by István Molnár, 1 December 2000
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by István Molnár, 1 December 2000
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Kisbér is a town (from 1986) in Komárom-Esztergom County in
Hungary between the Győr ( 40 km to south-east) and
Székesfehérvár (47 km to north-west) cities, between Town of
Pápa (55 km to east) and City of Tatabánya (36 km west) in the
Little Hungarian Plains. The settlement (with the united Ászár
and Hánta villages) has got 7.812 inhabitants (1990 census),
near all of Hungarians. Neighbouring settlements are: Tárkány,
Kerékteleki, Bakonyszombathely, Ácsteszér, Aka,
Bakonysárkány, Vérteskethely and Ete villages.
In 1910 Kisbér was a village in the Gesztes district of Komárom
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 <ss10.kem-hvk.hu>:
"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 Rákóczi'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 Battyány 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, Kisbér 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 Battyány 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 János Fadrusz can be found. The historic
monuments of Ászár (which belongs to Kisbér) 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 Jászai
(she was the greatest Hungarian tragic actress) built in 1863 -
today it is a museum - are also worth visiting. The evangelic
church of Hánta (this village is also connected to Kisbér )
built in early neoclassic style, is also a historic
monument."
Ratio of the flag: 1:2
István Molnár, 1 December 2000
On 20 October, 2002, a part of the town, Ászár, left Kisbér
and became an independent village again.
Zoltán Turay, 5 January 2005