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SOPRON<br />

The written mention of this town comes from 859. Sopron was a popular residence of noble families, the memory of which is<br />

preserved in the Esterházy Palace, the Széchenyi Palace, and others as well. The town successfully resisted the Tatars, Turks, the<br />

Kuruc movements and the battles of the 1848 revolution and war of independence. Thus there are many medieval churches and<br />

houses standing in the town today. The symbol of the town is the Fire-tower (Tűztorony) built in 1676.<br />

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