Sopron

Sopron
Ödenburg
Sopron Megyei Jogú Város


Flag of Sopron
Coat of arms of Sopron
Nickname: 
Civitas Fidelissima (Most Loyal City/Citizenry)
Sopron is located in Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Sopron
Sopron
Location of Sopron
Sopron is located in Hungary
Sopron
Sopron
Sopron (Hungary)
Coordinates: 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
 • City169.04 km2 (65.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • City62,116[1]
 • Rank15th
 • Urban
98,479 (13th)[2]
Demonymsoproni
Population by ethnicity (2011)
 • Hungarians88.%
 • Germans5.7%
 • Croats0.7%
 • Romani0.6%
 • 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
Area code(+36) 99
MotorwaysM85 Motorway
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] ) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.

  1. ^ "Sopron". Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
  2. ^ Eurostat, 2016
  3. ^ KSH - Sopron, 2011
  4. ^ KSH - Sopron, 2011

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