Kolárovo (before 1948: ''Guta''; or earlier ''Gutta'') is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the south of
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
near the town of
Komárno
Komárno (, , ), 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 ...
. It is an agricultural center with 11,000 inhabitants.
Basic information
The town of Kolárovo is located in the Podunajská nížina (
Danubian Lowland
::''The Serbian lowland is treated under Danubian Plain (Serbia)''
The Danubian Lowland or Danube Lowland () is the name of the part of Little Alföld (Slovak: ''Malá dunajská kotlina'') situated in Slovakia, located between the Danube, the Litt ...
) at the confluence of the
Váh
The Váh (; , ; ; Wag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geograph ...
and
Little Danube
The Little Danube (, , ) is a branch of the river Danube in Slovakia.
It splits from the main river in Bratislava, and flows more or less parallel to the Danube until it flows into the river Váh in Kolárovo. It is long and its basin size is . ...
Rivers. The western part of the plane land is on
Žitný ostrov
Žitný ostrov (), also called Veľký Žitný ostrov (; , ) to differentiate it from Szigetköz, Malý Žitný ostrov (; ; ), is a river island in southwestern Slovakia, extending from Bratislava to Komárno. It lies between the Danube, its tribu ...
, the medium part on boggy flats of the Little Danube, Váh, and Váh Danube Rivers, the eastern part with many old shoulders and inland embankments at the flat of the Váh and Nitra Rivers. The town comprises six neighborhoods: center, Částa (Császta), Kráľka (Királyrét), Veľký Ostrov (Nagysziget), Örtény and Pačérok (Pacsérok).
According to the 2021 census, out of 10,572 there were 7,839 (74,15 %)
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
, 2,152 (20,36 %)
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...
and 581 (5,49 %) other
Kolárovo belongs to the largest towns of the lower part of the Žitný ostrov.
History
The village was mentioned for the first time in 1268 and during its existence it has changed its name several times (Old Guta, Big Guta, Little Guta).
According to a local tradition, the surrounding area was populated by
Jasz people
The Jász () are a Hungarian subgroup of Eastern Iranic descent who have lived in Hungary since the 13th century. They live mostly in a region known as '' Jászság'', which comprises the north-western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. ...
from the
Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa (see below) is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national bo ...
river regions during the
Árpád dynasty
The Árpád dynasty consisted of the members of the royal House of Árpád (), also known as Árpáds (, ). They were the ruling dynasty of the Principality of Hungary in the 9th and 10th centuries and of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 130 ...
, which ruled the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
from 1000 to 1301.
Other facts suggest that the area of Kolárovo was donated by King
Ladislaus IV, the Cumanian. According to them, it was King
Ladislaus I of Hungary
Ladislaus I (, , , ; 1040 – 29 July 1095), also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091. He was the second son of King Béla I of Hungary and Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Richeza (or Adela ...
, who delimited the area of the town to the extent of by his bill.
A 1268 letter by
King Béla IV of Hungary was the first to mention present-day Kolárovo. The letter called Kolárovo "villa Guta," and stated that its territory was owned by the
archdiocese of Esztergom
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...
. Various documents confirm that villa Guta continued to fall under the tutelage of the archdiocese as of 1281, 1349, 1489 and 1550–1554.
However, these landlords never became favoured among the inhabitants of Guta who revolted from time to time against them and other lords. The inhabitants of the town also suffered a lot during the war. In 1311, Chellus, an armiger of
Matthew III Csák
Máté Csák or Matthew III Csák (between 1260 and 1265 – 18 March 1321; , ), also Máté Csák of Trencsén (, ), was a Hungarian oligarch who ruled ''de facto'' independently the north-western counties of Medieval Hungary (today roughly th ...
, destroyed the villages of Guta,
Nesvady a
Zemné
Zemné () is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-western Slovakia. The village is known as the birthplace of inventor Ányos Jedlik.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned ...
with his horde.
The first village in this territory was called Little Guta (; ) and it was situated on the right bank of the river Váh, next to the river Nitra. This settlement was also called Old Guta (mentioned in 1268).
In the 14th century, the second settlement, called Great Guta (; ), was established.
In the past, the "Frog Castle" (; ) stood on the land of the village. It was built under the rule of Queen Mary in 1349 to protect fords and a business route.
After the
Battle of Mohács
The Battle of Mohács (; , ) took place on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was fought between the forces of Hungary, led by King Louis II of Hungary, Louis II, and the invading Ottoman Empire, commanded by Suleima ...
