Strembach

The river Strem (Hungarian: Strém, Croatian: Štrim, Burgenland Romani: Schtremakeri lenori) has its source in the Standwald forest on the municipal territory of Markt Allhau and is an approximately 56 km long river in southern Burgenland. Shortly before it joins the Pinka, of which it is the largest tributary, the Strem crosses the Austro-Hungarian border and flows for only a short stretch on Hungarian territory. Only a few kilometres after joining the Strem, the Pinka flows into the Raab (south of Alsóberkifalu or Körmend). The source of the Strem lies west of Oberwart, in the territory of the municipality of Markt Allhau. The name Strem is probably of Slavic origin and means "arm" or "thread" (slov. strémen).

At the Strembach in Güssing there are the Energy nature trail and the Hl. Johannes Nepomuk.

Flood event 25.6.2009: On 25 June 2009, an extreme flood caused severe damage to the Strem. The town of Güssing and the municipality of Strem were particularly affected.

Flood event 26.2.2013: A relatively small increase in air temperature to 4°C in combination with rain caused a rapid melting of the new snow that had fallen shortly before and was still unsolidified. According to measurements of the Hydrographic Service in Burgenland, the large snow cover stored about 60 litres of water per m². At the same time, a warm front transported humid air masses from the southeast to Austria during the night from 25 to 26 February, bringing rain to southern Burgenland. The area between Oberwart and Güssing was particularly affected with about 35 litres of rain per m² within 24 hours. These amounts of rain alone would not be a problem and could easily be discharged into the waters, but together with the meltwater this results in 95 litres of water per m². These enormous amounts of water led to floods in southern Burgenland. At the Strem at the Güssing gauge the discharge was 86 m³/s - the average discharge here is about 1 m³/s (picture 2 of the picture gallery). Such an event occurs statistically only every 10 years. Further downstream, the lower course of the Hausgraben brought more water masses into the Strem, which led to overflowing at the Heiligenbrunn gauge (HQ10-30). At the Woppendorf and Moschendorf gauging stations, the outflow of the Pinka corresponded to a 10-yearly event. On the Raab and Lafnitz rivers, the water levels lay between HQ1 and HQ5 (Text: https://www.bmlfuw.gv.at).

High above the lower Stremtal rises Castle Güssing, the oldest castle complex in Burgenland (dating from 1157) and a striking landmark of the region. The unregulated old streams of Strem and Pinka form the border to Hungary on their last kilometres. This section of the border near the village of Luising is a special feature, as it is the youngest section of the Austrian state border.

Water level: The water level of the Strem is measured in Bocksdorf, Rauchwart, Güssing, Strem and Heiligenbrunn.

Inflows are among others:
Dürrer Graben - linker Zubringer zur Strem
Graben vom Standwald - linker Zubringer zur Strem
Fangertbach - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, bei Steinbrückl, nördlich von Kemeten
Weidlisgraben - rechter Zubringer zur Strem
Waldbach zur Strem - rechter Zubringer zur Strem
Burggrabenbach - rechter Zubringer zur Strem in Kemeten
Langerwieserbach, in Kemeten
Hartlsbach (Hartelsbach), rechtsufrig in Litzelsdorf
Sommersbach - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Ollersdorf im Burgenland
Lisstenbach - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Ollersdorf im Burgenland
Bach vom Grabenwald - linker Zubringer zur Strem
Haslingerbach - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, zwischen Ollersdorf und Stegersbach
Fabitschengraben - rechter Zubringer zur Strem
Bach von Stegersbach - linker Zubringer zur Strem, Stegersbach
Waldbrücklgraben - linker Zubringer zur Strem
Dürrer Bach - linker Zubringer zur Strem, bei Rauchwart
Graben von Bocksdorfer Berg - rechter Zubringer zur Strem
Neuberger Bach - linker Zubringer zur Strem, bei St. Michael
Bach bei Schallendorf - rechter Zubringer zur Strem
Graben von Gamischdorf - rechter Zubringer zur Strem
Güttenbach - linker Zubringer zur Strem, zwischen St. Michael und Deutsch Tschantschendorf
Weingraben (Weingrabenbach) - linker Zubringer zur Strem, bei Deutsch Tschantschendorf
Bach von Kroat.-Tschantschendorf - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, bei Kroatisch-Tschantschendorf
Bach von Tobaj - linker Zubringer zur Strem, bei Tobaj
Rinngrabenbach (auch Rinngraben genannt) - linker Zubringer zur Strem in Tobaj
Graben von Pusstawald - linker Zubringer zur Strem, beim Aktivpark in Güssing
Bach von Hasendorf - rechter Zubringer zur Strem
Graben von Ludwigshof - linker Zubringer zur Strem, in Güssing
Zickenbach - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Güssing
Bach vom Fischteich - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Güssing
Schindergraben (Schintergraben) - linker Zubringer zur Strem, in Güssing
Graben von Glasing - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Glasing
Hausgraben - linker Zubringer zur Strem, in Strem
Schöngraben - linker Zubringer zur Strem, in Strem
Strem-Altarm - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Luising
Graben von Heiligenbrunn - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Heiligenbrunn
Bach von Deutsch Bieling - rechter Zubringer zur Strem, in Deutsch Bieling
Graben bei Hagensdorf - linker Zubringer zur Strem, in Hagensdorf
Pinka Entlaster - linker Zubringer zur Strem

Outflow: über Pinka > Raab > Donau > Schwarzes Meer