Lafnitz (river)

Lafnitz
A chartaque on the Lafnitz near Burgau.
Location
Countries	Austria and Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	east of the Kreuzwirt, municipality of Wenigzell, Joglland
• coordinates	47°22′47″N 15°48′19″E / 47.37972°N 15.80528°E / 47.37972; 15.80528Coordinates: 47°22′47″N 15°48′19″E / 47.37972°N 15.80528°E / 47.37972; 15.80528
• elevation	930 m (AA)
Mouth
• location	near Szentgotthárd into the Raab
• coordinates	46°57′30″N 16°16′29″E / 46.95833°N 16.27472°E / 46.95833; 16.27472
• elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Length	113.6 km (70.6 mi) [1]
Basin size	1,994 km² [2]
Basin features
Progression	Rába→ Danube→ Black Sea
Landmarks	Small towns: Szentgotthárd Villages: Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Lafnitz, Neudau, Burgau, Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Rudersdorf, Königsdorf, Hackerberg
Tributaries
• right	Voraubach, ,  [de; fr; sh; sv],  [ceb; de; sv]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lafnitztal
Designated	1 March 2002
Reference no.	1169[3]

The Lafnitz (Hungarian: Lapincs) is a river in southeastern Austria and (briefly) western Hungary.

The Lafnitz is 114 kilometers (71 mi) long, and has a basin area of 1,994 square kilometers (770 sq mi).^[4] It rises near the border of Styria and Lower Austria, and flows in a generally southeastern direction through the towns of Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Lafnitz, Markt Allhau, Wolfau, Wörth an der Lafnitz, Neudau, Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Rudersdorf, Königsdorf, and Heiligenkreuz im Lafnitztal, and it empties into the Rába less than a kilometer inside Hungary, in the town of Szentgotthárd. For much of its length it forms the border between Styria and Burgenland. Its largest tributary is the  [de; fr; sh; sv].

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