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Komárno Fortification System
Komárno - Komárom fortification system is a system of forts, bastions, and fortifications in and around the towns of Komárno and Komárom (they were one town until the treaty of Trianon) on the banks of both the Danube and Váh rivers. The fortification system of town Komárno is the biggest fortification in Slovakia, and as a whole complex with fortifications on the Hungarian side of the Danube it is the biggest fortification in former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Components * The central Fortress of Komárno at the confluence of Danube and Váh rivers: ** Old Fortress strengthened after the Mongol Invasion in 1242. ** New Fortress built from 1658. *City fortifications (with 16 large bastions and interconnecting walls): ** Palatinus Line ** Váh Line * Váh bridge-head on the left bank of Váh (and Danube). * Fort Monostor ''(Fort Sandberg)'' in Komárom on the right bank of Danube. * Fort Csillag (''the Star Fort'', csillag meaning "star" in Hungarian language) * Fort Igmà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komárno Old Fortress
Komárno, ( hu, Komárom, german: Komorn, sr, Коморан, translit=Komoran), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom, Öregkomárom, Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian; is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old town" on the left bank of Danube, present day Komárno in Slovakia, and by a "new town" on the right bank, present day Komárom in Hungary, which were historically one administrative unit. Following World War I and the Treaty of Trianon, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half, creating two new independent towns in two countries. Komárno and Komárom are connected by the Elisabeth Bridge, which used to be an official border crossing between Slovakia and Hungary until border checks were lifted due to the Schengen Area rules. In 2020, a new road bridge was opened. Komárno is Slovakia's principal port on the Danube. It is also the cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
