Kistarcsa

Kistarcsa
Székely gate in Kistarcsa
Székely gate in Kistarcsa
Flag of Kistarcsa
Coat of arms of Kistarcsa
Location of Pest county in Hungary
Location of Pest county in Hungary
Kistarcsa is located in Hungary
Kistarcsa
Kistarcsa
Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 19°15′48″E / 47.54783°N 19.26343°E / 47.54783; 19.26343
Country Hungary
CountyPest
DistrictGödöllő
Area
 • Total
11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
12,645
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2143
Area code(+36) 28
Websitekistarcsa.asp.lgov.hu

Kistarcsa (Hungarian: [ˈkiʃtɒrt͡ʃɒ]) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.

A site of the Kistarcsa concentration camp during the Holocaust.[2] Later an internment camp of State Protection Authority for political prisoners[3] during the 1950s.

  1. ^ Kistarcsa, KSH
  2. ^ "Kistarcsa". jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ Uni Linz