
In 1910 Kisb�r was a village in the Gesztes district of Kom�rom
County. Number of inhabitants in 1910: 4.048; 3.945 (97,5%)
Hungarian, 45 (1,1%) German, 29 (0,7%) Slovakian and 29 (0,7%)
others by mother tongue, 3.164 (78,2%) Roman Catholic, 415
(10,3%) Calvinist, 316 (7,8%) Jew and 153 (3,8%) other by
religion.
From http://ss10.kem-hvk.hu/komarm/telep/kisber/e_tel.htm:
"According to the findings uncovered here it has been
inhabited since the prehistoric age. Today about 8000 inhabitants
live here - it is the "capital" of the Bakonyfoothill.
It has been a town since 1986. The R�k�czi's Insurrection and
the Napoleonic wars played an important role in its history. Its
reputation is due to its horsebreed which is famous all over the
world. The Batty�ny family developed here a model-farm. In 1830
they had started the breeding of the English thoroughbred and not
much later they established here a military studfarm. Later on
this studfarm became a state property. The names of Kincsem,
Imperial, Kisb�r and other race-horses are known all over the
world. The buildings of the studfarm are declares historic
monuments, the most interesting among them - because of its size
- is the Royal Riding-hall. The neoclassic Batty�ny manor-house
with its protected garden is today a historic building. The
altar-pieces the pulpit the furnishings of its Baroqe catholic
church - which is today a historic monument as well - are also
worth seeing. In front of the Riding-hall the statue of Baron
Weckheim, sculpted by J�nos Fadrusz can be found. The historic
monuments of �sz�r (which belongs to Kisb�r) the catholic
church built in the style of the age of Louis XVI., a Baroque
wine-cellar, a beer-house, and the native house of Mari J�szai
(she was the greatest Hungarian tragic actress) built in 1863 -
today it is a museum - are also worth visiting. The evangelic
church of H�nta (this village is also connected to Kisb�r )
built in early neoclassic style, is also a historic
monument."
Ratio of the flag: 1:2
Istv�n Moln�r, 1 December 2000
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