Bodza: Oxbow Lakes, Village History and Cycling Routes

Bodza combines a flat, treeless landscape with small elevations considered remnants of former riverbanks and flatter areas corresponding to former oxbow lakes. In the centre, Lake Kovács dries up in summer.

Other places in the same area include Kravany nad Dunajom, Iža, Bajč, Imeľ, Radvaň Nad Dunajom, Marcelová, Vrbová Nad Váhom and Veľké Kosihy.

Nature

The Zsemlékes oxbow lake is mentioned as early as 1268 and extends to the boundaries of Lakszakállas and Lipové. Within the system of the Ekel and Megye canals, the Zsemlékes water area forms a continuous body of water approximately two kilometres long; several fish species live in it. In front of the Bodza municipal office is the small municipal park, created in 1974 as an occasional resting place for residents.

When comparing hotels in Bodza, first check the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer page. Read these three details in the same order and note which conditions apply to the planned period.

Culture

The manor house at No. 118 is a simple, single-storey building with an L-shaped floor plan; it was built in 1887 for the administrator of the Kálnoky family's estate. No. 120 was built in the 1880s by Béla Végh from Vereb. It is a simple, single-storey building with a rectangular floor plan and an open colonnade accessible from both ends of the courtyard.

House No. 117 is the oldest surviving peasant dwelling in Bodza and was built from adobe bricks in the second half of the 19th century. House No. 8 is a 1920s standard house built from adobe bricks, opening onto the courtyard through a colonnade. The Bodza municipal office was built in 1913; it is a single-storey, rectangular building with nine bays.

At the edge of the municipal park stands Bodza's Roman Catholic bell tower. Its older bell bears an inscription stating that it was cast in Pest in 1869 by Walser Ferenc and dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk. The Reformed bell frame stands across the road next to the municipal office, is covered by an onion dome and was built in 1926. Bodza also has a monument to deported Hungarian families, a monument to the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848, and a wooden memorial post for the heroes of the First and Second World Wars.

Cycling Routes and Railway Station

The regional cycling tourism route Z4 runs through Bodza along road I/63 and connects Komárno with Veľký Meder. The local cycling route D2 leads from Lipové over a bridge, along a water canal and over a farm track to Bodza. The different routes provide two clearly identifiable points of comparison for planning your own cycling routes.

The ŽSR passenger timetable lists Bodza railway station at kilometre 74 between Veľký Meder and Zemianska Olča.

For the higher-level travel overview: Komárno District.