, the inhabitants of the two villages, being afraid of the Turks, moved to a safer place on the right bank of the Little Danube, to the Žitný ostrov, where present-day Kolárovo is situated. In 1573, the village was plundered by the Turkish
beg of
Esztergom
Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by Names of European cities in different languages: E–H#E, alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the righ ...
(Strigonia). At this time, Great Guta had already been destroyed together with its old church, although the village had partially been protected by embankments which were a part of the fortress system of Kolárovo.
In 1551, the village received town status. It was a fortified market town and it also obtained several privileges (to organize fairs, stock markets, etc.). It was under
Ottoman rule between 1552 and 1595 and again between 1662 and 1685. According to the tax census of Estergon (Esztergom) Sanjak in 1570, 101 people were registered in 40 houses in Nagy Gúta and 19 people registered in 17 houses in Kis Gúta. In the tax census of
Uyvar Eyalet in 1664, 44 poll tax payers were registered in only 27 households in Nagy Gúta, and 32 poll tax payers in 17 households in Kis Gúta.
In 1669,
Turkish units burned the eastern part of Kolárovo. Between 1848 and 1849 at the time of national-liberating fights, the retreating Austrian troops fired on the town after the battles they had won at Pered (now:
Tešedíkovo) and
Žihrác.
Guta was part of the
Csallóköz district in
Komárom County
Komárom (Hungarian: ; or ; , later ; ) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárom fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources re ...
of the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
until becoming part of
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
in 1918. It was retaken briefly by the
Hungarian Soviet Republic
The Hungarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived communist state that existed from 21 March 1919 to 1 August 1919 (133 days), succeeding the First Hungarian Republic. The Hungari ...
in 1919.
Hungary
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regained Guta with the
First Vienna Award
The First Vienna Award was a treaty signed on 2 November 1938 pursuant to the Vienna Arbitration, which took place at Vienna's Belvedere Palace. The arbitration and award were direct consequences of the previous month's Munich Agreement, whic ...
in 1938, but it was returned to
Czechoslovakia
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in 1945. It was renamed as Kolárovo in honour of
Ján Kollár
Ján Kollár (; 29 July 1793 – 24 January 1852) was a Slovak writer (mainly poet), archaeologist, scientist, Lutheran pastor, politician, and main ideologist of Pan-Slavism.
Life
He studied at the Lutheran Lyceum in Pressburg (Pozsony, ...
, a Slovak writer and scientist, in 1948. The renaming was carried out against the will of the town's population and as part of suppressing the Hungarian ethnicity in Slovakia.
Important occurrences of names of the city
* 1268 - Villa Gutta
* 1349 - Guta
* 1948 - Kolárovo
Kolárovo "Békevár" Fortress
The fortress was built at the place of the castle of Queen
Mary of Hungary
Mary, also known as Maria of Anjou (, , ; 137117 May 1395), queen regnant, reigned as Queen of Hungary and List of dukes and kings of Croatia, Croatia between 1382 and 1385, and from 1386 until her death. She was the daughter of Louis I of Hun ...
. In comparison with the large fortresses in
Nové Zámky
Nové Zámky (; ) is a town in Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of southwestern Slovakia.
Geography
The town is located on the Danubian Lowland, on the Nitra River, at an altitude of 119 metres. It is located around 100 km fr ...
and
Komárom
Komárom (Hungarian: ; or ; , later ; ) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárom fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources r ...
, it has always played a less important role in the town's history. It has been repaired and renovated several times according to the period requirements. After the battle of Mohács t the beginning of Ottoman Turkish occupation the fortress was quickly repaired by the local captain Gregor Martonosi Pesthényi in 1527, to protect it from the approaching army of
John Zápolya
John Zápolya or Szapolyai (; ; ; ; 1487 – 22 July 1540), was King of Hungary (as John I) from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, who also claimed the title King of Hungary. He wa ...
, supported by Turks. That year an army commander of Zápolya, Gáspár Ráskay drew into Guta and conquered the town. Soon afterwards, the fortress fell into the hands of the Habsburg imperial army again.
Between 1584 and 1594 the fortress was strengthened with the help of the Italian army engineers. At the time when
Gabriel Bethlen
Gabriel Bethlen (; 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of the whole kingdom. Bethlen, sup ...
was conquering the fortress in
Komárno
Komárno (, , ), 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 ...
