Solva

Solva was an early name for what is now , , in the province of Pannonia, during the Roman period. It was an important part of the limes line along the . Solva was granted town rank by Publius Aelius Hadrianus in 121 AD.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: early name for what is now Esztergom, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Castra of Esztergom”, “Esztergom (Solva)”, and “SOLVA”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Primatial Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven and St Adalbert and Christian Museum.

Church
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Primatial Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Adalbert, also known as the Basilica of Esztergom, is an ecclesiastic basilica in , , the mother church of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, and the seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is the largest ecclesiastical collection in ; it conserves European and Hungarian works of art from the period between the 13th and 19th centuries.

Museum
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esztergom and Štúrovo.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the region, on the right bank of the river Danube, that is, on the border between Slovakia and Hungary. The original capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, preserves its sites of medieval significance.

Town
Photo: Ervinpospisil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the southernmost town of , situated on the river not far from the mouth of the . Connected by the it forms a cross-border urban area with the city of in .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a and municipality in the in the of south-west , near the border with . is situated 3 km northwest of Solva.

Solva

Latitude
47.79748° or 47° 47′ 51″ north
Longitude
18.73605° or 18° 44′ 10″ east
Open location code
8FVWQPWP+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5383107224
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q1289892
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Satellite Map

Discover Solva from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From German to Slovenian—“Solva” goes by many names.

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