Dunamente Turisztikai Térség

Tata Castle

Tata was confiscated by King Sigismund in 1397 from the Lackfies, who was accused of infidelity to the king, and then a major construction project was started. There are some stone carvings that reveal some information about the outfit of the palace wings between the four corner towers. The castle, built on the shore of the lake, was protected by the lake itself in the east while a 12-14 meters deep moat flooded with water of the lake in the south and west. By 1409 the bright royal palace could be completed, where Sigismund visited his court. The magnificent countryside has been a great opportunity for relaxation and hunting in the Vértes forests. At the same time, the country's affairs were handled here, with several famous rulers, scholars, knights in the walls of the castle. In 1426 Zsigmond plundered the estates of Tata for István Rozgonyi, then King Matthias bought it back from him in 1467. Tata's golden age was in King Matthias's time, who rebuilt the ruinous castle in a renaissance style. The enclosed rectangle of the courtyard was surrounded by a double-deck cloister. King Matthias often went to rest here, Tata was one of his favorite places to stay. At the time of the Turkish occupation, Tata became an important part of the border fortress system. The Turkish troops heading for Komárom had to be stopped here. During this time, the castle often changed hands, and the fights also damaged the building. After 1568, the outer defenses, the Italian bastions, were built. Two of its bastions (Ferranas and Rosenberg bastions) preserve the names of former captains. The Goat Bastion was built in 1586. The castle was surrounded by a moat and the new gate entrance was completed. In 1683, however, the castle was blown up by Kara Mustafa, most of the castle was destroyed. The walls of today's castle reflect the style of romantic architecture, thanks to the Esterházy family that once lived here. The building on the shore of the Old Lake is still an eye-catching sight. It is currently home to the Kuny Domokos Museum, where tourists can see periodic exhibitions.

Fortification-system - Komárom / Komárno

Fort Monostor

The Fort Monostor - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long. Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640. After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War. Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever. Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.

The foreground of the Danube Bastion in the Monostor Fortress – Komárom

The justly famous Monostor Fortress is a part of the Komárom Fortress Complex situated along the two banks of the Danube. The Fortress itself comprises several units situated in a huge area. Only a part can be visited, but experts are in the process of seeking ways to open other parts of the buildings for visitors. Such an extension is provided by the port reception area of the Danube Bastion. Exhibitions presenting the heroic age of river transport, the history of naval shipping on the Danube and the traditions of trades and crafts along the river can be seen in its renewed spaces. At the same time, the venues have been made suitable for holding functions, family events, weddings and conferences. The port connected organically to the bastion is able to receive the largest ships that ply the Danube. Looking to the right and left from the spacious area in front of the building you can admire the large river’s fascinating volume of water, as well as the ‘procession’ of passenger ships and freighters.vvvv

Fort Igmándi

The fort offers permanent exhibitions. The development of the youngest and southernmost part of the Komárom fortification system was begun in 1871. From September 1939 to March 1941 it was used as a refugee camp for Polish soldiers, then as a Polish military internment camp and a labour barracks. At the end of the war, it was used by the population as a shelter. Since 1966 it has no longer been used for military purposes and has since housed the Klapka György Museum's Roman Stone Museum and the Air Force Exhibition, which opened in 2013. Fort Igmándi is currently being renovated.

Fort Csillag (Star)

The renovation of the Fort Csillag has made it possible to present the plaster cast collection of the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, which is more than 100 years old. When the museum opened in 1896, in the first decade of the 20th century, it had more than a thousand replicas of important sculptural works from antiquity to the Renaissance. From the 1920s, the replica collections gradually lost popularity, and after the Second World War, the plaster casts were not protected and restored: Decades of decay awaited them. As a result of the restoration work begun in 2015, more than 200 outstanding replicas from antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance are on display in the new exhibition in the fortress. On display are around three hundred replicas with plaster casts of some of the most famous sculptures from archaic Greek art to the 16th century. The exhibition in Komárom is divided into two large areas. One is the former barracks building inside the fortress, which has been converted into an exhibition space. In a linear space, ancient art is presented in the form of archaic and then classical Greek, Hellenistic art and Roman sculpture.

Fortress of Komárno

The whole modern fortification system in Komárno represents a very important monument in Slovakia and also in Hungary with relatively well-preserved elements. The bastion type fortresses in Komárno were built from the 16th century until the end of the 19th century. The first fortress of this type in Central Europe was the Old Fortress which was completed by the so-called New Fortress in the 17th century. In the second half of the 19th century the fortification system became the greatest and strongest defensive building of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, able to house an army of 200 000 men. The note on the western bastion of the New Fortress which says NEC ARTE NEC MARTE (neither by force nor trick) characterizes precisely this fortification system which was perfect and impregnable in its time.

The central fortress Danube Bastion – North Komárom

The part which can be visited in North Komárom is actually the former centre of the fortress system, certain elements of which are today situated in the territories of both Hungary and Slovakia. The Öregvár (Old Castle), the oldest part of the buildings, was constructed in the 16th century, while the Újvár (New Castle) was added in the 17th century. Under the impact of the military victories of French Emperor Napoleon I, they were renovated and extended in the early part of the 19th century. This eventually resulted in the largest system of fortifications in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy being created on the two banks of the Danube, which could accommodate even 200,000 soldiers if necessary. The units of the fortress system can be seen from the lookout on the Danube Bastion, while at the same time it provides a view to the Danube, its ports and the mouths of the rivers Danube and Vág, as well as Elizabeth Bridge and the town of Komárom in Hungary, which lies on the opposite bank of the river.

Bastion VI – Roman Lapidary

The Roman Lapidary awaiting its visitors from 1993 in the south rondella of the rebuilt Bastion VI. Most of the carved stone monuments date back to the 2 – 4 century AD and comes from the two fortifications protecting the one-time border of the Roman Empire. Both fortifications, Brigetio and Celemantia Camp, were situated near Komárno opposite to each other on the two banks of the River Danube. There can be seen the copies of the most important Roman stone monuments of Slovakia in a separate hall. This permanent exhibition of the Danube Region Museum was awarded the "Exhibition of the Year" in 1993 by the magazine "Monuments and Museums". In 1994, the museum received the "EUROPA NOSTRA" award for the renovation of the bastion and the establishment of the Roman stone store.