Kisbárkány Explained

Coordinates:48.0167°N 60°W
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kisbárkány in Hungary.
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Kisbárkány
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Northern Hungary
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nógrád
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Salgótarján
Area Footnotes:[1]
Government Footnotes:[2]
Leader Party:Independent
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Edőcs László
Area Total Km2:8.03
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:153
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3075
Area Code:32

Kisbárkány is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary with 153 inhabitants (2022). The village is located in a narrow valley between the wooded hills of the Cserhát. In the wide valley adjacent to Kisbárkány, at the end of a dead end road, lies Bedepuszta, a small hamlet used as event village for international events, like Sziget Detox/Sziget Retreat. The population is mostly Hungarian, but a Dutch businessman named Elroy Thümmler purchased 21 of the houses in Bedepuszta, leaving just 3 that he did not own.[4]

In WWII, the Bede valley was the site of a battle between the Russian and German armies. A monument to the fallen Russians can be found in Bedepuszta.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary . www.ksh.hu . 13 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Település adatlap . Nemzeti Választási Iroda . 13 July 2024 . hu-HU.
  3. Web site: Census 2022 . Census 2022 . 13 July 2024 . en.
  4. News: Irén . Hermann . Jobban el tudom adni az országot, mint a magyarok . 13 July 2024 . Index . 19 August 2018 . hu.