Komárno
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| Country | Slovakia | |
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| Region | Nitra | |
| District | Komárno | |
| Rivers | Danube, Váh | |
| Elevation | 110 m (361 ft) | |
| Coordinates | 47°45′48″N 18°07′42″E / 47.76333°N 18.12833°ECoordinates: 47°45′48″N 18°07′42″E / 47.76333°N 18.12833°E | |
| Area | 102.807 km2 (39.694 sq mi) | |
| Population | 34,461 (2014-12-31) | |
| Density | 335/km2 (868/sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1075 | |
| Mayor | László Stubendek | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 945 01 | |
| Area code | +421-35 | |
| Car plate | KN | |
   Location in Slovakia
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  Location in the Nitra Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | ||
| Website: www.komarno.sk | ||
Komárno (Hungarian: Komárom, colloquially Révkomárom, Öregkomárom, Észak-Komárom, German: Komorn, Serbian: Komoran/Коморан) is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Komárno was formed from part of a historical town in Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube. Following World War I and the Treaty of Trianon, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half, creating two new towns. The smaller part, based on the former suburb of Újszőny, is in present-day Hungary as Komárom (the historical Hungarian town had the same name). Komárno and Komárom are connected by the Elisabeth Bridge, which used to be a border crossing between Slovakia and Hungary until border checks were lifted due to the Schengen Area rules.
Komárno is Slovakia's principal port on the Danube. It is also the center of the Hungarian community in Slovakia, which makes up roughly 60% of the town's population. The town is the historic seat of the Serbian national minority in Slovakia.
The name is of Slavic or Latin origin. The first interpretation is straightforward - the name consists of two parts: komár (Slavic/Slovak: a mosquito) and an ending -no (a place name). Thus, Komárno means "a place with many mosquitos", reflecting a location in a swampy area near the Danube. According to another theory, the name could be derived from Latin commercium (a trade center).
One disputed record of the name of the settlement can be dated back to 1075 as Camarum. Further documents mention the settlement as Kamarn(iensis) / Komarn(iense) (1218), Kamarum (1266), Camarum (1268), Kamar (1283) and many other, e.g. Camaron, Comaron (between 1372–1498). Villa Camarun was one of the 23 settlements belonging to the domain of the Komárom castle.
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