Sights and landmarks in Sopron

Sights and landmarks in Sopron

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   "Two Moors" House

   Két mór-ház

   18th century, baroque. The most beautiful farmer house of which is ornate Baroque gate kept twisted columns decorated with "Moorish" servants.

   Only from outside

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   Amphitheater

   Amfiteátrum, Scarbantia Archaeological Park Scarbantia Régészeti Park

   A Roman ruin garden with 3.5 meter wide Roman city walls. Later here was the rampart of the 'ispán' castle (11th century) - an Árpád-era fortress, (Latin: Castrum Suprun). Historical Garden. More

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   Arany Angyal Inn

   Arany Angyal vendégfogadó; lakóház

   It was the Golden Angel Inn. Baroque style around 1800. Modified in the second half of the 19th century.

   Just from outside

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   Baker House Museum

   Pék-Ház

   From 1686 to 1970, the owners of the house were bakers. After that, the City Council decided to open an exhibition in the building, keeping the entire interior untouched. More in Hungarian.

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   Berzsenyi Lutheran High School

   Berzsenyi Gimnázium

   Protected Monument. Classicist, 1825. Modified in eclectic style in 1894.

   Just outside

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   Bezerédj house

   Bezerédj ház

   A baroque building based on medieval foundations, was built around 1710. One of the most beautiful rococo palaces in Sopron.

   Just outside

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   Caesar-House

   Caesar-ház, Soproni Horváth József Gyűjtemény

   A corner house. Baroque building with late Renaissance details, built in the 17th and 18th centuries. The second-floor hall made ​​around 1700, early baroque, ornamental stucco ceiling. József Horváth Painter Memorial Exhibition.

   Thu-Sun 10:00-13:00, Sat 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00, or by appointment·Adults: Ft 600, student, senior: Ft 300

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   Castle of Sopron remains

   Vármaradvány

   Roman walls remains can be seen here several metrers above the ground (concrete shell protected against the weather). City walls: The town core was surrounding with triple protection ring now only the outer ring wall sections remained. The most impressive part of the Barbican or The large Round Bastion. The large Round Bastion, in the castle district doubles side part of Sopron inner walls. Here, the closed row of houses is broken and a fairly long section of the city walls can be seen. Photos

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   Chapter Hall

   Káptalan Terem

   Public Exhibition Room. Gothic origins at the end of the 13th century, renovated in the beginning of the 14-15th centuries. Ornamental and figurative painting remains, from the 14th century

   Apr-Oct: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Nov-Mar: daily 10:00-16:00

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    Church of St. George

    Szent György-templom

    Built between 1380-1430 as a Gothic church with single nave. The arched nave closures decorated with stucco. Both sides are chapels. It has got a lively, Italianate facade of the 18th century. The eclectic tower was built in 1882. Next to the sanctuary in the baptisms chapel is some medieval fresco fragment. Furniture of 18th century. The stucco ornaments made ​​between 1705-1706 and its Pietro Antonio Conti's work.

    Daily 10:00-17:45. Masses: Sun 09:00, 19:30 (guitar), Mon-Sat 18:00 (with organ)

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    City Hall

    Városháza

    The eclectic style building in the year of the millennium (1989) was completed by Hinträger Móric és Károly plans. On the barock main square. Also in December there is a Christmas market on the square (must see!) Richly decorated (applied arts) interior design and furnishings. Protected Monument.

    by appointment

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    Civic Apartment houses

    Polgári lakóházak

    #4 (Baroque, 1710th Modified in the middle of the 19th century. Now office), #5 (18th-century origin. Received its present form in 1841), #7 (details of medieval, mostly Baroque style, 18th century), #9 (Gothic style, 15th century. Modified in Renaissance and Baroque styles in the 17-18th centuries. Upstairs room decorated with stucco ornaments, Baroque, first half of the 18th century.), #13 (medieval, baroque, 18th century), #15 (medieval, Baroque, second half of 17th century), #17 (Baroque, about 1720), #18 (medieval baroque origin 1748. Upstairs areas with frescoes, baroque, 1770-1780), #19 (Baroque, late 17th century), #20 (Baroque, 18th century), #21(medieval, late Renaissance, around 1650. Two first-floor rooms with carved beam ceilings, made in the mid 17th century), #24 (medieval, baroque, 18th century), #26 (details of medieval age, baroque 18th century — its Romantic facade made in circa 1860), #28. (medieval, baroque, 18th century, partly modified).

    Just outside

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    Decorative garden with Széchényi Monument

    Dísz tér a Széchényi emlékművel

    Full figure bronze statue. It was made by Matra Lajos, in 1896.

    Open now · open 24 hours·Free

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    Dwelling House with eclectic facade

    Lakóház

    Baroque, 18th century. Interiors of carved wood-beamed ceilings.

