Sopronhorpács

Sopronhorpács is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in Hungary.

Széchenyi-casttle

Sopronhorpács
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Sopronhorpács Location of Sopronhorpács in Hungary
Coordinates: 47.48351°N 16.73821°E / 47.48351; 16.73821
Country	Hungary
Region	Western Transdanubia
County	Győr-Moson-Sopron
Subregion	Sopron–Fertődi
Rank	Village
Government
• Mayor	Talabér Jenő
Area [1]
• Total	20.69 km2 (7.99 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2008)[2]
• Total	842
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9463
Area code	+36 99
KSH code	29090[1]
Website	www.sopronhorpacs.hu

Sightseeings

Parochial church

• The parochial church of the village was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. Its beautiful western doorway was built around 1230 together with the southern nave.

The baroque towers were built in the 18th century.

Széchenyi castle

It was built by the widow of Zsigmond Széchenyi between 1771 and 1774. It was rebuilt by Count Ferenc Széchényi, who also extended it with a library. It was later renewed in baroque style. In this castle the famous Hungarian composer Ferenc Liszt pianist played sometimes.