, local
Walloon and French soldiers escaped. Between 1662 and 1664, with the inhabitants afraid of new attacks by Turks, the fortress was modernized again. Inside there were stone accommodation houses and stone stores for gunpowder and guns. At that time there were 130 mercenaries behind the walls under the command of Mathias Frühwirtha. In the spring of 1707 at the time of the
Rákóczi's War for Independence, Count
Guido Starhemberg performed the fortification worth 6090 forints with the help of the army engineer Fischer.
The
Kuruc
Kuruc (, plural ''kurucok''), also spelled kurutz, refers to a group of armed anti- Habsburg insurgents in the Kingdom of Hungary between 1671 and 1711.
Over time, the term kuruc has come to designate Hungarians who advocate strict national inde ...
general
János Bottyán
János Bottyán (1643, Esztergom, Hungary – 27 September 1709), also known as Blind Bottyán, Vak Bottyán János was a Hungarian kuruc general.
Bottyán was born into a poor noble family of Protestant religion, his father was Kurulh Efimovi ...
stayed near the town on four occasions. On 12 July 1708 he conquered the fortress with the help of heavy artillery and captured local mercenaries. After the fighting the fortress was destroyed and Kuruc soldiers retreated with the words "Let it be the residence of frogs from now!" Although the fortress was repaired later, its derogatory name Békavár (Frog Castle) was preserved. A Danish garrison was located there by General Heister. In the 1840s, the fortress had no importance, only the army of the general Görgeyho had a rest there after a lost battle.
Sports
The eventful sports life of our town is reflected by active and successfully performing sports clubs.
Each sports club, including
football
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,
handball
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,
judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...
,
wrestling
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,
cycling
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,
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
,
table tennis
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, Gut-gym, water tourism, pigeon breeders, cynologic - budgets independently. The budget of individual sports clubs consists of financial aid from the Town of Kolárovo after being approved by the Municipal Parliament, contributions acquired from sponsors, various subsidies, tickets, membership fees etc. All sports clubs, either club of classical sports, sporting-artistic, combat or just for fun, have a common objective. Their main objective is to obtain the best possible results and also to educate young people. They try to engage as many people as possible in various sporting activities. They organise year by year recruitment with demonstrations for pupils of primary schools with the idea that in this way they acquire as many young people, active sportsmen, as possible.
The sports clubs on the territory of the Town of Kolárovo organise year by year mass sporting events like "Sporting Day of the Town of Kolárovo" and "International Sporting Day of Sister Cities of Kolárovo -
Kisbér
Kisbér () is a town in northern Hungary, in Komárom-Esztergom county. It is the administrative centre of Kisbér District. The town was first mentioned in 1277.
Royal Stud
Kisber was home to the Imperial-Royal Stud where a Thoroughbred Horse r ...
". The Committee of Sports of the Municipal Parliament is a co-ordinator of these event organization.
Apart from giving financial aid, the Municipal Parliament tries to inspire young people and older sportsmen. It supports the sports collectives of our town and is involved with the Committee of Sports.
Cultural sights
The
Roman Catholic
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Church of the
Assumption of the
Virgin Mary
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was built between the years 1723–1724 in
Baroque
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style at the place of the older burnt-out
Gothic church. In 1772, the building was enlarged. In the interior of the church there is a late baroque wagon
vault. The
altar
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painting on the main classical altar illustrates the translation of the
Virgin Mary
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being a masterpiece of
Ferdinand Lütgerndorff from 1832. There was an older fortifying wall around the church with loopholes and round corner bastions from the 17th century. However, the wall was sadly pulled down in the 1950'.
The
chapel
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in the former cemetery is a
Baroque
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construction from the 1750s. In front of the chapel there is a gate to the former cemetery.
The
Holy Trinity Column is erected at the original spot in the church park and dates back to 1831. It was built to commemorate the victims of
cholera
Cholera () is an infection of the small intestine by some Strain (biology), strains of the Bacteria, bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea last ...
. The
statue
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of
St Valentine
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is a work of folk art dating back to 1835 and was placed in front of the market entrance. Today, after having been removed several times, it is situated next to the chapel. The Memorial of
World War I
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dates back to the 1920s. The statue "Come up to me" is the work of
Alajos Riegele Alajos is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Alajos Degré (1819–1896), Hungarian lawyer and writer
* Alajos Drávecz (1866–1915), Slovenian ethnologist and writer
*Alajos Hauszmann (1847–1926), Austro-Hungarian a ...
. On the board there are the names of dead soldiers. The memorial of the people taken to the
concentration camp
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s in
Dachau
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and
Schonberg is the work of János Reicher and constructor
István Lukačovič
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People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal
* Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first k ...
