Štúrovo
town in Slovakia
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 | |
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Town | |
Etymology: Slovak: Ľudovít Štúr (Slovak writer, politician), Middle High German: Parkan ("fortified outpost") | |
Coordinates: 47°47′57″N 18°43′05″E / 47.79917°N 18.71806°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[2] m (358[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,440 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 943 01[2] |
Area code | +421 36[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.
Twin towns
changeŠtúrovo is twinned with:
- Baraolt, Romania
- Bruntál, Czech Republic
- Castellarano, Italy
- Esztergom, Hungary
- Kłobuck, Poland
- Kőbánya (Budapest), Hungary
- Novi Bečej, Serbia
References
change- ↑ 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 Slovak). 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.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Štúrovo.
- Official website (in Slovak and Hungarian)