Kistarcsa

Kistarcsa
Székely gate in Kistarcsa
Location of Pest county in Hungary
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)
  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. Later an internment camp of State Protection Authority for political prisoners during the 1950s.