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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rába River canonical 8
River Rába 1
Rába River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alternativeName Raab
alternativeNameLanguage German
basinArea approximately 10,000 km²
basinCountry Austria
Hungary
borderFunction forms part of the Austria–Hungary border in sections
cityOnRiver Gleisdorf
Győr
Jennersdorf
Körmend
Szentgotthárd
Sárvár
country Austria
Hungary
ecoregion Pannonian Basin
linked to: Carpathian Basin
flowsThrough Austria
Burgenland
Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Hungary
Styria
Vas County
hasConfluenceWith Danube at Győr
hasTributary Lafnitz River
Marcal River
Pinka River
historicalEventSite border skirmishes in medieval and early modern periods
various conflicts between Habsburg and Ottoman forces
historicalRegion Pannonia
Western Transdanubia
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
mouthLocation Győr
partOf Danube River basin
sourceLocation Austrian Alps
Styria
tributaryOf Danube
usedFor hydropower generation
irrigation
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Raab river Rába River
Vas County hasMajorRiver Rába River
Őrség locatedInRiverBasin Rába River basin
linked to: Rába River
Sárvár locatedOn River Rába
linked to: Rába River
Little Hungarian Plain crossedBy Rába River
Little Hungarian Plain crossedBy Rábca River
linked to: Rába River
Dunántúl hasMajorRiver Rába River
Körmend traversedByRiver Rába River
Raab fortress locatedOn Rába River