Nové Zámky: Hotels and accommodations

Anyone considering Nové Zámky as a destination may wish to book a hotel in Nové Zámky.

Nature

Parížske močiare is a 590-hectare protected area in the Nové Zámky District and also the only confirmed breeding site of the Paddyfield Warbler in Slovakia. The Čenkovská step National Nature Reserve is one of two national nature reserves within the Čenkov protected area and is home to the only occurrence of Ephedra distachya in Slovakia.

Žitavský luh is also one of the protected landscape areas in the Nové Zámky District. The 124-hectare protected area preserves the last remnant of an original meandering watercourse. Each year, Spotted Crakes and Western Marsh Harriers breed there; the area is also an important resting and migration site for waterbirds, especially Garganeys.

Kamenínske slaniská is a 144.74-hectare Natura 2000 site in Kamenín and Kamenný Most in the Nové Zámky District.

Culture and history

The Múzeum Jána Thaina has permanent exhibitions on archaeology, history, ethnography and notable figures from the region. At the same time, it researches, collects and makes accessible the cultural heritage of Nové Zámky and its surroundings – from archaeological finds and historical and ethnographic collections to valuable library holdings.

The Galéria umenia Ernesta Zmetáka offers permanent exhibitions of European art from the 16th to the 20th century as well as a permanent exhibition dedicated to Lajos Kassák. It also organizes guided tours, workshops, lectures and film screenings.

The Palárikovo hunting lodge is a late Classicist building with an extensive English-style park and a unique technical monument, a wooden water tower. It is open to visitors seasonally; guided tours take place on Tuesdays from 11:00 to 17:00.

In Nové Zámky, the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross was built in 1584 and 1585. The Baroque Trinity group dates from 1749 and commemorates the great plague epidemic of 1740. The preserved bastions of the Nové Zámky fortress still reveal the former fortress and the hexagonal layout of the town; the Calvary of Nové Zámky dates from 1779 and is located on the preserved Forgách Bastion.

The Zámeček archaeological tell near Nitriansky Hrádok was formed by the accumulation of settlements built by several generations about 5,000 years ago. The Orthodox synagogue in Nové Zámky, which has survived to this day, is rectangular, single-storey and equipped with a choir; several Holocaust memorials are located in the synagogue and its grounds. Group and individual visits can be arranged in advance through the tourist information office or by email.

The Berek forest park in Nové Zámky features oak trees more than 200 years old.

Thermal baths and activities

The geothermal water of Podhájska was tapped in 1973 and reaches temperatures of up to 83 °C at a depth of 1,900 metres. The Podhájska thermal bath uses highly mineralized geothermal healing water whose mineral composition is comparable to that of the Dead Sea. The thermal bath includes the Aquamarin wellness centre with bathing, vitality and sauna areas, as well as massage services.

The Vadaš Thermal Resort in Štúrovo covers 25 hectares and has nine pools. A 30.5-kilometre cycling route around Burda starts and ends in Štúrovo in the Nové Zámky District and passes through Kamenica nad Hronom, Chľaba and Leľa.

Geographical setting

The Danube forms part of the southeastern border of the Nové Zámky District with Hungary. Road border crossings in the Nové Zámky District are located in Štúrovo and Salka. Nové Zámky and Palárikovo are important railway junctions in the Nové Zámky District.

Cuisine

Žitavská paprika has Protected Designation of Origin status in the European Union.

Other places:Travnica, Kamenín, Veľký Kýr, Čechy, Veľké Lovce, Úľany Nad Žitavou, Tvrdošovce, Strekov, Svodín, Šarkan, Šurany, Rúbaň, Sikenička, Malá Nad Hronom, Mana, Ľubá, Lipová, Nové Zámky, Podhájska, Parkan, Bánov, Bíňa, Branovo, Dolný Ohaj, Dvory Nad Žitavou, Gbelce, Hul, Chľaba, Jatov, Kamenný Most, Kmeťovo, Komjatice, Michal Nad Žitavou, Mužla, Nána, Nová Vieska, Palárikovo, Pavlová, Radava, Rastislavice.

To the overarching travel overview: Nitra Region.