The Sopron area plebiscite took place on 14–16 December 1921. In the plebiscite, the residents of an area of 257 km², comprising

Sopron Sopron (; , ) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century In the Iron Age a hilltop settlement with a burial ground existed in the neighbourhood of Sopron-Várhely. When ...

and eight surrounding settlements, voted on whether to remain in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

or to join

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

. After

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, 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 Ágfalva () is a village in Hungary, in the north-western Győr-Moson-Sopron region, 4 kilometers from Sopron and two kilometers from the border of Austria. Name The original name of the settlement was ''Dág'', recorded in 1194 and coming fro ...

(Agendorf) * Balf (Wolfs) * Fertőboz (Holling) * Fertőrákos (Kroisbach) * Harka (Harkau) * Kópháza (Kohlnhof) * Nagycenk (Zinkendorf) *

(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 plebiscite. (At the time of the plebiscite Sopron had 37,509 residents.) Here, with a turnout of 89.2%, a large majority (72.7%) voted for Hungary. However, in the 8 villages, the support for Austria was greater, with 5 villages voting for Austria. Only Nagycenk, Fertőboz and Kópháza voted for Hungary.

References

{{Post-WWI plebiscites Referendums in Hungary Border polls 1921 referendums Aftermath of World War I in Hungary December 1921 in Europe

Plebiscite A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding (resulting in the adoption of a new policy) or adv ...