Alongside Komárno, on the Danube, stretches from east to west a spindle-shaped peninsula more than 2.5 km long and 200 m wide, still called an island today, full of smaller and larger gardens and villas of local residents. The island was formed from Danube sediments from two smaller islands. For a long time it was the property of the commander of the Komárno fortress, until in 1745 it was returned to the town.
The island, full of greenery, provided a place of relaxation for locals as well as for many who visited Komárno. In 1875, Kornél Pulay, the then mayor of Komárno, decided that in memory of the visit of Francis Joseph I and his wife Elizabeth, the Danube island should be named after Queen Elizabeth.
The island retained its name even after, between 1897 and 1904, during the construction of the winter port, it was connected to the northern bank and became a peninsula. The change of its name occurred only after World War II, in 1945, when it was renamed Red Flotilla Island. This name remained until the change of political regime, and since 1992 its official name is once again Elizabeth, or imprecisely Elizabethan Island.