Szentgotthárd

Szentgotthárd, town (1991 est. pop. 8,680), W Hungary, on the Rába River near the Austrian border. In 1664, Montecucculi defeated the Turks at Szentgotthárd. The town is also known as St. Gotthard.

Szentgotthárd (St. Gotthard; Monošter) is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába near the Austrian border, and is 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.

The town serves as the cultural centre of the Hungarian Slovenes.

People

• Ferenc Joachim

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