The Geschriebenstein (), less commonly called the ÃÂrott-kà  () in English sources, is a mountain, high, located on the border between Austria and Hungary. It is the highest mountain of the Kà Âszeg Mountains, the highest point in western Hungary (Transdanubia) and highest point in the Burgenland. Its height is according to Austrian sources, whereas Hungarian references mostly mention . The highest point on the Burgenland side of the border is ().
Its former Hungarian names were Fenyà Âhegy and Szálkà Â. Its present name (ÃÂrottkà  in Hungarian, Geschriebenstein in English and German) can be translated as written stone and is assumably derived from border stones with inscriptions between the properties of the Batthyány and Esterházy families. On the summit, there is an observation tower built in 1913. After the Treaty of Saint-Germain of 1919 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the western part of Hungary became part of Austria as the state of Burgenland. Since that, the tower stands exactly on the border between Austria and Hungary.
Since December 2007 the AustrianâÂÂHungarian border can be crossed without formalities, because Hungary has joined the Schengen Agreement.
The closest towns on the Austrian side are Rechnitz and Lockenhaus. On the Hungarian side the closest municipality is Velem and the closest town is KÃ Âszeg.