Komárno - fort fort, preserved
The biggest fortificated system in Slovakia and also in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Its contruction started in the 16th century by building the old fort on the place of a perished Komárno castle. In 1663-73 the new fort was build and connected with the old one by a bridge over a moat. The whole fortification system was modernised in the 19th century. National cultural memorial. Nowadays there are efforts to get it to the list of the world and cultural heritage UNESCO.
Description
The biggest fortificated system in Slovakia and also in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Its contruction started in the 16th century by building the old fort on the place of a perished Komárno castle. In 1663-73 the new fort was build and connected with the old one by a bridge over a moat. The whole fortification system was modernised in the 19th century. National cultural memorial. Nowadays there are efforts to get it to the list of the world and cultural heritage UNESCO.
Location N47.762587,E18.129416
At the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers in Komárno. The main section of the fortification system encloses greater part of Komárno. Three smaller forts are on the right bank of the Danube in Hungary.
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Historic views (7)
Nearby castles
Komárno - castle
(1 km), 
Dievčí hrad
(3 km), 
Kolárovo
(13 km), 
Nové Zámky
(16 km)