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)
Basin features
Progression	Rába→ Danube→ Black Sea
Basin size	1,994 km²
Landmarks	Small towns: Szentgotthárd Villages: Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Lafnitz, Neudau, Burgau, Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Rudersdorf, Königsdorf (Burgenland), Hackerberg
Tributaries	Right: Voraubach, Safen, Feistritz, Rittschein
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lafnitztal
Designated	1 March 2002
Reference no.	1169

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. 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.