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Komárno fortification system

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Ministry of Culture, UNESCO, Forster Gyula Nemzeti Örökségvédelmi és Vagyongazdálkodási Központ

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Fort Monostor, Fortress of Komárno, Klapka György Múzeum, Museum of Danube Komarno, Castelo de Svätý Anton

Komárno fortification system is a system of forts, bastions, and fortifications in and around the towns of Komárno and Komárom on the both banks of rivers Dunaj and Váh.

Components

  • The central Fortress of Komárno at the confluence of Danube and Váh rivers:
  • Old Fortress strengthened after the Mongol Invasion in 1424.
  • New Fortress built from 1658.
  • City fortifications (with 16 large bastions and interconnecting walls):
  • Palatinus Line
  • Váh Line
  • Váh bridge-head on the left bank of Váh (and Danube).
  • Fort Monostor (Fort Sandberg) in Komárom on the right bank of Danube.
  • Fort Csillag (the Star Fort, csillag meaning "a star" in Hungarian language)
  • Fort Igmánd

    • References

    Komárno fortification system Wikipedia
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