The municipality lies in the Tárkány basin, at the foothills of the Bükk Mountains, on an area of 7734.6 hectares, 6 km northeast from Eger in Heves county.

[1] The history of Felsőtárkány goes back to the 13th century with the first descriptive mention in the form of Oltarkan and Feltarlam in a document from 1261.

On this site, Miklós II, the bishop of Eger ordered the building of a monastery for the Carthusian monks, which was built between 1330 and 1350.

On the right, a special and rare wild flower can be seen, called Boldogasszony papucsa (lady's-slipper orchid), a species unique to Hungary.

[3][4] Felsőtárkány is twinned with: The late Baroque style historic building, ordered by bishop Károly Eszterházy, was built between 1785 and 1790 by József Francz master mason from Eger.