CESCI

The study examines the current developments in the hinterland of the cross-border twin city, Esztergom and Štúrovo. It also suggests a gradual interweaving of the hinterlands of these previously separate cities that had been in a peripheral situation due to the state border, thereby it underlines the process that enhances the twin cities’ spatial organisation power.

In brief, the study examines the effects of border changes on spatial structure, as well as the differences in gravitational power between Esztergom and Štúrovo and the regional centres. Furthermore, a concise analysis of the socio-economic situation of both states after EU accession is presented, focusing on the Hungarian-Slovak border region.”