Komárom

Charles III Memorial

Memorial site

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Jókai statue in Komárno

Memorial site

Mór Jókai, perhaps the most famous native of Komárom, was born on February 18, 1825. Jókai commemorated Komárom, the city's history, its inhabitants, its merchants, and its sailors in many of his works. After the writer's death in 1904, the people of Komárom suggested that a sta... Read More

Lehár statue in Komárno

Memorial site

“I am a child of Komárom,” said Kristóf Ferenc Lehár in 1930, who was born on April 30, 1870, the firstborn son of Ferenc Lehár Sr. (1838-1898), conductor of the 50th Infantry Regiment, and Krisztina Neubrandt (1849-1904). His parents’ house was on Lehár Street, on the site of to... Read More

St. Andrew's Basilica

Building, structure

The Basilica of St. Andrew in Komárom is the most important church in the city, one of the dominant buildings in the city. It is located on Nádor Street, opposite the Danube River Museum. It was built by the Jesuits between 1748 and 1756. It collapsed during the 1763 earthquake, ... Read More

The building of the former Komárno First Savings Bank

Building, structure

Built in 1844, based on the plans of the Budapest architect Béla Ney, the building of the former Komárno First Savings Bank. Previously, the arcaded, one-story building of the Golden Cross House stood on its site. On November 6, 1848, Lajos Kossuth, an honorary citizen of Komárno... Read More

Equestrian statue of King St. Stephen

Built heritage

Opposite the Ferenc Lehár Park is the equestrian statue of King St. Stephen. The statue is the work of sculptor Lajos Győrfy, which has adorned Komárom since August 21, 2009. The 1.5-ton bronze work depicts Stephen in life-size, and its height from the base to the tip of the spe... Read More

Actors' Museum

Cultural heritage

On October 29, 2021, the Actors' Museum was opened in Petőfi Park opposite the Water Tower by actress Lőrincz Tarics, a Permanent Member of the Jókai Theatre in Komárno, and teacher Csilla Szabó, the head of Event n.o. The outdoor museum commemorates the first generation of artis... Read More

The shell

Memorial site

A work by János Nagy, inaugurated in 1973 in front of the Railway Station on Petőfi Street Read More

Bust of Alexander Petőfi

Memorial site

Sándor Petőfi had several personal connections to Komárom. He first visited the Jókai family in 1842. In 2017, at the initiative of the then deputy mayor Imre Knirs, president of the Civic Association for a Better Komárom, and Tamás Arlett, president of the South Komárom Endresz... Read More

Bust of King Ladislaus V

Memorial site

The bust of King Ladislaus V of Hungary, born in Komárom, stands in the Anglia Park in Komárom, a short walk from the Monostor Fortress, the modern building of the Selye János University, and the city center. The statue was erected in 2000, on a pedestal that had been vacant for ... Read More