Lafnitz (river)

Lafnitz
A chartaque on the Lafnitz near Burgau.
Country Austria
Physical characteristics
Main source east of the Kreuzwirt, municipality of Wenigzell, Joglland
930 m (AA)
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
River mouth near Szentgotthárd into the Raab
224 m
46°57′30″N 16°16′29″E / 46.95833°N 16.27472°E / 46.95833; 16.27472
Length 113.6 km (70.6 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression Rába→ Danube→ Black Sea
Basin size 1,994 km² [2]
Landmarks
Tributaries
  • Right:
    Voraubach, Safen, Feistritz, Rittschein
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. It is 114 km long, and has a basin area of 1994 km².[4] It rises from 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 empties into the Rába less than a kilometer inside Hungary, in the town Szentgotthárd. For much of its length it forms the border between Styria and Burgenland. Its largest tributary is the river Feistritz.

References

  1. ↑ Digitaler Atlas der Steiermark (Styria)
  2. ↑ Die Lafnitz und Natura 2000, abgerufen am 8. November 2014
  3. ↑ "Lafnitztal". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Vorbild Lafnitztal, EU brochure


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