Raab fortress

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Raab fortress was a strategically important Habsburg stronghold in the city of Raab (Győr) in western Hungary, long serving as a key defensive bastion against Ottoman incursions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
conflict Ottoman–Habsburg conflicts in Hungary NERFINISHED
controlledBy Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
function frontier fortress
regional military command center
garrisonedBy Habsburg imperial troops NERFINISHED
Hungarian soldiers
governedBy Habsburg-appointed military commanders
hasGermanName Festung Raab NERFINISHED
hasHungarianName Győr vára NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Ottoman–Habsburg wars NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Transdanubia NERFINISHED
locatedIn Győr NERFINISHED
Raab NERFINISHED
western Hungary
locatedNear confluence of the Rába and Rábca rivers
locatedOn Rába River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Raab (German name of Győr) NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Győr NERFINISHED
partOf Habsburg defensive system against the Ottoman Empire
chain of Hungarian border fortresses
region western Hungary NERFINISHED
significance helped block Ottoman advance toward Vienna
strategicImportance border fortress on the Habsburg–Ottoman frontier
key defensive bastion against Ottoman incursions
usedFor defense against Ottoman expansion into Central Europe

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Battle of Raab near Raab fortress