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Sopron Megyei Jogú Város
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Coordinates: 47°41′06″N 16°34′59″E / 47.68489°N 16.58305°E / 47.68489; 16.58305Coordinates: 47°41′06″N 16°34′59″E / 47.68489°N 16.58305°E / 47.68489; 16.58305
Country Hungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
CountyGyőr-Moson-Sopron
DistrictSopron
Established2nd century AD (Scarbantia)
Re-Established9th century AD (Sopron)
City status1277
Government
 • MayorDr. Farkas Ciprián (Fidesz-KDNP)
 • Deputy MayorDr István Simon (Fidesz-KDNP)
 • Town NotaryDr Szabolcs Sárvári
Area
 • City169.01 km2 (65.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • City62,246
 • Rank15th
 • Urban
98,479 (13th)
Population by ethnicity (2011)
 • Hungarians88.%
 • Germans5.7%
 • Romani0.6%
 • Croats0.7%
 • Romanians0.2%
 • Slovaks0.1%
 • Serbs0.1%
 • Bulgarians0.1%
 • Others0.9%
Population by religion (2011)
 • Roman Catholic47.9%
 • Greek Catholic1.6%
 • Evangelicals5.6%
 • Calvinists3%
 • Jewish1%
 • Non-religious5%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9400
MotorwaysM85 Motorway (planned)
NUTS 3 codeHU221
Distance from Budapest214 km (133 mi) West
MPAttila Barcza (Fidesz)
Websitewww.sopron.hu

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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