Kapuvár
Culture
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.
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.
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Kapuvár is twinned with:
- Biharia, Romania
- Dębica, Poland
- Dębica (rural gmina), Poland
- Mattersburg, Austria
- Svishtov, Bulgaria
References
- ^ "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
- Official website in Hungarian, English and German