Kisbárkány
Kisbárkány | |
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A view of Kisbárkány. | |
| Coordinates: 48°1′N 19°41′E / 48.017°N 19.683°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County | Nógrád |
| District | Salgótarján |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edőcs László (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.03 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 153 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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.
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.