Kisbér () is a town in northern

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, in Komárom-Esztergom county. It is the

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Kisbér District Kisbér () is a district in south-western part of Komárom-Esztergom County. ''Kisbér'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Kisbér Di ...

. The town was first mentioned in 1277.

Royal Stud

Kisber was home to the Imperial-Royal Stud where a

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named for the town was bred under the supervision of Stud's manager, Count Zoest. Foaled in 1873, Kisber raced in

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where in 1876 he won that country's most prestigious race, The Derby. He was then sent to

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where he won France's most important race, the

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Twin towns — sister cities

Kisbér is twinned with: *

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, Romania *

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, Germany *

Kolárovo Kolárovo (before 1948: ''Guta''; or earlier ''Gutta'') is a town in the south of Slovakia near the town of Komárno. It is an agricultural center with 11,000 inhabitants. Basic information The town of Kolárovo is located in the Podunajská n ...

, Slovakia *

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, Czech Republic

People

Lipót Baumhorn Lipót Baumhorn (, , 28 December 1860, Kisbér – 8 July 1932, Kisbér) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian architect of Jewish heritage, the most influential Hungarian synagogue architect in the first half of the 20th century. He drew blueprints ...

, architect

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* in Hungarian and English Populated places in Komárom-Esztergom County {{Komarom-geo-stub