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- The Fortress of Komárno, in the south of Slovakia, is the largest and the most important memorial of this kind in Slovakia. With its size and the degree of preservation it is unique in Europe. As a matter of fact there have been efforts to enlist it into the heritage of the UNESCO.
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The Fortress of Komárno, in the south of Slovakia, is the largest and the most important memorial of this kind in Slovakia. With its size and the degree of preservation it is unique in Europe. As a matter of fact there have been efforts to enlist it into the heritage of the UNESCO.
Komárno and Komárom were one city during the Austria-Hungary era, that's why there are additionally three fortresses on the Hungary bank of the Danube river, Star (Hungarian: Csillag), Igmand and Monostor. Europe place – The Europe Place in Komárno belongs to modern monuments in the Danube Region. It is an unusual collection of buildings ...
Fort Monostor, built between 1850 and 1871, counts as the biggest Central-European fortress of modern history. This classicistic war historic monument, enlisted in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, offers a magnificent sight with its monumental walls built of carefully shaped and assembled stones, its ramparts covered with soil to a ...
The cities of Komárno in Slovakia and Komárom in Hungary are located at the confluence of Danube and Váh rivers. Due to the strategic location, a fortification system has been developed around the area over the centuries.
SiteImageLocationYear ListedGemer and Abov churches with the medieval ...Banská Bystrica and Košice Regions1995iv (cultural)2002ii, iii, v (cultural)Original Meadow – Pasture Sites of ...62 locations2002v (cultural)2002iv, v, vi (cultural)May 29, 2023 · The importance of the sites historically means they are on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage list. Námestie generála Klapku A cool place to visit is Námestie generála Klapku, which is home to some impressive buildings and statues.
Welcome to the website dedicated to the biggest historic monument in the city of Komárno – national cultural monument, the „Fortress“. This unique fortified building is the most expansive system of fortifications in Central Europe, which is situated both in the Slovak Republic and in Hungary.
In 2003 it was purchased by the Municipality of Komárno to make it become an integral part of the town. At present the whole fortification system, which is situated both in Hungary and Slovakia, due to its world-wide significance deserves to be part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage.
