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 (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...

and eight surrounding settlements, voted on whether to remain in Hungary or to join

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. After

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, 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 Balf () is a town in Hungary, a district of Sopron Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century When the area that is today W ...

(Wolfs) *

Fertőboz Fertőboz (german: Holling) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine t ...

(Holling) *

Fertőrákos Fertőrákos (german: Kroisbach) is a village in the county of Győr-Moson-Sopron in Hungary. In 2001 it had a population of 2,182. It is located at , about from Sopron, near Lake Fertő (German: ''Neusiedler See'') and the Austrian border. In ...

(Kroisbach) *

Harka Harka is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Ro ...

(Harkau) *

Kópháza Kópháza ( hr, Koljnof) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to th ...

(Kohlnhof) *

Nagycenk Nagycenk is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to t ...

(Zinkendorf) *

(Ödenburg) *

Sopronbánfalva Sopronbánfalva (german: Wandorf), also known as Bánfalva, is a former village 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, ...

(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. 502 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 events

Plebiscite A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...