Kistarcsa

Kistarcsa is a town in Pest County, Central Hungary Region, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.

Site of the German Nazi camp for political prisoners during the Second World War.

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

 * Bernadett Baczkó, Hungarian judoka, winner of the bronze medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * Jane Haining, Scottish Church of Scotland missionary
 * László Háry, Hungarian major general, aviator and a Commander of the First Independent Hungarian Air Force
 * Blessed Zoltán Meszlényi, Hungarian martyr bishop
 * József Simándy, Hungarian tenor
 * Lajos von Sipeki-von Balás, Hungarian modern pentathlete
 * Krisztina Szádvári, Hungarian handballer