Komárno fortification system

Old Fortress in Komárno

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

External sources

• UNESCO: System of Fortifications at the Confluence of the Rivers Danube and Váh in Komárno - Komárom

Coordinates: 47°45′12″N 18°08′15″E / 47.7533°N 18.1375°E