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Sopronbánfalva
Sopronbánfalva (), also known as Bánfalva, is a former village that is part of the city of Sopron, Hungary, since 1950. It is also called Kertváros (Garden-City in Hungarian) or Sopron-Kertváros. It is located west of the city center, at the northeastern foot of the Sopron Mountains, next to the road connecting Sopron with Brennbergbánya. History According to the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, in the western part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the city of Sopron and its surroundings were assigned to First Austrian Republic, Austria. After an Uprising in West Hungary, uprising in 1921 in this region, a 1921 Sopron plebiscite, referendum was held and although 81% of Sopronbánfalva voters chose to join Austria, 65.08% of the votes in total were in favor of belonging to Hungary. This referendum was accepted by the Allies of World War I, Entente Powers and Sopron and its surrounding 8 villages (including Sopronbánfalva) remained in Hungary. Before 1945, the village had 3,304 inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Sopron Plebiscite
The Sopron area plebiscite took place on 14–16 December 1921. In the plebiscite, the residents of an area of 257 km2, comprising Sopron and eight surrounding settlements, voted on whether to remain in Hungary or to join Austria. After World War I, that was the only plebiscite concerning disputed borders on territory of the former Kingdom of Hungary that was permitted by the Entente. Participant settlements The following settlements participated in the plebiscite. The Hungarian names are given, with their German counterparts in brackets: * Ágfalva (Agendorf) * Balf (Wolfs) * Fertőboz (Holling) * Fertőrákos (Kroisbach) * Harka (Harkau) * Kópháza (Kohlnhof) * Nagycenk (Zinkendorf) * Sopron (Ödenburg) * Sopronbánfalva (Wandorf) Results 26,879 people were eligible to vote in the plebiscite. 24,063 of them voted. 15,534 voted for Hungary, while 8,227 voted for Austria. 512 ballots were invalid. 18,904 residents of Sopron had the right to vote in the plebi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |