From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sopron (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃopron]; German: Ödenburg, Croatie: Šopron, Laitin: Scarbantia) is a ceety in Hungary on the Austrian border, near the Loch Neusiedl/Loch Fertő.
Sopron
| |
---|---|
![]() Aerial photograph o the Ceety Haw an the Main square | |
Coordinates: 47.68489°N 16.58305°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Coonty | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Tamás Fodor (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 169.01 km2 (65.26 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 61,390 |
• Rank | 18t |
• Density | 353.04/km2 (914.4/sq mi) |
Population bi ethnicity | |
• Hungarians | 92.8% |
• Germans | 3.5% |
• Croats | 1.7% |
• Ithers | 2% |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9400 |
Area code(s) | 99 |
The airchitectur o the auld section o toun reflects its lang history; waws an fundations frae the Roman Empire are still common, thegither wi a walth o Medieval, Renaissance, an Baroque structurs, aften airtistically decoratit, showin centuries o stability an prosperity.
There is an auld synagogue an ither remains frae the toun's umwhile Jewish commonty, which wis expelled in the 16t century.
On Daloshegy, thare is a 165 metres taw FM-/TV-broadcasting touer, which leuks like a rocket an haes tharefore the elk-name "Rakéta" (Hungarian for rocket).
Sopron is twinned wi:
|
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Sopron. |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.