Štúrovo

Štúrovo (Hungarian: Párkány) 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.

Štúrovo Párkány
Town
A view with Mária Valéria Bridge over the Danube as seen from the Esztergom Basilica
Coat of arms
Etymology: Slovak: Ľudovít Štúr (Slovak writer, politician), Middle High German: Parkan ("fortified outpost")
Štúrovo Location of Štúrovo in Slovakia Štúrovo Štúrovo (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 47°47′57″N 18°43′05″E
Country	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)
	(2022)
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	9,440
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	943 01
Area code	+421 36
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.

Twin towns

Štúrovo is twinned with:

• Baraolt, Romania
• Bruntál, Czech Republic
• Castellarano, Italy
• Esztergom, Hungary
• Kłobuck, Poland
• Kőbánya (Budapest), Hungary
• Novi Bečej, Serbia

Other websites

• Official website (in Slovak and Hungarian)