Rába River

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The Rába River is a Central European waterway flowing from Austria through western Hungary, historically significant as a strategic site in various military conflicts.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Rába River basin 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alternativeName Raab NERFINISHED
alternativeNameLanguage German
basinArea approximately 10,000 km²
basinCountry Austria NERFINISHED
Hungary NERFINISHED
borderFunction forms part of the Austria–Hungary border in sections
cityOnRiver Gleisdorf NERFINISHED
Győr NERFINISHED
Jennersdorf NERFINISHED
Körmend NERFINISHED
Szentgotthárd NERFINISHED
Sárvár NERFINISHED
country Austria
Hungary
ecoregion Pannonian Basin NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Austria NERFINISHED
Burgenland NERFINISHED
Győr-Moson-Sopron County NERFINISHED
Hungary NERFINISHED
Styria NERFINISHED
Vas County NERFINISHED
hasConfluenceWith Danube at Győr NERFINISHED
hasTributary Lafnitz River NERFINISHED
Marcal River NERFINISHED
Pinka River NERFINISHED
historicalEventSite border skirmishes in medieval and early modern periods
various conflicts between Habsburg and Ottoman forces
historicalRegion Pannonia NERFINISHED
Western Transdanubia NERFINISHED
knownFor floodplain habitats
historical military significance
rafting and water tourism
languageOfName Hungarian
length approximately 298 km
lengthInAustria approximately 120 km
lengthInHungary approximately 178 km
locatedIn Central Europe
mouth Danube NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Győr NERFINISHED
partOf Danube River basin NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Austrian Alps NERFINISHED
Styria NERFINISHED
tributaryOf Danube NERFINISHED
usedFor hydropower generation
irrigation
recreation

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Őrség locatedInRiverBasin Rába River
this entity surface form: Rába River basin
Battle of Raab river Rába River