Kisbér

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.

Twin towns — sister cities

Kisbér is twinned with:

• Câmpia Turzii, Romania
• Eslohe, Germany
• Kolárovo, Slovakia
• Vodňany, Czech Republic

People

• Lipót Baumhorn, architect

References

External links

• Official website in Hungarian and English

1. Kisber
2. Kisber Felver
3. Matt Kisber
4. Kisbér District
5. Kisber (horse)
6. List of cities and towns of Hungary
7. Stud farm
8. 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division
9. Komárom-Esztergom County
10. Shell plc
11. Réde
12. Judit Czunyi-Bertalan
13. Hanta
14. Byerley Turk
15. List of horse breeds
16. Kincsem
17. Tatabánya–Pápa railway line
18. Auguste Rodin (horse)
19. Eslohe
20. Law enforcement in Hungary