Map of Sopron, Hungary

Sopron is a city in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary, with a population of about 62,246. It lies at 47.6850°N, 16.5905°E. Sopron is about 185 km (115 mi) west of Budapest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wiener Neustadt, 30 km to the northwest.

Sopron at a glance

Where is Sopron?

• The 16th largest city in Hungary by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 25 min on the shortest day to 16 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sopron

• Wiener Neustadt — 30 km northwest, Austria
• Szombathely — 51 km south
• Vienna — 60 km north, Austria
• Bratislava — 64 km northeast, Slovakia
• Győr — 78 km east
• Zalaegerszeg — 96 km south
• Trnava — 107 km northeast, Slovakia
• Graz — 110 km southwest, Austria
• Veszprém — 119 km southeast
• Znojmo — 136 km north, Czechia

Largest cities in Győr-Moson-Sopron

• Győr — 129,301

Largest cities in Hungary

• Budapest — 1,741,041
• Debrecen — 202,402
• Szeged — 160,766
• Miskolc — 154,521
• Pécs — 145,347
• Győr — 129,301
• Nyíregyháza — 117,689
• Kecskemét — 109,847
• Székesfehérvár — 101,600
• Szombathely — 78,025

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.