. The memorial was in 1965 originally situated next to the Municipality Office. The statue of Mother Earth is the work of the sculptor
János Nagy. The fountain in front of the Municipality Office illustrates the unity during flood, the work called Outburst in front of the Municipality Office is based on the design of the constructor
Paluš.
The memorial of the victims of
World War II
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with the names of victims is situated in a new park. The tables on deportation in 1947 are on the statue of Mother and Child in the park of the Health Center. On the wall next to the entrance gate to the former cemetery there is a diploma by the sculptor
Klára Pataki. The statue of a girl with a bucket situated in the area of the Slovak Primary School is the work of the sculptor
J. V. Huck
J, or j, is the tenth letter of the English alphabet.
J may also refer to:
* Palatal approximant in the International Phonetic Alphabet
* J, Cyrillic letter Je
Astronomy
* J, a provisional designation prefix for some objects discovered bet ...
. The houses made from extruded bricks with a walled gable under the thatched roof date back to 19th century. Several of these houses have been preserved today.
Shipboard mill
The last floating mill was moved to
Slovak village museum's storage in
Martin Martin may refer to:
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* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Europe
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in 1965. Administration of relics in
Komárno
Komárno (, , ), 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 ...
in 1980 initialised the main idea to build up at least one floating mill as an exhibit for educational and museum function. They work out a project, to make it suitable for new surroundings on the Little
Danube
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rim, based on a steel floater.
Exhibits
Natural area
Shipboard Water mill, is situated in Kolarovo town, on the southwest part of "Rye Island" which is surrounded by two rivers- the Little Danube and the Vah, and by the dead sector of the Little Danube. It was built as part of a cultural monument - Shipboard mill - in an area with typical meadow forest fauna and flora. An almost unbelievable part of this area is the ruins of "Peace Castle". The next notable sight is the wooden bridge with wooden roofing. Its length (86 m) ranks it among the longest wooden bridges in
Europe
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. Characteristic of life in this area is that peacocks breed here in the wild. The area's historic development is studied by members of the Society of Protectors. They have created a place to show country architecture, a place for children's education, summer camps, and country tourists. The Water mill Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the summer season i.e. from May to September. There is an excellent camping site and a lot of community activity.
Institutions
Church
* Reformed Christian Mission Congregation, Slovenská St. No. 22
* Roman Catholic Church, Kostolné nám. No. 17
* Evangelical Parish Office, Mostová St. 26
Schools
* Ján Amos Komenský Primary School with Slovak language teaching, Rábska St. 14
* Corvin Mátyás Primary School with Hungarian language teaching, Školská St. 6
* II. F.Rákóczi Primary School with Hungarian language teaching, Palkovichova St. 3
* Basic School of Arts, Kostolné nám. No. 10
* Schola Privata Gutaiensis, Slovenská St. 52
* Church 8-year Grammar School of
Our Lady, Brnenské nám. No. 15
Pensioners Club
* Pensioners Club, Kolárovo, Dlhá St. No.29
* Pension House for Pensioners and Pensioners Club Kolárovo, Partizánska St. No. 15-17
Companies
* Beneficus
* IP Trans
* Kromberg & Schubert
* Projekt Market
* Vitaflora
* PEMO Trans
* Sting 2000 s.r.o.
* milna s.r.o.
* sungut-solar
Twin towns — sister cities
Kolárovo is
twinned with:
*
Galgaguta, Hungary
*
Kisbér
Kisbér () is a town in northern Hungary, in Komárom-Esztergom county. It is the administrative centre of Kisbér District. The town was first mentioned in 1277.
Royal Stud
Kisber was home to the Imperial-Royal Stud where a Thoroughbred Horse r ...
, Hungary
*
Medgyesegyháza
Medgyesegyháza () is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of 64.32 km2 and has a population of 3558 people (2015).
History The Jews in the city
The Jewish co ...
, Hungary
*
Mezőberény
Mezőberény (; ; ) is a town in Békés county, Hungary.
Location
Mezőberény is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, 200 km southeast from Budapest. Highway 46, 47 and Budapest-Szolnok-Békéscsaba- Lökösháza high speed (120–160& ...
, Hungary
*
Pitvaros, Hungary
See also
*
Kolárovo Castle
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
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References
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1715-1910 (parish A)
* Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1711-1897 (parish B)
External links
Official Website of KolárovoAnother Page about KolárovoThe Kolárovo Castle
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Cities and towns in Slovakia
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