Komárno - Komárom fortification system is a system of forts, bastions, and fortifications in and around the towns of

Komárno Komárno, ( hu, Komárom, german: Komorn, sr, Коморан, translit=Komoran), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom, Öregkomárom, Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian; is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. ...

and

Komárom Komárom (Hungarian: ; german: Komorn; la, Brigetio, later ; sk, Komárno) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárno, Slovakia, is on the northern bank. Komárom was formerly a separate vill ...

(they were one town until the

treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in Versailles on 4 June 1920. It formal ...

) on the banks of both the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ...

and

Váh The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...

rivers. The fortification system of town Komárno is the biggest fortification in Slovakia, and as a whole complex with fortifications on the Hungarian side of the Danube it is the biggest fortification in former

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with t ...

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* The central

Fortress of Komárno Fortress of Komárno, in Slovakia, is the central part of the Komárno fortification system at the confluence of the Danube and Váh rivers. History The fortress is located in today's urban area of Komárno on the left bank of the Danube ...

at the confluence of

and

Váh The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...

rivers: ** Old Fortress strengthened after the

Mongol Invasion The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire: the Mongol Empire (1206-1368), which by 1300 covered large parts of Eurasia. Historians regard the Mongol devastation ...

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 Monostor ( hu, Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) is a fort is situated close to the city of Komárom, Hungary. It was built between 1850 and 1871 like part of the fortification system of Komárom.Bizubova, Maria et alThe S ...

''(Fort Sandberg)'' in

on the right bank of

. *

Fort Csillag A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

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

Fort Igmánd A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''face ...

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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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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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