Sopron (HU)

Sopron (German: Ödenburg, Croatian: Šopron, Latin: Scarbantia) is a town (62,246 inhabitants in 2017) in Hungary on the Austrian border, near the Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. Sopron is a significant wine producing region, one of the few in Hungary to make both red and white wines. The architecture of the old section of town reflects its long history; walls and foundations from the Roman Empire are still common, together with a wealth of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque structures, often artistically decorated. Seat of one of the 8 Post Directions in the Kingdom of Hungary.

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Postmark in Hungary

SOPRON 1 in 1930.

SOPRON 1 Z in 1938.

Kingdom of Hungary era (1867-1918)

Bilingual in the transition period (before 1871). Type agE.

Bridge in 1901.

Kingdom Postal stationery

Prepaid postcard sent from Sopron to Stuttgart on 13 July 1878.

Prepaid postcard sent from SOPRON EJJEL (= Night despatch) to Lahr in then Baden, Germany in 1876

Austrian Empire Hungary Crownland

The OEDENBURG post office opened before 1850.

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