Komárno - Komárom fortification system is a system of forts,

bastions A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fire from the ...

, and

fortifications A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from La ...

in and around the towns 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 ...

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 ...

(they were one town until the

treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (; ; ; ), often referred to in Hungary as the Peace Dictate of Trianon or Dictate of Trianon, was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference. It was signed on the one side by Hungary ...

) on the banks of both the

Danube The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...

and

Váh The Váh (; , ; ; Wag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geograph ...

rivers. The fortification system of town Komárno is the biggest fortification in

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, and as a whole complex with fortifications on the Hungarian side of the Danube it is the biggest fortification in former

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Components

* The central

Fortress of Komárno A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Lati ...

at the confluence of

and

Váh The Váh (; , ; ; Wag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geograph ...

rivers: ** Old Fortress strengthened after the

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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

on the right bank of

. *

Fort Csillag A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Lati ...

(''the Star Fort'', csillag meaning "star" in Hungarian language) *

Fort Igmánd A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Lati ...

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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

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External links

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 {{fort-stub

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