Sopron is situated at the north-west part of Transdanubia, between Fertõ lake and Sopron mountain, at the bank of Ikva brook, the border of Austria and Hungary. Thousands of visitors are attracted by its diversified natural features, pleasant streets, historical and cultural monuments.
Sopron and its environs have been inhabited areas for more than 1000 years. Humans had settled here in the Pre Stone Age, however, their fossils are originated only from the Stone Age. The oldest findings were found near Ágfalva, Kópháza, Sopronkõhida nd objects from the Stone Age were also found in the valley of Ikva. People of the Iron Age moved from the plains to the mountains. Their castles were walled. First inhabitants of these ground castles were Illyrians. Around the middle of the 4th century the Celts came into the country. Then legions of the Roman Empire invaded Transdanubia about 100 A. D. A group of traders and veterans settled near Fertõ lake at the junction of Vindobona and Carnuntum, and then they found a town near Borostyánkõ road. They became the clerks of the castles and they were responsible for the benefice of the Emperor. Scarbantia-Sopron developed into an important settlement by they work. There were a Capitolium, a forum and an amphitheatre in the city. The remained huge Statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva made of marbles also proved greatness of the town.

After the Roman invasion Avar tribes owned the territory for a while, and then it became the part of the Franc Empire of Charles the Great. In the 10th century Magyars invaded Sopron and its environs after their Settlement in Hungary. The town was the part of the border protection system. It became an important settlement under the reign of Stephen the First, it was led by a lord lieutenant. It was named after its first lord lieutenant, Suprun.

In the beginning of the 19th century French troops invaded Hungary imposing a huge burden on the town. It was followed by the devalvation and Austrian economic oppression, which was restraining local trade and industry, as well. With introducing the Reform Age beneficial effect of Széchenyi could be experienced. Adventurous processes were felt again, railway from Sopron to Vienna was built. The town was an enthusiastic supporter of ideas of the Reform Age, then he Hungarian Revolution.

In 1921 Sopron proved its loyalty again, made a decision about its portion with a referendum and stayed Hungarian. The town suffered a lot in the last part of the Second World War. It was hit by series of air-raids and was a victim of fascist terror. In 1946 most of the German-speaking inhabitants were deported. Those, whose stayed lived their ordinary life in a dusty, crumbled small town under council system.
However their vitality did not fail. First signs of development started with organizing Festival Weeks of Sopron, then celebrating 700th anniversary of the town existence. Performances of Cave Theatre in Fertõrákos were world-famous and Sopron got the Europe-award in 1975 for renovating monuments of the old times. Besides Buda Sopron is the most outstanding preserver of the ancient picture of town.

Special architectural features, several monuments, musical and cultural life of the town are important attractions in Hungary and abroad as well. Values of fine arts, music, literature and theatre are furtherly developed by the contemporary artists. Exhibitonal and cultural Programmes of the town reflect the mentioned values. Works and arts of Liszt Ferenc, who considered himself a European civil and gave his first concert as a 9-year-old-boy, in Sopron, are a great connection between nations.
Sopron is a beautiful town, one of the most important places of Hungarian gastronomy, empire of delicious tastes. Indulging its guest, Sopron can offer several specialities, the world-famous wines and dishes of the region.
Grapes and wine culture has already existed in Sopron and its environs for 2000 years. Sopron belongs to historical wine regions wearing rightly the name 'town of Grapes and Wine. Since it was a free royal town, it got and practiced the right to sell wine. Consequently the wine has an important role in the life of the town for centuries. It was one of the bases of economic life and could influence political decisions concerning the town. The most prevalent type of wine at the wine region at the foot of the Alps is KÉKFRANKOS. This luscious red wine is rich in acids.

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