    Just outside

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    Dwelling houses on Széchenyi square

    lakóházak a Széchenyi téren

    Protected Monuments #5 (Classicist, 1855-1861. Modified 1879), #14 (early romantic, 1849), #17-18. (Romantic, circa 1860), #19 (Romantic 1856 Designed by Handler Nándor), #20 (Romantic, 1855)

    Only from outside

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    Eggenberg House

    Eggenberg-ház

    17th century, late Renaissance building. There is the Branderburg coat of arms, over the gate, and the Hohenzollern coat of arms, in courtyard with balcony, can be seen.

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    Elizabeth Gardens

    Erzsébet-kert

    The area purchased by the city in 1763. A French public park built as Neuhof (German: New Yard). Expanded in 1900 with the Vághy's garden. One of the oldest Hungarian garden which everyone could freely visit.

    Open now · open 24 hours·Free

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    Fabricius-House

    Fabricius-ház

    From the 14th century with interior from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Gothic hall is a wonderful piece of architecture, but the two story loggia with open staircase in the courtyard and the Gothic and Baroque cellars of the rear building also deserve special attention. The owners of the building were always rich citizens and traders with high ranking social positions. The house is named after one of the owners, mayor and magistrate Endre Fabricius, who purchased the house in 1806. There is a medieval cellar hall with a Roman Lapidary. Here is the former Roman Capitol decorating Trias sculpture group. Three exhibits: Roman Lapidary, "Three thousand years along the Amber Road" archaeological exhibition and 17th and 18th. century bourgeois interior furnishing. Protected Monument

    Apr-Sep Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00 or by appointment·Adult/reduced tickets: History of Sopron and its Surroundings Ft 700/350, Archaeological Exhibition - Roman Lapidary Ft 700/350, Town Residences Ft 800/400 (2014)

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    Fertőrákos

    German: Kroisbach, Croatian: Rakuš

    Highlights: open-air museum of the beautiful stone quarry, and the Fertőrákos mithraeum (Mithras Sanctuary).

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    Firewatch Tower

    Tűztorony, Ger.:Feuerturm

    Landmark of the city is the "fire tower", with a museum of history of the city. 61 m high, there is a wonderful panoramic view from the top. Its cylindrical lower part was built on the remains of the Roman town wall, and served as the north tower of the city from the 13th century onwards. Also on top of the tower is a double-headed eagle, that was a gift from King Ferdinánd II and Queen Eleonóra for the parliamentary session and queen's coronation, both held in Sopron in 1622.

    Jan-Mar: daily 09:00-17:00, Apr: daily 10:00-18:00; May-Aug: Mon-Fri 10:00-20:00, Sep-Oct daily 10:00-18:00; Nov: daily 09:00-17:00; Dec: daily 09:00-17:00·Ft 1150

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    Forestry Collection

    Erdészeti Gyűjtemény

    Multi-million-year old fossilized fragments of silicified trees, map from 1656, documents from the late 1800s, insect collections made ​​in 1870, wooden household and user devices from the last century, machine models, maquettes.

    Thu-Tue 10:00-17:00·Hidvégi Béla's Hunting collection or 'National treasures: the forest' exhibitions Ft 800/500 (each), Ft 1300/700 (combined)

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    Former Benedictine convent and the Chapter House

    Bencés kolostor

    A late Baroque door on the south side of leads to the Chapter House. There are unveiled Gothic pillars, beautifully crafted corbels and parts of medieval frescos. The distorted animal figures below brackets symbolize the medieval seven deadly sins: crouching monkey (arrogance), shrimp (inconstancy) winged devil or griffin - Infidelity, sleeping man and bat (sloth), animal-bodied man and woman (lust), female legs and hoofed creature grinning monster bent (envy) and bear (gluttony). The keystone represents: angel with trumpet (Last Judgment), pelican with blood feeding its sons (Christ), Eagle with sentence ribbon (St. John the Evangelist), angel figurine with sentence ribbon (St. Matthew the Evangelist), winged lion (St. Mark the Evangelist), winged ox (St. Luke the Evangelist).

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    Former Boarding school

    Internátus

    Medieval origin, rebuilt in Baroque in the 17th century. Modified in the 18th and 19th centuries. Now Forestry secondary school.)

    Just from outside

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    Former Chapter House

    Káptalan-ház, Kanonok Ház

    A magnificent two-story late-Renaissance palace erected around 1650. Health Training Institute.

    Just outside

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    Former Fehérló Inn

    Fehérló vendégfogadó; lakóház

    It was the White Horse Inn Medieval origin. Then baroque reconstruction, 18. Classicist transformation.

    Just from outside

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    Former Jesuit konviktus; dwelling house

    Jezsuita konviktus; lakóház

    Late Renaissance, 1644. The second floor was built around 1680.

    Just from outside

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    Former Priests House

    Evangélikus paplakok

    Baroque, 17th-century origins, its present form was built in the 1710s.

