Komárom

Also known as Komarom, Comorn

Komárom (Hungarian: ; ; , 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 refer to it as the Fortress of Comorn.

Key facts

Settlement.area_code: +36 34
Settlement.official_name: Komárom
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_shield: HUN Komárom Címer.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Komárom (variant).svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Hungary
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Komárom in Hungary
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Hungary
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: [[]]
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subregion
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Komárom
Settlement.subdivision_type6: Rank
Settlement.area_total_km2: 70.19
Settlement.postal_code: 2900
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections

Contents

History
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

Komárom on the south bank was formerly known as a separate village called Újszőny (or Szony). Komarom on the north bank and Újszőny were connected in 1892 with an iron bridge across the Danube. The two towns were united under the name of city of Komárom in 1896.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Komárom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.