Sopron

Sopron is a city in Hungary, close to the Austrian border, with a population of about 62,000 (2017). The town is officially bilingual, and its historical German language name is Ödenburg. Wikivoyage

Population 60,035 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Hungary

• 104AmbulanceAmbulance
• 105FireFire
• 107PolicePolice
• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Hungary

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Erdészeti Múzeum Museum · 550 m
• Ózsinagóga Museum · 560 m
• Központi Bányászati Múzeum Museum · 570 m
• Lábasház Gallery · 570 m
• Fabricius-ház Museum · 630 m
• Patikamúzeum Museum · 660 m
• Storno-ház Museum · 680 m
• Firewatch Tower Attraction · 700 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. VOLT Festival

   June

   Music festival with mostly Hungarian artists, and usually one or two famous foreign artists per day. June

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Sopron); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Asian 1

All 7 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Deák tér 330 m across 300 m
• Sopron Botanical Garden 520 m across 750 m
• Erzsébet kert 300 m across 810 m
• Szent István park 200 m across 1.1 km

Getting around

• Autóbusz-állomás 550 m
• Lővér Taxi Központ 730 m
• Sopron 760 m
• Halálsor 770 m
• Jereván lakótelep 1.3 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.