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Image shield | HUN Komárom COA.jpg |
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Official name | Komárom |
County | Komárom-Esztergom |
Subregion | Komáromi |
Rank | |
Ksh code | 05449 |
Area total km2 | 70.19 |
Population total | 19747 |
Population as of | 2009 |
Postal code | 2900 |
Area code | 34 |
Komárom (Croatian: Komoran, German: Komorn, Serbian: Коморан) is a city in Hungary on the right bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom county.
The city of Komárom was formerly a separate suburban village called . In 1892 Komárom and Újszőny were connected with an iron bridge and in 1896 the two towns were united under the name Komárom.
The city center was split by the newly created border of Czechoslovakia in 1920 (the Czechoslovak part is now Komárno, Slovakia), and development of the southern part only really began at that time.
Komárom and Komárno are connected by two bridges: The iron bridge and a newer lifting bridge. The two towns used to be a border crossing between Czechoslovakia (later Slovakia) and Hungary, until both countries became part of the Schengen Area, resulting in all immigration and customs checks to be lifted on December 12, 2007.
* Category:Populated places in Komárom-Esztergom county Category:Divided cities Category:Hungary–Slovakia border crossings Category:Populated places on the Danube
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