An Excursion in Komarno |
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On the way along the Danube River to Komarno. Komarno is a city, we are
interested in its history and in its present face. Komarno is placed on the
cofluence of the Danube and Vah River in 108 - 115 m altitude.
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Update 13. May 2005 |
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is one of the oldest settlement in Carpatian basin. This area is inhabited
from Middle Ages. There Celts and Romans lived. In the end of the 9th
century the Hungarian tribes came to this territory. They created a
settlement with strategic position. The Hungarians also established a
village called Camarum (1075), Kamarn (1218), Camarum (1268), Comaron.
"Villa Camarum" was one of the 23 villages, that belonged to the
Komarno castle. The city Komarno was officially noted by document of the
king Bela IV in 1265. He gave an approval to the city. During the reign of
Maria Theresia Komarno became an independent city. Around 10 000 inhabitants
lived there and the city flourished. During the years 1848-49. Komarno
played an important role as the last bastion of the Hungarian revolution. In
the end of the 19th century they built two iron bridges over the Danube and
Vah rivers. 
Very
important is the strategic position of the city. It lies 100 km far from
Bratislava and Budapest and 150 km far from Vienna. During our visit we have
admired the historical part - the European Square. There are situated
buildings in vyrious european styles. You can compare the differences of
these buildings. We visited the Podunaj museum, with its expositions, they
documents rich history of Komarno and its 
surroundings,
life and works of important people, which were born or lived in Komarno. We
have to mention famous hungarian writer Mora Johaiho who was born in the
city and wellknown composer Franz Lehar. Komarno region is not only the most
wonderfull, but also the lowest placed place in Slovakia. It is known for
some landscape parks, springs with healing effects. The most interesting was
the visit of Roman war camp - Iža. 
It is national historical monument,
which is situated 2 km far from village Iža. It belongs to biggest Roman
build architectural objects build in Barbariku. We took a look at remains of
this fortification. We all enjoyed the next attraction of the region - Lodny
mlyn Kolarovo. The programme of the excursion was very rich so we don´t
have enough time to visit hot springs in Komarno. Its thermal water is used
to cure many affections. On the way back we stoped in Nitrianska Blatna
because of its historical monument, which is hidden in the forests. The
Caple of Saint George is an ancient historical monument. The
base of the rotund is very old.
