Pinka
{{For|the village in Poland|Pinka, Greater Poland Voivodeship}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Pinka
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| map = Pinka.png
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| mouth_location = Rába near Körmend
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| subdivision_type1 = Countries
| subdivision_name1 = Austria and Hungary
| length = {{convert|99.8|km|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|AT-6|DAS}}
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| basin_size = {{convert|1299|km2|abbr=on}}
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The Pinka ({{IPA|de|ˈpɪŋka|-|De-Pinka.ogg}}) is a river in Central Europe with a length of approximately {{cvt|100|km|mi|sigfig=1}}. Its basin area is {{convert|1299|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=https://info.bmlrt.gv.at/dam/jcr:31053ed8-8c8a-4e79-89e8-1bf108ee3ab3/Beitrag%2063.pdf|title=Flächenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Leitha-, Rabnitz- und Raabgebiet|work=Beiträge zur Hydrografie Österreichs Heft 63|page=132|date=December 2014}} Its source is located in Styria, eastern Austria, next to the provincial border of Burgenland. It passes into Hungary between the villages of {{ill|Burg (Burgenland)|lt=Burg|de||eo|Burg (Burgenlando)|hu|Pinkaóvár}} and Felsőcsatár, and crosses the Austrian-Hungarian border five times. Further, it flows into the Rába river, itself a tributary of the Danube, near Körmend. Its main tributaries are the {{ill|Strem (river)|lt=Strem|de|Strem (Fluss)|sh|Strem (rijeka)}}, the Zickenbach and the Tauchenbach.
Important towns on its course are Pinkafeld and Oberwart, as well as Pinggau, Riedlingsdorf, Rotenturm an der Pinka and Eberau in Austria and Horvátlövő, Pinkamindszent and Körmend in Hungary.
Ecology
The river provides an important habitat to a number of different animal species, including the river trout, European bullhead, grey heron and mallard, as well as a variety of dragonflies. Otters have also been recorded along the river.
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Category:Geography of Vas County
Category:International rivers of Europe
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