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Štúrovo
Sign in to saveŠtúrovo (, ) 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.
Key facts
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- Slovak place.name
- Štúrovo
- Slovak place.other_name
- Párkány
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Town
- Slovak place.image_skyline
- Esztergom Panorama 3.jpg
- Slovak place.image_caption
- View over the Danube from Esztergom
- Slovak place.image_flag
- Sturovo-nove zamky-flag.svg
- Slovak place.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Štúrovo.svg
- Slovak place.etymology
- (Slovak writer, politician), ("fortified outpost")
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- Region
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- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name3
- Nové Zámky
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- Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
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- Location of Štúrovo in Slovakia
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- left
- Slovak place.leader_title
- Mayor
- Slovak place.leader_name
- Jenő Szabó
- Slovak place.established_title
- First mentioned
via Wikipedia infobox
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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Article
15 sectionsContents
- 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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