    Just outside

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    Former Széchényi Mansion

    Széchényi Ferenc ház

    Dwelling house, former Széchenyi Palace, the 18th century origin, Classicist style, rebuilt in 1827-1851. Count Ferenc Széchenyi held in here his valuable medal, book and map collection.

    Just outside

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    Former Ursuline Church and convent

    Immaculate Conception Church, Szeplőtelen Fogantatás Templom, Orsolyita-templom, volt Orsolyita zárda

    Roman Catholic. Romantic style with neo-gothic markings (1864). One of the most impressive architectural monuments of the past century. Replaced the former small convent church of the Holy Cross (1770s). Full romantically decorated, made around 1860. Sacristy cabinet, made around 1780. Baroque sculptures, made around 1740. The Ursuline convent was built using two baroque buildings, Romantic style in 1864. Designer: Ferdinand Handler. Now it is a grade school.

    Daily 10:00-18:00. Holy Mass: Sun 09:00 and 10:30, Mon-Fri 07:15, Sat 17:00. The fiesta on every December 8. Adoration: the week of March 19 on Tue and feast day the Heart of Jesus is.

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    Former Zichy-Meskó Palace

    Zichy-Meskó palota

    Two-storey enclosed balcony. Arched doorways leading into the courtyard. Staircase with beautiful wrought iron gates and with baroque stone sculptures. The female figures placed in niches could be made around 1770. There are allegorical sculptures of Luck, Force, Truth and Science (1725). Ceremonial Hall with baroque ceiling paintings from the 18th century. Receiving Room with the two Panno figures, around 1740, Van Roy works. Here is also some nice wood panelling made in the mid-18th century.)

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    Formerly Hungarian King restaurants

    Magyar Király vendéglő; iskola és diákotthon

    Classicist origin. Transforming in the second half of the 19th century. Now school and dormitory.

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    Forum of Scarbantia, Iron House

    Vasaló-ház, Fórum Kiállítás

    Scarbantia (the Roman name of Sopron) was one of the border stations of the Province of Pannonia in the former Roman Empire. It was a part of the Amber Road, an important commercial route. The center of the Roman City was the Forum. Built of 'Lajta' limestone delivered here from the Fertőrákos (around 10 km away) quarry. During the excavations between 1960 and 1970 the pedestals of three bronze equestrian statues were found on the southern part of the square. Altars to different gods were discovered on the sides of the Forum. The temples of the three main gods – Jupiter, Juno and Minerva - were situated at the highest point of the town.

    Apr-Sep: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Oct-Mar: Tue-Sun 10:00-14:00·Adults/Students Ft 300/150 (2011)

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    Gambrinus - House

    Gambrinus - Ház

    Protected monument. Gothic origin. It was expanded in the late Renaissance style, the facade made in Baroque style. The interior rebuilt in the 18th century. There are frescoes from the 18th century in the rooms upstairs. Protected Monument

    Only outside

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    Gate of Faith

    Hűség Kapu

    This was made in memory of the referendum of 1921. In this referendum Sopron and eight neighbouring villages expressed their wish to remain part of Hungary.

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    General and Lackner House

    Tábornok-és Lackner-ház

    Here was the residence of the mayor dr. Lackner Kristóf (1571-1631). Protected Monument

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    Goat Catholic Church

    Szent Benedek Rend Nagyboldogasszony Temploma (Bencés /Kecske/ Templom)

    The city's main Roman Catholic church also provided a venue for coronations and parliamentary sessions. Main sights are the frescoes, the lancet windows, and the unique Capistran pulpit.

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    Great Lutheran Church

    nagy evangélikus templom

    1783. Evangelic Collection. The third largest Lutheran church in Hungary. A hall church, which was divided into three vessels with eight huge Tuscan columns. The middle nave is wider and higher than the side aisles. A two-level choir built over the side of the naves.

    Masses: Sundays at 08:00 and 10:00 (Hungarian), at 09:00 (German), at 09:00 (for children's in the Great Hall). Open during Church Service or by prior appointment. Parish official hours: weekdays 08:00-12:00

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    Harka

    German: Harkau, Croatian: Horka, Huorka

    St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church (1309), Lutheran Church (1787), Millennium Monument (1896), War Memorial (1923), Local History Exhibition, Istenszéke summit with the remains of an earthwork (7th century BC). To stay: two guesthouses 7 rooms and 28 beds.

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    Holy Spirit Parish Church

    Szentlélek-plébániatemplom

    Roman Catholic. Built in the 14th century, late Gothic church. (Construction of the end of the 1300s probable) Interior space was rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century.

    Mon 12:00-18:00, Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00. Masses Mon 08:00, Tue-Sat 17:00, Sun 11:30, 17:00

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    Holy Trinity Column

    Szentháromság-szobor

    One of the best-known attractions of the square. A masterpiece of the Hungarian Baroque (1701). Protected Monument

    Open now · open 24 hours·Free

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