The Zala is a river in south-western Hungary. Its source is in the hills on the borders with Austria and Slovenia. It flows through the city of Zalaegerszeg before flowing into Lake Balaton near Keszthely. The River Zala flows through the Hungarian counties of Vas and Zala. For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... Zalaegerszeg listen? is the capital city of county Zala, Hungary. ... Lake Balaton - Landsat satellite photo Lake Balaton (Hungarian Balaton; German Plattensee; Slovak Blatenské jazero, meaning approximately muddy lake, probable origin of the name), located in Hungary, is the largest lake of Central Europe with a surface area of 592 km². ... Vas (German: Eisenburg, Slovenian Železna županija) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Zala is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ...
Zala's geographical position is quite favourable, and the county's western border provides the population with wide-ranging opportunities for development.
Zala's varied landscape of hills and valleys covers a land area of 3 784 square kilometres representing 4.1% of the country.
The terraced valleys of the river Kerka and of the brooks of Szentgyörgyvölgy and Kebele sink among the hills.