Štúrovo

Štúrovo is the southernmost town of Slovakia, on the river Danube not far from the mouth of the Hron. The Mária Valéria Bridge connects it to the Hungarian city of Esztergom, and together they form a cross-border urban area. In 2023 the town had a population of 9,361, two-thirds of whom belong to the Hungarian minority. Administratively it lies in the Nitra Region and the Nové Zámky District. It is also known by its Hungarian name Párkány, which was its official name when it belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary, and its oldest recorded name was Kokot, mentioned in 1075. The town was renamed in 1948 after Ľudovít Štúr, a figure of the Slovak national revival. It is a popular summer destination with the Vadas Thermal Resort, and an industrial and commercial centre with a railway junction, an industrial park and lively cross-border traffic.