The town of Mosonmagyaróvár is situated at the crossing point of the rivers Mosoni-Danube and Lajta, at about 34 km from Bratislava and 84 km from Vienna.
Mosonmagyaróvár was already known in the Roman age as a watch-post along the limes under the Latin name Ad Flexum. After the Conquest it was used as a reeve-site, later it became a shire town.
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The largest island of our country is Szigetköz, surrounded by the rivers Danube and the Mosoni-Danube. It is called "the gift of the Danube", since it was built by the alluvial deposit of the river. The name of Szigetköz (Little Rye Island) literally means island alley, because the territory is located on an island. Its borders are the Danube and its branches; with a length of 52.5 km, with an average width of 6?8 km, and with a territory of 375 km2, the island is Hungary's largest one. The nature-loving tourists are welcome by the rich flora and fauna of the region.
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