Sopron: Information from Answers.com

Sopron: Information from Answers.com: "Sopron (shô'prôn) , Ger. Ödenburg, city (1991 est. pop. 55,140), NW Hungary, near the Austrian border. It is a tourism and commercial center with fruit-preserving, sugar-refining, and cotton textile industries. Originally a Celtic settlement called Scarabantia, it became a military outpost under the Romans. Hungarians settling the area in the 10th and 11th cent. made the city an important fortress. Sopron was the site of the coronation of King (later emperor) Ferdinand III of Hungary and Bohemia in 1625 and a meeting place of the Hungarian Parliament in 1681. Part of the Burgenland, it was transferred to Austria after World War I but was returned to Hungary after a plebiscite (1921). Sopron is one of the oldest cultural centers in Hungary; it has a university, three 13th-century churches, and a 15th-century palace. Franz Liszt was born at nearby Dobojan."

Hungary's Peaceful Revolution: Cutting the Fence and Changing History - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Hungary's Peaceful Revolution: Cutting the Fence and Changing History - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "In spring 1989, Hungary began dismantling its fortified border with Austria. A few months later, the first crack in the Iron Curtain opened when hundreds of East Germans fled across the Austrian-Hungarian border. Now new details about the quiet heroes of that historic event are coming to light.

When the Iron Curtain was torn open for the first time, on June 27, 1989, an image made its way around the world. It showed two men dressed in suits, using bolt cutters to nip holes in a barbed wire fence."

First Iron Curtain breach was to test Soviet reaction < German news | Expatica Germany

First Iron Curtain breach was to test Soviet reaction < German news | Expatica Germany: "Sopron -- The man who set off events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago by briefly opening Hungary's border with Austria was unsure whether Soviet troops would intervene, he said Tuesday.

Former Hungarian premier Miklos Nemeth said that at the time he did not know whether to believe a promise from then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that there would be no repeat of the bloody suppression of Hungary's 1956 uprising."

Nordhessen - nh24.de - 10. Etappe des «Naturathlon 2009» startet an der Wasserkuppe

Nordhessen - nh24.de - 10. Etappe des «Naturathlon 2009» startet an der Wasserkuppe: "Rhön. An der Wasserkuppe in Rhön startet heute die 10. Etappe des «Naturathlon 2009». Bei der nach Veranstalterangaben größten europäischen Natursportveranstaltung radeln 24 Sportler aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Slowakei, Slowenien, der Tschechischen Republik und Ungarn entlang des sogenannten europäischen Grüne Bandes.

Innerhalb von zwölf Tagen folgen sie einer rund 1600 Kilometer langen Strecke am Grenzverlauf des ehemaligen eisernen Vorhangs. Start war am 19. August in der ungarischen Stadt Sopron. Die Tour endet am 30. August am europäischen Parlament in Straßburg. (ddp-hes)"

SÜDTHÜRINGER ZEITUNG | Radtour «Naturathlon» macht am «Point Alpha» Station

SÜDTHÜRINGER ZEITUNG | Radtour «Naturathlon» macht am «Point Alpha» Station: "Radtour «Naturathlon» macht am «Point Alpha» Station
Auf ihrer Radtour vom ungarischen Sopron nach Straßburg legen Sportler aus mehreren Ländern Europas heute (08.30) an der Gedenkstätte «Point Alpha» einen Zwischenstopp ein."

The Vino Files: Hungary – Northern Transdanubia

The Vino Files: Hungary – Northern Transdanubia: "Sopron is more temperate in climate than the rest of Hungary, situated in the first foothills of the Alps in the west of the country. Sopron borders another lake, the Ferto To or Neusiedlersee of Austria. Winters are milder here, and summers cooler and wetter. Sopron makes red wines from Kekofrankos, Pinot Noir and Cabernet, and whites from Zoldveltelini, Tramini and Leanyka. Most of Sopron's red is from Kekofrankos, though the Cabernet can be more exciting."

Hungary's Peaceful Revolution: Cutting the Fence and Changing History - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Hungary's Peaceful Revolution: Cutting the Fence and Changing History - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "In spring 1989, Hungary began dismantling its fortified border with Austria. A few months later, the first crack in the Iron Curtain opened when hundreds of East Germans fled across the Austrian-Hungarian border. Now new details about the quiet heroes of that historic event are coming to light.

When the Iron Curtain was torn open for the first time, on June 27, 1989, an image made its way around the world. It showed two men dressed in suits, using bolt cutters to nip holes in a barbed wire fence."

First Iron Curtain breach was to test Soviet reaction < German news | Expatica Germany

First Iron Curtain breach was to test Soviet reaction < German news | Expatica Germany: "Former Hungarian premier Miklos Nemeth said that at the time he did not know whether to believe a promise from then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that there would be no repeat of the bloody suppression of Hungary's 1956 uprising.

Sopron -- The man who set off events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago by briefly opening Hungary's border with Austria was unsure whether Soviet troops would intervene, he said Tuesday."

TeachersNews | Europe Celebrates 1989 ‘Freedom Picnic’ / Teaching Material for the English language by the author Sean Banville

TeachersNews | Europe Celebrates 1989 ‘Freedom Picnic’ / Teaching Material for the English language by the author Sean Banville: "For Free Download this week the lesson on 'Europe Celebrates 1989 ‘Freedom Picnic’ '. On the website www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com you can find lessons ready-to-use for English as a Second Language teachers and English as a Foreign Language teachers. Each week you can find several new lessons at two different levels."

