Sopron

Sopron is best known within Hungary for the Fire Tower, the emblem of its walled historic centre. On the western edge of the Little Hungarian Plain, the city stands below the Sopron Mountains and near Lake Fertő, the cross-border lake shared with Austria. Roman Scarbantia occupied this site on the Amber Road, and archaeological remains recall that earlier settlement. Medieval houses line the old streets, while the 13th-century Goat Church reflects Sopron’s long urban and mercantile tradition. Its position close to the Austrian border gives the city a distinctly Central European character. See how Sopron fits within western Hungary and the Lake Fertő area by browsing webcams nearby.

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