Štúrovo

Looking towards Štúrovo from Esztergom, across the Mária Valéria bridge

Štúrovo (Hungarian: Párkány) is a town in Slovakia, situated on the River Danube. The town is named after the 19th Century Slovak nationalist leader, Ľudovít Štúr. Its population in 2001 was 11,708, with 68.7% of the inhabitants being ethnic Hungarian (as opposed to 28.1% ethnic Slovak).

Until 1948, the town was known as Parkan. It was given its current name after World War II.

The town is situated opposite the Hungarian city of Esztergom. The Mária Valéria bridge connects the settlements. The bridge was destroyed in 1944, during World War II, but reconstructed in 2001.

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