{"id":69,"date":"2013-06-25T00:09:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T22:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2013-07-04T19:24:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T17:24:04","slug":"new-fortress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/small-journey\/new-fortress\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/small-journey\/new-fortress\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/panna-male.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-86 alignleft\" title=\"Nec arte, nec marte\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/panna-male-198x300.jpg\" width=\"119\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/panna-male-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/panna-male-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/panna-male.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a>The <strong>New Fortress<\/strong> is a part of the <strong>Kom\u00e1rno fortress system<\/strong>, 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 defence against the Ottoman Empire and reinforced Between 1663-1673 by adding the New Fortress. The New Fortress can be entered through <strong>Leopold Gate<\/strong>, which was named after\u00a0the Hungarian ruler Leopold I.<\/p>\n<p>The symbol of the fortress\u2019s impregnability \u2013 the statue of the \u201eStone Virgin\u201d with an inscription \u201eNEC ARTE, NEC MARTE\u201d (\u201eNeither by trick nor force\u201d), can be found not far from the Leopold Gate.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.6; font-size: 1.3rem;\">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 from1968-91 was a contributing factor, which led to to their current bad condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fortress tours are organised by \u201cPRO CASTELLO COMAROMIENSI\u201d. For more information <a title=\"Fortress tours\" href=\"http:\/\/www.komarno.sk\/prehliadka-pevnosti_4260.html\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kom\u00e1rno is the center for the Hungarian minority in Slovakia and since 2004 has also been the home of <strong>J\u00e1nos Selye University<\/strong> where the main study language is Hungarian. The university consists of three facilities and offers study to approx. 2,400 students. The University is named after\u00a0the well-known endocrinologist J. Selye, who spent his childhood in Kom\u00e1rno.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/Univerzita_Selyeho.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-88\" title=\"J. Selye University\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/Univerzita_Selyeho-300x198.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/Univerzita_Selyeho-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/Univerzita_Selyeho-720x477.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.komarno.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/06\/Univerzita_Selyeho.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Fortress is a part of the Kom\u00e1rno 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 defence against the Ottoman Empire and reinforced Between 1663-1673 by adding the New Fortress. 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