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Štúrovo

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Štúrovo (, ) is the southernmost town of Slovakia, situated on the river Danube not far from the mouth of the Hron. Connected by the Mária Valéria Bridge it forms a cross-border urban area with the city of Esztergom in Hungary. In 2023 the town had a population of 9,361, two-thirds of whom belong to the Hungarian minority. Administratively, it is part of the Nitra Region and the Nové Zámky District.

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Štúrovo
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Párkány
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Town
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View over the Danube from Esztergom
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(Slovak writer, politician), ("fortified outpost")
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Region
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District
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Nové Zámky
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Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
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Location of Štúrovo in Slovakia
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left
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Mayor
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Jenő Szabó
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Štúrovo
Population
9221
Area
13.442505
Elevation
109
Official website
sturovo.sk
Image
Esztergom Panorama 3.jpg
Dialing code
036
Licence plate code
NZ
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Commons category
Štúrovo
postal code
94301
Commons gallery
Štúrovo
email address
mailto:[email protected]
time of earliest written record
1075-00-00
inception
1075-00-00
native label
Štúrovo
P8168
Pancho
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15 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Names and etymology
  • Symbols
  • History
  • Prehistory
  • Medieval Kakath
  • Ottoman Parkan
  • Párkány in the Kingdom of Hungary
  • Border crossing
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Štúrovo (, ) is the southernmost town of Slovakia, situated on the river Danube not far from the mouth of the Hron. Connected by the Mária Valéria Bridge it forms a cross-border urban area with the city of Esztergom in Hungary. In 2023 the town had a population of 9,361, two-thirds of whom belong to the Hungarian minority. Administratively, it is part of the Nitra Region and the Nové Zámky District.

Štúrovo / Párkány is a popular summer holiday destination with the Vadas Thermal Resort, the biggest aquapark in Slovakia. It is also an industrial and commercial center of local importance with lively cross-border traffic, an industrial park, railway junction, hotels, casinos, supermarkets and the annual Fair of Saints Simon and Jude.

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