Komárno - Komárom fortification system is a system of forts, bastions, and fortifications in and around the towns of
Komárno
Komárno, ( hu, Komárom, german: Komorn, sr, Коморан, translit=Komoran), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom, Öregkomárom, Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian; is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. ...
and
Komárom
Komárom (Hungarian: ; german: Komorn; la, Brigetio, later ; sk, Komárno) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárno, Slovakia, is on the northern bank. Komárom was formerly a separate villag ...
(they were one town until the
treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in Versailles on 4 June 1920. It forma ...
) on the banks of both the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...
and
Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...
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
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...
and
Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...
rivers:
** Old Fortress strengthened after the
Mongol Invasion
The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire: the Mongol Empire (1206- 1368), which by 1300 covered large parts of Eurasia. Historians regard the Mongol devastati ...
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 Monostor ( hu, Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) is a fort is situated close to the city of Komárom, Hungary. It was built between 1850 and 1871 like part of the fortification system of Komárom.Bizubova, Maria et alThe S ...
''(Fort Sandberg)'' in
Komárom
Komárom (Hungarian: ; german: Komorn; la, Brigetio, later ; sk, Komárno) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárno, Slovakia, is on the northern bank. Komárom was formerly a separate villag ...
on the right bank of
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...
.
*
Fort Csillag (''the Star Fort'',
csillag meaning "star" in Hungarian language)
*
Fort Igmánd
Pictures
File:Ferdinand Gate with CoA of Ferdinand I, Old Fortress in Komárno.jpg, Ferdinand Gate of Old Fortress
File:A hamarosan megújuló Csillag Erőd.jpg, Fort Csillag
File:Dél-Komárom - the fortress Ingmánd.jpg, alt=Fort Igmánd from the sky, Fort Igmánd from the sky
File:Casserne, New Fortress in Komárno, Slovakia.jpg, Barrack of the New Fortress
See also
*
Klapka Induló
The Klapka Induló (''Klapka March''), also known as Föl, föl, vitézek a csatára, (''Rise, Rise Soldiers to the Battle'') is a Hungarian military march written on the 19th century. It is named after General György Klapka who served as the Mi ...
External sources
UNESCO: System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno - Komárom
Buildings and structures in Komárno
Komárom
Forts in Slovakia
Forts in Hungary
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