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Mosonmagyaróvár is situated in the northwestern corner of the region defined by the latitude of 47-48° on the North and in the longitude of 17-18° on the East. This small region is junction between Slovakia, Austria and Hungary. Mosonmagyaróvár is a stopover of the Vienna - Budapest (Paris-Istanbul) international railway. It is located at the point of intersections of highway M 10 from the direction of Hegyeshalom (Vienna) and the main road from Rajka (Bratislava). Highway M1 has its junction here as well. The city is situated 39 kms from Győr, 34 kms from Bratislava, 84 kms from Vienna and 164 kms from Budapest, the capital of Hungary, and it is easy to reach either by railway or on the highway from both the Austrian and Hungarian capitals as well.

Currently Mosonmagyaróvár is the third largest city of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. In its immediate surroundings, the city has 25 settlements on the area of 931 km2, with approximately 70 thousand inhabitants. Its closeness to the two important border-crossing stations of the country, Hegyeshalom and Rajka has made it an important economic, financial (customs), tourist, traffic, industrial and commercial centre. Its manpower of academic and service sectors sustains the requirements of the population in the neighbouring regions as well. The city’s university has been the centre of important academic education and research.