History of Sturovo

During the reign of Maria Theresa, the town regained its rights and became a district town.

In 1850, Párkány became a station on the railway track from as Pozsony ( Pressburg, now:Bratislava)to Budapest. In 1895, the Mária Valéria bridge to Esztergom was opened.

After World War I, the town became a border town of Czechoslovakia. In 1938, as a result of the First Vienna Award, Párkány and parts of Southern Slovakia were returned to Hungary. It was occupied in the years 1944/1945 by Soviet troops. The Mária Valéria bridge was destroyed for a second time (first time in 1920) by retreating German forces.

After World War II, the town was again ceded Czechoslovakia. It was renamed to Štúrovo in 1948. The formerly independent villages of Nána and Obid were annexed to Štúrovo (in 1960 and 1972, respectively). Štúrovo ceased to be a district in 1960 and merged into Nové Zámky District.

After WWII it began to industrialize. The biggest factory called Juhoslovenské celulózky a papierne (South Slovakian pulpwood and paper works) was opened in 1968, employing some 4,000 people. A new thermal swimming resort Vadaš was built in 1978. The local railway station became the second biggest in Slovakia (1975)