Šamorín has a number of valuable monuments and places of interest, which, because of their age or uniqueness, are among the important places to visit when walking around the city. The aim of the sightseeing walk is to discover the historical and cultural monuments in the centre of Šamorín.
A map of the walk is available at the Tourist Information Centre in Šamorín.
The Town Hall in Šamorí was built in the 17th century in Renaissance style and is now a national cultural monument. It has been rebuilt several times and its original tower burnt down in a fire. A second floor was added in the late 1920s. In the 17th and 18th centuries, regular meetings of the Chaldean nobility were held here, as well as occasional meetings of the Bratislava county seat. Below the level of the town hall was once a prison, where prisoners from the entire Bratislava county were held. Today it houses the city offices.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary together with the Pauline monastery was built in the 18th century, based on the designs of the Austrian architect Johann Georg Altenburg. It is the second largest church on the island of Žitný ostrov and its interior architecture is characterised by the sumptuous ornamentation of the late Baroque period. The fresco decoration, the nave, the main altar and the four decorative side altars make it one of the most beautiful churches on the island.
The monastery has a square plan with an atrium, inside there is the so-called Garden of Eden, in the middle of which there is a well. The building is one of the unique monuments and is the only Pauline monastery in the territory of the former Hungary. After the departure of the Pauline Order from Šamorín, the abandoned premises of the monastery were used as military officers' apartments, later as offices, an inn, apartments, a ballroom, a school and business premises. Nowadays, the southern part o
Reliefs of famous singers and musicians can be found in the Musicians' Sculpture Park at the Primary Art School, which is the only park of its kind in the whole of Europe. The reliefs are the work of artist Oskar Kosecký from the 1990s. The following artists can be found here: Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Bon Scott.
The park is open to the public and can be visited all year round.
The Municipal House of Local History in Šamorín offers its visitors an exposition of medieval documents and documents revealing the history of Šamorín, but it will also attract visitors with an exhibition of tools and objects used in peasant households, in hemp processing or fishing.
In 1987, an oven was built in the premises of the house, which brings to life the traditional baking of bread and langos. Organised groups of visitors can also see gold panning. Since 1982, the House of Homeland has been an outpost of the Žitný ostrov Museum.
The church was built according to the designs of the builder Altenburg. Its foundations were laid on 22 July 1784 and by the standards of the time it was completed very quickly, in 11 months. The Evangelical church was built in the classical style, but the interior furnishings, which have been preserved to this day, are also characterised by baroque elements.
The famous Slovak statesman, diplomat and scientist Milan Rastislav Štefánik became a pupil of the Šamorín Evangelical Lyceum in the school year 1889-90. His relief is placed in front of the present rectory of the Evangelical church. It is the work of the author Ladislav Majerský from 1930.
The Synagogue in Šamorín was built in 1912. During its construction, the Jewish religious community applied not only architectural elements of the Romantic style but also Middle Eastern motifs. The windows of the synagogue were decorated with stained glass. Its interior space is a combination of several architectural styles, which characterised several buildings of the period. The balcony, a seating area for women, divides the interior space into two parts.
The period of World War II was associated with a dramatic decline in the number of members of this religious association. Except for 2-3 families, all Jews were taken away from Shamorín.
Since 1996, thanks to the At Home Gallery organization, it has served as a modern art gallery and occasionally as a concert hall.
The medieval church dedicated to the Virgin Mary is an important sacral architecture not only on the Rye Island, but also on a national scale. According to the latest archaeological findings from 2014, its oldest foundations date back to the Romanesque period and are located under the sanctuary. Based on excavations, it has been established that the church had undergone at least 12 phases of rebuilding by 1521. The original 13th-century building consists of the present main nave and sanctuary without sacristy and aisles.
In 2000, Immortal OZ had a life-size statue of King Stephen I erected on the square in front of the Municipal Cultural Centre. The members of the town council adopted a proposal that the area in front of the cultural centre be called St. Stephen's Square.
The Municipal Cultural Centre was built in 1981, which not only receives and transmits culture, but also creates cultural values for every generation. Theatre performances, concerts, children's and youth performances, as well as various cultural and social events, annual membership meetings of non-profit, non-governmental organizations based in the city and its surroundings are regularly organized in the theatre hall of the Municipal Cultural Centre.
The recently modernised István Tallós Prochászku Exhibition Hall regularly hosts the region's leading professional artists, while amateurs are also given the opportunity to present their work.
