Štúrovo is the southernmost town of Slovakia, situated on the river Danube not far from the mouth of the Hron (Garam). It is situated opposite the city of Esztergom in Hungary. Connected by the Mária Valéria Bridge the two cities form a cross-border urban area. In 2021 Štúrovo had a population of 9,591, two-thirds of them belonged to the Hungarian minority.
Landscape view with Mária Valéria Bridge over the Danube as seen from the Esztergom Basilica
View of the ruins of Kakath with Esztergom in the background by Joris Hoefnagel in 1595
Párkány and Esztergom in 1664
Pedestrian zone in Štúrovo
Esztergom is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, 46 kilometres northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th until the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.
Top left: Dark Gate, Top upper right: Esztergom Cathedral, Top lower right: Saint Adalbert Convention Center, Middle left: Kis-Duna Setany (Little Danube Promenade), Middle right: Saint Stephen's Square, Bottom: Esztergom Castle Hill and Danube River
Castle Hill panorama from Štúrovo(Párkány), Slovakia
Ottoman grave stones in the castle
Esztergom in 1595