Štúrovo
Štúrovo (Hungarian: [Párkány] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a town in southern Slovakia. It is where the Danube and the Hron rivers meet. The town is opposite the Hungarian city of Esztergom. The Mária Valéria Bridge connects the two cities. About 9,500 people live there.
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| Etymology: Slovak: Ľudovít Štúr (Slovak writer, politician), Middle High German: Parkan ("fortified outpost") | |
Location of Štúrovo in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′57″N 18°43′05″E / 47.79917°N 18.71806°ECoordinates: 47°47′57″N 18°43′05″E / 47.79917°N 18.71806°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Slovakia |
| Region | Nitra |
| District | Nové Zámky |
| First mentioned | 1075 |
| Market town | 1724 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jenő Szabó |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 109[2] m (358[2] ft) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 9,440 |
| • Density | 702.4/km2 (1,819.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 943 01[2] |
| Car plate | NZ |
| Website | www.sturovo.sk |
The town was known as Parkan until 1948. It was renamed in 1948 after the 19th-century Slovak national leader Ľudovít Štúr.
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Twin towns
Štúrovo is twinned with:
- 23x15px Baraolt, Romania
Bruntál, Czech Republic- File:Flag of Italy.svg Castellarano, Italy
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Esztergom, Hungary
- 23x15px Kłobuck, Poland
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Kőbánya (Budapest), Hungary
Novi Bečej, Serbia
Štúrovo Media
Document of Andrew II of Hungary mentioning Kokat from 1215 (copy)
View of the ruins of Kakath (Parkan) with Gran in the background in 1595 (engraving after a drawing by Jacob Hoefnagel)
Pedestrian zone in Štúrovo
Czechoslovak passport stamp from Štúrovo (1980).
Pre-Schengen passport stamp from Štúrovo.
Bilingual (Slovak/Hungarian) street sign (Saint Stephen Street)
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References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in slovenčina). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)._obce=AREAS_SK]"]. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. Retrieved Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)..
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- Official website (in Slovak and Hungarian)
