The Rába (German: Raab; Hungarian: Rába; Slovene: Raba [ˈɾáːba][3]) is a river in southeastern Austria and western Hungary and a right tributary of the Danube.
| Rába | |
|---|---|
 The Rába at Molnaszecsőd | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Austria and Hungary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Austrian Alps (Teichalm) |
| • elevation | 1,150 m (3,770 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Danube (Mosoni Duna branch), Győr |
• coordinates | 47°41′03″N 17°38′04″E / 47.68417°N 17.63444°E |
| Length | 298.2 km (185.3 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 10,401 km2 (4,016 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 18 m3/s (640 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lafnitz, Pinka, Gyöngyös |
| • right | Marcal |
| Official name | Rába valley |
| Designated | 6 October 2006 |
| Reference no. | 1645[2] |
Geography
editIts source is in Austria, some kilometres east of Bruck an der Mur below Heubodenhöhe Hill. It flows through the Austrian states of Styria and Burgenland, and the Hungarian counties of Vas and Győr-Moson-Sopron. Of the Rába's 298.2 km (185.3 mi) length, about 100 km is in Austria.[1] It flows into a tributary of the Danube (Mosoni-Duna) in northwestern Hungary, in the city of Győr. Its basin area is 10,401 km2 (4,016 sq mi).[4] Towns along the Rába include Gleisdorf, Feldbach (both in Austria), and Szentgotthárd and Körmend (in Hungary). In the early Cenozoic the river used to flow in the opposite direction, but tectonic uplift reversed this flow.
Name
editThe Rába was attested as Latin Arrabo and Greek Arabon (Ἀραβον) in antiquity, as Raba and Hrapa in AD 791, and as ad Rapam in 890. The various modern names of the river are derived from the Romance reflex Rābo. The name is probably Indo-European, but its origin is unknown.[5]
Rába Slovenes
editThe Rába Slovenes, living in the Rába Valley (Sln. Porabje, Hung. Vendvidék), are the westernmost group of Hungarian Slovenes. The Raba Valley is part of the wider region of Prekmurje.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Digitaler Atlas der Steiermark (Styria)
- ^ "Rába valley". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Raba".
- ^ "Flächenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Leitha-, Rabnitz- und Raabgebiet" (PDF). Beiträge zur Hydrografie Österreichs Heft 63. December 2014. p. 137.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 339.
- ^ "Slovenians in Hungary". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Slovenia. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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