Travel guide: Sopron, Hungary - by Melinda Brasher - Helium

Travel guide: Sopron, Hungary - by Melinda Brasher - Helium: "The town of Sopron, currently on the border of Hungary and Austria, has been caught up in many power struggles through its long history, bounced from empire to empire. In 1921, when the winners of WWI realigned borders in many of their opponents' countries, Sopron was caught on the edge again, but this time they were given the choice: did they want to be part of Austria, or rejoin Hungary? Overwhelmingly they chose Hungary. But when the iron curtain descended, dividing the east from the west, many families were split up, half in Austria, half in Hungary.