Štúrovo (Hungarian: Párkány) is the southernmost town of Slovakia, situated on the river Danube not far from the mouth of the Hron (Garam).

Štúrovo / Párkány is a popular summer holiday destination with the Vadas Thermal Resort, the biggest aquapark in Slovakia.

Parkan originally meant a "fortified outpost" in Middle High German, and entered Hungarian as "párkány" (although its meaning later changed to "ledge").

The coat of arms of the town was created by a local historian, Péter Püspöki Nagy, and adopted by the municipal council in 1971.

The main charge refers to the medieval name of the town, Kakath ("kakas" meaning rooster in Hungarian), the chaussé evokes the triangular Ottoman fortress of Parkan in the early modern period, the azure field refers to the Danube and Hron (Garam) rivers.

The blazon of the arms: Azure, chaussé Or displayed a cock's head facing sinister erased Gules.The flag of the town is a swallowtail with a red side and seven blue and gold stripes.

A village developed on the opposite bank of the river that was first mentioned in the charter of the Monastery of Saint Benedict (now Hronský Beňadik) in 1075 ("in Kokot a possession of 10 fishermen's houses in the upper parts and 3 plowgate of land").

In February 1274 King Ladislaus IV of Hungary was staying in Kakath (referred to as villa Kokat) when the chapter asked for his help in a property dispute.

In the Middle Ages Kakath was owned by the Archbishopric of Esztergom except the small tract of the Benedictine monastery.

He set up his camp at the port of Kokoth in July, then crossing the Danube he attacked Strigonium because Archbishop Michael was a prominent supporter of his son's rival, King Charles I.

By that time, the medieval market town had been destroyed by the devastating conflict: according to the tax register of that year, Kakath was completely abandoned.

During Ottoman rule a fortified outpost was built as part of the defense system of Esztergom, and named Ciğerdelen Parkan meaning "liver-stabbing fort" or Çekerden.

The road bridge is some 500 metres (1,600 feet) in length and is named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, (1868–1924), the fourth child of Emperor Franz Josef, and Elisabeth.

Decades of intransigence between the Communist governments of Hungary and Czechoslovakia meant that the bridge was not rebuilt until the new millennium, finally reopening on 11 October 2001.

The main station across the border in Hungary is Szob which is located to the east on the same side of the River Danube.