Sopron

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 Scarabantiacode: lat promotit to code: la Ödenburg Šopron
Aerial photograph o the Ceety Haw an the Main square
Banner Coat airms
Sopron Location o Sopron
Coordinates: 47.68489°N 16.58305°E / 47.68489; 16.58305
Kintra	Hungary
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

Airchitectur

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).

Internaitional relations

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Hungary

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Sopron is twinned wi:

Bad Wimpfen, Germany Bolzano, Italy Eisenstadt, Austrick Wiener Neustadt, Austrick Veliko Turnovo, Bulgarie Eilat, Israel

Kempten im Allgäu, Germany Mediaş, Romanie Rorschach, Swisserland Seinäjoki, Finland Kazuno, Japan Sparta, Greece

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