Komárno

Kom?rno (Hungarian: Kom?rom , German: Komorn) is a town in Slovakia at the Danube and the V?h rivers.

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It is the bigger part (the part on the left river bank) of the former town of the Kingdom of Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube. The smaller part of the former town (on the other river bank) is in Hungary (Kom?rom). Kom?rno and Kom?rom are connected by a bridge.

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This article describes the Slovak (i.e. northern) part of the town.

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Kom?rno is a center of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Slovakia.

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60% of the inhabitants are Hungarians and 34.7% Slovak.

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The town has a historic center and in addition a fortress at the place where the V?h pours into the Danube. The fortress was the most important fortress of historic Hungary and Austria-Hungary because it has never been conquered by force ("nec arte nec marte"). It arose in the 16th century from an adaptation of a medieval castle. A "New Fortress" was added in the 17th century close to the old one. The fortress played an important role during the Revolution of 1848/1849 in the Kingdom of Hungary. Both fortresses have been preserved through modern times.

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Following World War I, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia was set along the Danube which divided the north and the south parts of the city.

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One of the greatest Hungarian romantic writers, J?kai, M?r (1825-1904) was born here. Also, movie producer and director Ivan Reitman (1946-) was born here, but was raised in Canada.

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See also: Kom?rom, Kom?rno county, Slovakia, History of Slovakia

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