Lafnitz (river)

River in Austria and Hungary

47°22′47″N 15°48′19″E / 47.37972°N 15.80528°E / 47.37972; 15.80528 • elevation930 m (AA) Mouth

• location

• coordinates

46°57′30″N 16°16′29″E / 46.95833°N 16.27472°E / 46.95833; 16.27472

• elevation

224 m (735 ft)Length113.6 km (70.6 mi)^[1]Basin size1,992 km² (769 sq mi)^[2]Basin featuresProgressionRába→ Danube→ Black SeaLandmarks

Small towns: Szentgotthárd
Villages: Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Lafnitz, Neudau, Burgau, Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Rudersdorf, Königsdorf, Hackerberg

Tributaries • rightVoraubach, Safen, Feistritz [de; fr; sh; sv], Rittschein [ceb; de; sv]

Ramsar Wetland

Official nameLafnitztalDesignated1 March 2002Reference no.1169^[3]

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

The Lafnitz is 113.6 km (70.6 mi) long,^[1] and has a basin area of 1,992 km² (769 sq mi).^[2] 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 Feistritz [de; fr; sh; sv].

References

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^ ^a ^b Digitaler Atlas der Steiermark (Styria)
^ ^a ^b "Flächenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Leitha-, Rabnitz- und Raabgebiet" (PDF). Beiträge zur Hydrografie Österreichs Heft 63. December 2014. p. 114.
^ "Lafnitztal". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.