Štúrovo is the southern most city in Slovakia attracting a lot of visitors with its interesting countryside. The Bend of the Danube river starts here with a splendid view of the Basilica in Esztergom, Hungary. The river Hron flows into the Danube close to the city and offers excellent opportunities for adventure and exploration for nature lovers. First and foremost Štúrovo is a spa town. T
The city and surrounding area was first settled in the stone age. During the Roman period it was the site of the „Anavum” military garrison. At the beginning, the city was comprised possibly of the settlements of Nána and Kakath. Kakathvár was built as a summer residence by the son of the Magyar tribal chieftain Árpád, in the 10th century. Through the middle ages the settlement Kakath gradually grew in its significance, and had become a marketplace for merchants coming from southern and western Europe. During the tatár invasions the settlement was fortified. It was in this period that the city’s new name „Párkány“ was introduced.
In 1724 the settlement was promoted to town status with the rights to hold markets. King Charles IV awarded the town market rights and the most significant was the Simon – Juda market, held on the days of St. Simon and St. Jude. This traditional market continues to be held annually even today. After the establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918 the city of Párkány, formerly an in-land city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, became a Czechoslovakian border city. The change of the name from Párkány to Štúrovo occurred in 1948.