Sopron
Sopron
Ödenburg | |
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| Sopron Megyei Jogú Város | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Civitas Fidelissima (Most Loyal City/Citizenry) | |
Sopron Location of Sopron Sopron Sopron (Hungary) | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′06″N 16°34′59″E / 47.68489°N 16.58305°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Western Transdanubia |
| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| District | Sopron |
| Established | 2nd century AD (Scarbantia) |
| Re-Established | 9th century AD (Sopron) |
| City status | 1277 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dr. Farkas Ciprián (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Dr. István Simon (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| • Town Notary | Dr. Szabolcs Sárvári |
| Area | |
• City | 169.04 km2 (65.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• City | 62,116 |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 367.46/km2 (951.73/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 98,479 (13th) |
| Demonym | soproni |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Hungarians | 88.% |
| • Germans | 5.7% |
| • Croats | 0.7% |
| • Romani | 0.6% |
| • Romanians | 0.2% |
| • Slovaks | 0.1% |
| • Serbs | 0.1% |
| • Bulgarians | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 47.9% |
| • Greek Catholic | 1.6% |
| • Evangelicals | 5.6% |
| • Calvinists | 3% |
| • Jewish | 1% |
| • Non-religious | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9400 |
| Area code | (+36) 99 |
| Motorways | M85 Motorway |
| NUTS 3 code | HU221 |
| Distance from Budapest | 214 km (133 mi) West |
| MP | Attila Barcza (Fidesz) |
| Website | www |
Sopron (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃopron]; German: Ödenburg, German pronunciation: [ˈøːdn̩ˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.