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Kapuvár

Coordinates: 47°36′00″N 17°02′00″E / 47.6000°N 17.0333°E

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Kapuvár
Town
Kapuvár palace is now the Rábaközi Museum
Flag Coat of arms
Kapuvár Location of Kapuvár
Coordinates: 47°36′00″N 17°02′00″E / 47.6000°N 17.0333°E / 47.6000; 17.0333
Country	Hungary
County	Győr-Moson-Sopron
District	Kapuvár
Area
• Total	96.05 km² (37.09 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	10,458
• Density	117.71/km² (304.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9330
Area code	(+36) 96
Website	www.kapuvar.hu

Kapuvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒpuvaːr]; German: Kobrunn) is a small but ancient town of some 11,000 inhabitants in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. The town is known for its thermal water which some believe has hydrotherapeutic properties. It is served by highway 85, and has a train station. It borders the Fertő-Hanság National Park, 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the border station of Pomogy. The settlement was fortified as early as the 11th century and was the estate owned by the Nádasdy family in the 16th century.^[1] St. Ann's church contains an ancient cemetery that is still being used. Local gastronomic specialties include "clasp-knife platter of Kapuvár," rolled meat of Hany Istók, slaughterman liver, foreleg ham of Kapuvár, rolled meat of Hanság, fritter-like pastry, rolled crêpes filled with preserves, and "pretzel of Rábaköz." There is one fine-dining restaurant in the village, and a few small cafes. A pleasant collection of small, pretty houses with colorful flower gardens reflects the tranquillity of the surrounding rural area. The village was left largely untouched by Russian influences.^[2]

Culture

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The wines of the Sopron wine region are available here, and wine-tastings and wine-tours are popular. A ceramics gallery sells unique Kapuvar creations in porcelain. Horse-riding tourism has significantly developed in recent years.^{[citation needed]}

A three-day cultural programme (Days of Kapuvár) is held on Saint Anne's day on 25–26 July every year, with performances of music, art and folk groups. The Community Centre of Rábaköz holds theatre performances, concerts, folk dance programmes, and sponsors festivals of brass and reed bands, literary evenings, exhibitions and fairs.^[3]

A baroque castle, the Eszterháza in Fertőd, is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kapuvár. Called “the Hungarian Versailles”, it was the site of famous performances and concerts, due to the work of Joseph Haydn. Franz Schubert taught music there, performed concerts, and wrote some of his most famous duets and trios there. A museum in one of the castle's baroque buildings, the House of Music, is open to visitors.^[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

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Kapuvár is twinned with:^[5]

Biharia, Romania
Dębica, Poland
Dębica (rural gmina), Poland
Mattersburg, Austria
Svishtov, Bulgaria

References

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^ "The City of Kapuvar, Official Website" http://www.kapuvar.hu/en/idegenforgalom/latnivalo/ Retrieved 2009-05-17.
^ "Kapuvár". Kapuvar.hu. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
^ Excerpted from "Kapuvár" http://www.1hungary.com/info/kapuvar Retrieved 2009-05-17.
^ "The World of Great Composers" www.questiaschool.com/read/9022553?title=Joseph%20Haydn%3A%201732-1809 Retrieved 2009-05-17.
^ "Kapuvár Városi Önkormányzat Gazdasági Programja 2015–2019" (PDF). kapuvar.hu (in Hungarian). Kapuvár. p. 11-12. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

External links

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v t e Towns and villages of Kapuvár District
Towns (2)	Beled Kapuvár (district seat)
Villages (17)	Babót Cirák Dénesfa Edve Gyóró Himod Hövej Kisfalud Mihályi Osli Rábakecöl Répceszemere Szárföld Vadosfa Vásárosfalu Veszkény Vitnyéd

v t e Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Cities with county rights	Győr (county seat) Sopron
Towns	Beled Csorna Fertőd Fertőszentmiklós Jánossomorja Kapuvár Lébény Mosonmagyaróvár Pannonhalma Tét
Large villages	Bősárkány Hegyeshalom Nagycenk Szany
Villages	Abda Acsalag Ágfalva Agyagosszergény Árpás Ásványráró Babót Bágyogszovát Bakonygyirót Bakonypéterd Bakonyszentlászló Barbacs Bezenye Bezi Bodonhely Bogyoszló Börcs Bőny Cakóháza Cirák Csáfordjánosfa Csapod Csér Csikvánd Darnózseli Dunakiliti Dunaremete Dunaszeg Dunaszentpál Dunasziget Dénesfa Dör Ebergőc Écs Edve Egyed Egyházasfalu Enese Farád Fehértó Feketeerdő Felpéc Fenyőfő Fertőboz Fertőendréd Fertőhomok Fertőrákos Fertőszéplak Gyalóka Gyarmat Gyömöre Győrasszonyfa Győrság Gyóró Győrladamér Győrszemere Győrsövényház Győrzámoly Győrújbarát Győrújfalu Gönyű Halászi Harka Hegykő Hidegség Himod Hédervár Hövej Ikrény Iván Jobaháza Kajárpéc Kimle Kisbabot Kisbajcs Kisbodak Kisfalud Koroncó Kunsziget Károlyháza Kóny Kópháza Lázi Levél Lipót Lövő Maglóca Magyarkeresztúr Máriakálnok Markotabödöge Mecsér Mérges Mezőörs Mihályi Mosonszentmiklós Mosonszolnok Mórichida Nagybajcs Nagylózs Nagyszentjános Nemeskér Nyalka Nyúl Osli Öttevény Pereszteg Petőháza Pinnye Potyond Pusztacsalád Páli Pásztori Pázmándfalu Pér Püski Rábacsanak Rajka Ravazd Répceszemere Répcevis Röjtökmuzsaj Románd Rábacsécsény Rábakecöl Rábapatona Rábapordány Rábasebes Rábaszentandrás Rábaszentmihály Rábaszentmiklós Rábatamási Rábcakapi Rétalap Sarród Sikátor Sobor Sokorópátka Sopronhorpács Sopronkövesd Sopronkőhida Sopronnémeti Szakony Szerecseny Szil Szilsárkány Szárföld Táp Tápszentmiklós Tarjánpuszta Tényő Tárnokréti Töltéstava Újkér Újrónafő Und Vadosfa Vág Várbalog Veszkény Veszprémvarsány Vitnyéd Völcsej Vámosszabadi Vásárosfalu Vének Zsebeháza Zsira
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