Ragyogo Bridge Traditional Cache
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Rába is the third biggest river of Hungary, it is the most significant tributary of the Danube. It rises in the south-eastern slope of Hochlantsch , in the Alpes os Fischback, in Austria at 1200 meters. It flows 95 kilometers in Austria, then at Alsószönök it arives to the Hungarian border at an altitude os 288 meters and at Szentgotthárd it eaches finally the Hungarian territory. The total length of the river is 283 KM, its drainage area is 10.113 KM2.
The history of „Ragyogó” Bridge.
Ragyogó bridge is one of the oldest bridge on Rába, it connects Ostffyasszonyfa with Uriaiújfalu. The first notes were producted in 250 AD. A Marcellius Roman historian described the history of Pannonia in detail. In his notes, we can read about a bridge which can be found on river Rába (Rob) about 12.000 paces from the post Arrobanita ( Sárvár).
During the turkish times between 1530 – 1540, at post was built at the bridge. Ahmed the turkish leader was guarding the bridge with his 300 soldiers, but Tamás Nádasdy and his soldiers drove away the turks. Unfortunately at this time, the bridge was destroyed. In the XVIII th century, Mary Theresa gives 1000 „tallér” to the county in order to reconstruct the bridge with the assistance of the nobles. Johannes Schneider , officer of the engineer corps from Bratislava designed and conducted the construction. At the beginning of the 20 th century, the Association of Rába Regulator transported an iron bridge, onto the place of the bridge which was destroyed. The bridge was blown up by the retreating German troops on the 26th of March 1945. The present bridge was build in 1966.
On the right side of the bridge, in the floodplain there was a little house. This house called the Ragyogó inn. The highwaymen used to go to this inn after a successfull robbery. The chronicles mention Jóska Sobri’s and Józsi Savanyú’s names who were highwaymen. Rába and the Ragyogó bridge were also famous due to Petofi’s residence in Ostffyasszonyfa because he spent a lot of time at Rába with his friends
2018.08.13.Temporary hiding place. at the end of the bridge, under stones.
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