A valuable technical monument – the steam repumping station exists between the communes Patince and Virt, not far away from the mouth of the river Stará Žitava in the south of Slovakia close to the Slovak-Hungarian frontier.
Repeated floods both on the rivers Danube and Stará Žitava in the south of Slovakia led to the construction of the repumping station in 1897.
The steam repumping station consists of a pump, independently standing chimney, coal store and a structure with regulators. This distinct dominant of the environs of the Danube near Komárno has got a well-preserved contemporary technical equipment.
Within 15 km from Komárno next to the Danube River, this hotel is situated in the spa resort of Patince. It offers air-conditioned rooms with minibars, safes and free Wi-Fi. The spacious rooms are luxuriously decorated and have parquet floors. Bathrobes are provided.
The Vadaš Thermal Relaxation Resort is located in the town of Štúrovo near the Slovak-Hungarian border. It is especially in summer that the centre becomes an ideal place for entertainment and relaxation where a number of sports facilities and other amenities are available. resort boasts a large pool called the "Lagoon" that includes artificial waves and whose shape resembles a sea bay.
The Fortress of Komárno, in the south of Slovakia, is the largest and the most important memorial of this kind in Slovakia. With its size and the degree of preservation it is unique in Europe. As a matter of fact there have been efforts to enlist it into the heritage of the UNESCO.
The Courtyard of Europe is the name for the unique architectural work of the architects from the Atelier Europe in Komárno. The buildings in the new square with a surface of 6,500 m2 are stylistically designed and they represent historical architecture typical for particular parts of Europe.
Permanent expositions: The main museum building, Komárno - History of Komárno and its surroundings from the prehistory to 1849 Museum and library building - museum`s picture gallery (18th - early 20th cent.) Zichy Palace, Komárno - Komárno 1849-1945, Prominent persons born in the town: Mór Jókai and Franz Lehár Bastion VI., Komárno - Roman Lapidarium A peasant house in Martovce - Exposition of folk architecture and housing
The town Hurbanovo is notorious not only for the locally produced beer Zlatý bažant, but above all for the oldest Slovak observatory, history of which initiated in 1871.
The most recently reconstructed bridge connects Slovakia and Hungary. It was reconstructed after 57 years´ time which was not very positive in terms of friendship of these two states.
