The village of 1,896 inhabitants can be reached on main road No. 1 turning towards Környe at Tatabánya. A large number of non-governmental organizations and associations work in the village with the aim of developing the village, preserving traditions and organizing programmes. Owing to their and the locals' work the St. Mary chapel and its surroundings, the Old-lake of Kecskéd and its surroundings and a monument of World War I have been renewed. Its folk dance group and ethnic choir are nationally famous. Other sights include the St. Ann Roman Catholic church built in 1764 according to the plans by Jakab Fellner and the Ethnic Museum of Ethnography.