Sopronkőhida
Sopronkőhida ( German Steinambrückl ) is a place in the district of Sopron , which is located in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary . According to the census, the population in 2001 was 1,312.
location
The place is four kilometers north of Sopron , two kilometers west of Fertőrákos and a few kilometers south of the border with Austria , on the small river Rákos-patak .
administration
Since 2007 the localities of Sopronkőhida, Tómalom and Jánostelep have been an administrative unit.
Infrastructure
The prison of Sopronkőhida ( Hungarian Sopronkőhidai Fegyház és Börtön ), which was built in 1883, is of particular importance . Since the monarchy , the prison has been known in the past for the fact that political prisoners of various nationalities in particular were detained, tortured and executed there. For example, the Hungarian politician, journalist and resistance fighter Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky was hanged there on December 24, 1944 at the time of National Socialism . In recent years the prison has been modernized and expanded and is now one of the largest in Hungary. Today over 700 people are detained there and 250 people are employed in the prison.
Attractions
- Gyöngyvirág Tanösvény (nature trail)
traffic
Road no. 8527 runs through Sopronkőhida. There are bus connections to Sopron, where the nearest train station is also located.
Individual evidence
- ↑ A Magyar Köztársaság Helységnévtára. Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, 2012, accessed June 1, 2012 (Hungarian).
Web links
- Notorious prison in new splendor , at orf.at
- 125 éves a Sopronkőhidai Fegyház és Börtön (Hungarian)
Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ' N , 16 ° 37' E