Szentgotthárd

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Szentgotthárd
Monošter
County Vas
Area 67.73 km²
Population  
  • 9090
  • 134.2 /km²
Postal code 9970
Area code 94

Szentgotthárd (in German: St. Gotthard ; in Slovenian: Monošter) is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába near the Austrian border, and home to much of Hungary's small Slovenian ethnic minority.

In 1664, it was the site of the Battle of Saint Gotthard, where an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli defeated the Ottoman Empire so that the Turks had to agree to the Peace of Vasvár that held until 1683.

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Coordinates: 46°57′N 16°20′E

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