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Donauradweg planned a bike ride
June 15, 2017
Stage 22: Györ to Komárom – Danube Cycle Path
Moderate
02:47
48.0km
17.2km/h
80m
90m
Overview
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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41.6 km
Fort Monostor
Highlight • Historical Site
Fort Monostor (Hungarian: Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) was built between 1850 and 1871 as part of the Hungarian fortification system of Komrárom. After World War II the Soviets built the biggest ammunition storage in the Fortress of Monostor. Thousands of wagons of ammunition were forwarded from the strictly guarded objects. One of a series of forts in the area, Monostor is open to the public as a museum. It also hosts Europe Gate, a sculpture made of light-transmitting concrete. The New Fortress is a part of the Komárno fortress system, the largest fortification of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The construction of the oldest part of the Old Fortress goes back to the year 1546. It was built to provide defense against the Ottoman Empire and reinforced between 1663-1673 by adding the New Fortress. The New Fortress can be entered through Leopold Gate, which was named after the Hungarian ruler Leopold I.
The symbol of the fortress’s impregnability – the statue of the „Stone Virgin” with an inscription „NEC ARTE, NEC MARTE” („Neither by trick nor force”), can be found not far from the Leopold Gate.
The fortress system was completed in the 19th century and since has gradually lost its defending function. In the 20th century the Old and New Fortresses were used especially as army warehouses. The inconsiderate utilization by the occupying Soviet army from 1968-91 was a contributing factor, which led to to the current bad condition. Fortress tours are organised by “PRO CASTELLO COMAROMIENSI”. For more information click komarno.com/en/small-journey/new-fortress
The symbol of the fortress’s impregnability – the statue of the „Stone Virgin” with an inscription „NEC ARTE, NEC MARTE” („Neither by trick nor force”), can be found not far from the Leopold Gate.
The fortress system was completed in the 19th century and since has gradually lost its defending function. In the 20th century the Old and New Fortresses were used especially as army warehouses. The inconsiderate utilization by the occupying Soviet army from 1968-91 was a contributing factor, which led to to the current bad condition. Fortress tours are organised by “PRO CASTELLO COMAROMIENSI”. For more information click komarno.com/en/small-journey/new-fortress
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45.1 km
Europe Square (Nádvorie Európy), Komárno
Highlight • Monument
Nádvorie Európy (Europe Square) in the center purports to represent buildings from all parts of Europe. The 45 buildings function as shops and restaurants, built 1999–2000 to celebrate the upcoming ascendancy to the European Union (2004). europeplace.com/page.asp?lang=eng
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48.0 km
Komárno Town Center
Highlight • Settlement
Worth seeing are the Europaplatz and the old town.
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Way Types & Surfaces
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20.5 km
11.1 km
9.19 km
7.13 km
Surfaces
22.8 km
21.7 km
3.10 km
349 m
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