Štúrovo
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| Štúrovo | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Nitra Region |
| District (okres) | Nové Zámky District |
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| Altitude | 110 m |
| Population | 11,708 (as of 2001) |
| Area | 13.12 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-36 |
| Postal code | 943 01 |
| Car registration plate | NZ |
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Štúrovo (Hungarian: Párkány, Turkish: Ciğerdelen) is a town in Slovakia, situated on the River Danube. The town is named after the 19th century Slovak nationalist leader, Ľudovít Štúr. Its population in 2001 was 11,708, with 68.7% of the inhabitants being ethnic Hungarian (as opposed to 28.1% ethnic Slovak).
The town is situated opposite the Hungarian city of Esztergom. The Mária Valéria bridge connects the settlements. The bridge was destroyed in 1944, during World War II, but reconstructed in 2001.
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[edit] Name
Until 1948, the town was known as Parkan. It was given its current name after World War II.
[edit] History
The town was inhabited in the prehistoric ages, thanks to its favorable location. At one time, it was important river crossing, as it was part of the Limes Romanus system. The first written record about Štúrovo was in 1075 under name Kakath. In the 16th century, when the Turks conquered Buda in 1541, the town, along with Esztergom, was placed under the Turkish rule. Many attempts to retake town from the Turks followed, but they were unsuccessful, until 1683, when the Turks lost the battle near Parkan.
During the reign of Maria Theresa, the town regained its rights and became a district town.
In 1850, Štúrovo became a station on the railway track from Bratislava (known as Pozsony at that time) to Budapest. In 1895, Mária Valéria bridge was opened to Esztergom.
After the World War I, the town became a border town of Czechoslovakia, with only a brief Hungarian occupation in 1919. In 1938, as a result of First Vienna Award, Parkan became part of Hungary. It was liberated in the years 1944/1945 by the Soviet troops. The Mária Valéria bridge was destroyed for second time (first time in 1920) by the retreating Germans.
After the World War II, the town began to industrialize, it was renamed to the current name Štúrovo in 1948, formerly independent villages of Nána and Obid were annexed to Štúrovo (1960 and 1972, respectively), Štúrovo ceased to be district (1960), the biggest factory called Juhoslovenské celulózky a papierne (South Slovakian pulpwood and paper works) was opened, employing some 4,000 people (1968), new thermal swimming resort Vadaš was built (1978) and the local railway station became the second biggest in Slovakia (1975).
After the Velvet Revolution, parts Nána (1990) and Obid (1998) became separate villages again and the Mária Valéria bridge was opened for the third time in 2001, boosting local economy.
[edit] Partner towns
Esztergom, Hungary
Bruntál, Czech Republic
Castellarano, Italy
Baraolt, Romania
Novi Bečej, Serbia
[edit] External links
| edit | Municipalities of Nové Zámky District |  |
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Nové Zámky | Štúrovo | Šurany |
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