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Mar 22, 2023 17:06
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Nursing homes in Graz embrace classical music as therapy

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István Juhász
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The first written record related to Kistarcsa dates to 1352 for the name Tarcsa, but it is believed that the settlement existed long before that. Until 1452 it was owned by the Tarchai family. The village was deserted during the fifteen-year war (1593-1606). After the exodus of the Turks and their defeat in the Rákóczi War of Independence, the Habsburgs divided the Ottoman lands among their faithful. The new owners preferred German or Slavic settlers rather than the returning Hungarian serfs. This is how the new population came to Kistarcsa in 1727 - from the counties of Trenčín and Nitra. The number of newcomers was higher than the Hungarian population, so Kistarcsa became ethnically Slavonic. During the spring campaign of the War of Independence of 1848-49, the army led by Lajos Aulich was deployed in Kistarcsa, a remote settlement on the Pest-Hatvan route.

A significant change in the life of the settlement took place at the close of the 19th century, following the introduction of rail transport. The HÉV, built in 1882, gave much impetus to the settlement. A rapid increase in the population was due to the high labour demand of the Machine and Rail Equipment Factory, founded in 1908.

With the establishment of the company, the expansion of the town in other direction began, resulting in the main traffic trail dividing Kistarcsa into roughly two parts. During the economic crisis, the ironworks collapsed. Its shares were bought by the Ganz Wagon Factory and in 1928 it was liquidated by dismantling the machines and demolishing some of the buildings. One of the housing estates of the factory became the property of the Ministry of the Interior in the 1930s, where an internment camp was built in the early 1930s, its darkest period being in the 1950s.

Since 1950, the camp has been run by the State Defence Agency under more harsh conditions. In October 1956, during the Hungarian Revolution, the Gödöllő micro-region was an important base of the national guards.  

Kistarcsa has been declared a town on 1 September 2005.

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Ajka / Budapest / Debrecen / Hajdúböszörmény / Kistarcsa

Hungary extends coronavirus restrictions until 11 January

With curfew still in force, New Year’s Eve street parties are out of the question

Dec 07, 2020 16:59
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Ajka / Budapest / Debrecen / Hajdúböszörmény / Kistarcsa / Welfare and Health

Hungary tightens emergency measures against Covid-19

The curfew is extended from 8 pm to 5 am; restaurants, gyms, and sports facilities close

Nov 09, 2020 14:02
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Ajka / Budapest / Debrecen / Hajdúböszörmény / Kistarcsa / Welfare and Health

Hungary reintroduces State of Emergency

Nightclubs close; curfew is imposed from midnight to 5 in the morning

Nov 04, 2020 08:12
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Ajka / Budapest / Debrecen / Hajdúböszörmény / Kistarcsa / Welfare and Health

Hungary extends moratorium on loan repayments

The support will apply to some households and companies with at least 25 percent loss of revenue

Sep 19, 2020 16:25
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Budapest / Debrecen / Hajdúböszörmény / Kistarcsa / Welfare and Health

Hungary puts up defences against second wave of coronavirus

Among them is compulsory mask wearing indoors, total ban on hospital and care home visits, closing of nightclubs at 11 p.m.

Sep 17, 2020 06:42
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Budapest / Debrecen / Hajdúböszörmény / Kistarcsa / Culture and Tourism / Mobility

Hungary closes borders again due to Covid-19 spike

From 1 September foreign nationals will be barred from entering the country, with a few exceptions

Aug 31, 2020 09:59
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Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Economy and Finance

Hungary’s 2021 budget seen as bleeding opposition-led local governments

Opposition and independent mayors protested the budget cuts and pledged to bolster the Alliance of Hungarian Municipalities

Jul 04, 2020 14:06
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Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Welfare and Health

Life resumes in the Hungarian countryside

Restrictions on movement and shopping remain in place in coronavirus hotspots Budapest and Pest County

May 04, 2020 15:51
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Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Welfare and Health

Hungary extends coronavirus lockdown indefinitely

A spike of infections in a care home run by Budapest Municipality prompts accusations against the opposition

Apr 10, 2020 13:07
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Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Economy and Finance / Welfare and Health

Hungarian government lays out recovery plan for the economy

The five-point programme envisages soft loans to struggling companies and extra pensions

Apr 06, 2020 13:25
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Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Innovation and Research

Hungary launches a digital connectivity initiative

It aims to reduce the burden on citizens by exploiting the opportunities offered by digitization

Mar 26, 2020 11:43
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Hungary / Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Innovation and Research

Hungary: breakthrough in water purification

Smaller settlements will benefit from the new technology

Jan 28, 2020 09:36
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Hungary / Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Economy and Finance

EUR 150 m EIB loan helps Hungary modernize schools and sports infrastructure

The bank has invested EUR 911 million in the country’s education sector so far

Jan 27, 2020 09:30
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Hungary / Budapest / Debrecen / Kistarcsa / Energy efficiency

Hungary set to achieve climate neutrality by 2050

The government has adopted a national energy and climate protection strategy

Jan 13, 2020 09:32
Plamen Petrov

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