Komárom [antikvár]

KOMAROM Aeultural, (ouristic and eonunereial centre on (he lelft bank of (he Danube, opposite, on (he right bank, (he nearby roads of rivep Small-Danubc. Vág, \yitra and Zsitva a re meeting. This is (he focus of (he southern roads, front our hills: Bakony, Vértes and Gerecse. The connec(ion of (hese (wo main rou(es and (heir (raffic and commerce is comple(ed by (he crossing - place of Komárom from (he ancien( limes. The Cei(s; (he Romans, figh(ing against barbaries, (he eonquering Hungarians kaisers, kings, peaceful merchants, eraftsmen, (ravellers, mar(ial sailors and soldiers have found (heir home on this land Who is coming to the town from the west can faee hoppánmonostor, the greenery of Komárom, Monastery of Katapán in its old name. From the east we ean see Szőny. whieh is conneeted with Komárom sinee 1977, and WTio is arrit ing from the north or south can face the arca of the présé n t-t ime centre of town. This area has become free from Szőny under the name of New S/öny sinee the middle of (he 18 (h eentury. From Ihat time S/öny has got the name of Old S/öny untíl 18%. Komárom, on the lelt bank of the Danube and New Szőny, on the right haye been conneeted under the name of Komárom from 1896 to the Peace Treaíy of Trianon, and again from 1939 to 1915. From 1920 (o 1939 and from 1945 (o (he presen( (imes Komárom and Komárno are bordér (owns. The prescn( Komárom wíth more than 20000 inhabitants is conneeted with Szőny from 1977. This way the settlement with speeial history has become a town for not more than eighty years. Though Komárom is a historical town, baeause the settlements on bo(h banks of (he Danube liyed a close unity all (he (ime.