Szentgotthárd

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Szentgotthárd is the westernmost town of Hungary, located on the Rába River near the Austrian border. It grew up around the Szentgotthárd Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1183.

Historically, the town is known for two battles: in 1664 the Battle of Saint Gotthard, where Austrian forces defeated the Ottoman Empire, leading to the Peace of Vasvár; and in 1705 a battle where Hungarian rebels under Rákóczi won. In World War II, Soviet troops captured Szentgotthárd on 31 March 1945 during the Vienna Offensive. The town is also considered a center of the Rába Slovenes, Slovenians living in the region.

Climate and weather:
- The area has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb).
- Average annual temperature: about 10.0 °C.
- July average: about 20.0 °C; January average: about -0.4 °C.
- Annual rainfall: about 763 mm, with July the wettest month (about 94 mm) and January the driest (about 26 mm).
- Extreme temperatures have ranged from -18.5 °C to 39.1 °C.

Size and population:
- Area: 67.73 square kilometers.
- Population: 8,696 (2022).

Location details:
- Located in Vas County, western Hungary.