This page is about the city. For the historical county in the Kingdom of Hungary named Sopron / Ödenburg, see
Sopron (county).
Sopron (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃopron]; German: Ödenburg, German pronunciation: [ˈøːdn̩ˌbʊʁk] ( listen); Central Bavarian: Ednburg, Slovene: Šopron) is a city of Hungary, near the western border of Hungary with Austria, at the foot of the Alps, 60 km from Vienna (in Austria) and 220 km from Budapest. The people of this city are famous for their loyalty to their country, and their hometown. A famous monument is 'Gate of Faith' which is the symbol of the people's faith to Hungary in 1921.
The main square of Sopron is the ancient Roman forum. It has Baroque buildings and the monument of the
Holy Trinity.
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