Minh and Angela’s Blog » Sopron, Hungary with RT

Minh and Angela’s Blog » Sopron, Hungary with RT: "Ryan is visiting us for the next two weeks. We took him to Hungary yesterday (which is only an hour away from us). Our first stop was Wabi which is a spa that people from all over the area travel to visit b/c of the fantastic services and cheap prices. Then we headed off to Sopron for the rest of the afternoon. Most of Europe is away on holiday for the month so we pretty much had the town to ourselves."

eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform | Promoting Better Governance

eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform | Promoting Better Governance: "'20 years ago, a peaceful picnic near Sopron on the Austrian-Hungarian border helped to change the course of European history. The Sopron picnic on 19 August 1989 brought together hundreds of Europeans from both sides of the Iron Curtain. It led to a brief opening of the Iron Curtain and contributed to its final fall and the peaceful unification of Germany."

Lech Walesa: 'I would have done things better' - Telegraph

Lech Walesa: 'I would have done things better' - Telegraph: "You mention the 'alert' East Germans who crossed the border during the picnic at Sopron. As I understand it, they were in fact 'alerted', and even 'guided', by the West German secret service." - commented Adam Bager this report

BBC NEWS | Europe | Hungary marks 1989 freedom event

BBC NEWS | Europe | Hungary marks 1989 freedom event: "German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited Hungary for festivities marking the 20th anniversary of the opening of its borders to the non-communist West.

The decision paved the way for the fall of the Berlin Wall three months later.

The open Hungarian border with Austria allowed hundreds of people to leave communist Eastern Europe.

The event was called the 'Pan-European Picnic'. Mrs Merkel, who grew up in East Germany, thanked Hungarians for their 'courage and foresight'.

'What Hungarians did here was very brave,' she said at a commemoration event."

Andrei Sannikov: Lukashenka’s regime is out of date and won’t live long - Charter'97 :: News from Belarus - Belarusian News - Republic of Belarus - Minsk

Andrei Sannikov: Lukashenka’s regime is out of date and won’t live long - Charter'97 :: News from Belarus - Belarusian News - Republic of Belarus - Minsk: "Andrei Sannikov, the leader of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, and former political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin took part in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic and had meetings with the leading European politics.

The Pan-European Picnic was a peace demonstration held on the Austrian-Hungarian border near the town of Sopron on 19 August 1989. In a symbolic gesture agreed to by Austria and Hungary, a border gate on the old Bratislava road was to be opened for three hours."

Braden's Super Cool Mission to Hungary!: I'm Off to Sopron

Braden's Super Cool Mission to Hungary!: I'm Off to Sopron: "I heard that Ryan Miller and Kyle Murray are both coming to Magyarország!?! WHAT!? That’s crazy! I just might be able to serve with one of them! Whoa! Gyertek ide! (For those of you who don’t know them, Ryan and Kyle are friends from high school.)

I’m being transferred again! Already! I’m going to Sopron! It borders Austria! So if anyone wants any Austrian goods you know who to contact."

kristian_u: Sopron - Hungary

kristian_u: Sopron - Hungary: "Yesterday we were in sopron, hungary which was a great trip ^^

First we went to Tesco and did a little shopping (i boght a hungarian version of harry potter and the philsophers stone for my mother oO) and after that we took a walk through the citiy of sopron:"

GEOSPATIAL HUNGARY - HUNAGI & UNSDI HUCO LOOKING AHEAD: EURADIN, ISDE6 and eSDI-NET+: IAGA 2009 Conference in Sopron attracts over 900 participants from 59 countries.

GEOSPATIAL HUNGARY - HUNAGI & UNSDI HUCO LOOKING AHEAD: EURADIN, ISDE6 and eSDI-NET+: IAGA 2009 Conference in Sopron attracts over 900 participants from 59 countries.:
International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
IAGA 11th Scientific Assembly,
Sopron, August 23-30, 2009
Further information: www.iaga2009sopron.hu
The scientific event will be attended smong others by the Presidents of IAGA and IUGG (International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics), the Minister of environment and Water as well as the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Host institution is the Research Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (a HUNAGI member) ."

Burgenlands Opfer der Räterepublik - Burgenland-Magazin

Burgenlands Opfer der Räterepublik - Burgenland-Magazin: "Bei einem Symposium erinnerte die katholische Kirche an die Räterepublik im Jahr 1919, die das Burgenland als Teil Ungarns erlebte. Die Herrschaft der Kommunisten forderte auch das Leben von zwei Pfarrern."

Vom Picknick zum Mauerfall – Sopron 1989 - Gedenktag : nachrichten, welt | euronews

Vom Picknick zum Mauerfall – Sopron 1989 - Gedenktag : nachrichten, welt | euronews: "Im Wald von Sopron steht heute ein Denkmal. Marmor-weiß – ein schöner Gegensatz zu Erinnerungsstücken aus jener Zeit, an die das Denkmal erinnern soll, an verrosteten Stacheldraht und eine rot-weiß-grüne Grenzschranke."

: Nur das Feuerwerk über dem Rathausplatz fehlt

: Nur das Feuerwerk über dem Rathausplatz fehlt: "Barnabás Csizovzki stammt aus dem ungarischen Sopron, studiert Verwaltungswissenschaften und ist als Praktikant beim Landratsamt in Esslingen. Als der 24-Jährige und die gleichaltrige Adrienn Keller aus Budapest, die ein Praktikum an der Umweltakademie in Stuttgart macht, hörten, dass in 'Rom' Stephanstag gefeiert wird, setzten sie sich in S-Bahn und Bus und gesellten sich dazu. Sie genossen Grenadiermarsch, ein ungarisches Gericht aus Kartoffeln und Nudeln, und erzählten von daheim."