Pécs

Also known as Pecs

ciudad de Hungría

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Pécs is the fifth largest city in Hungary, located in the southwestern part of the country near the Croatian border on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains. It serves as the main administrative and economic hub of Baranya County and is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Southern Transdanubia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Award: European Capital of Culture
Country: Hungary
Located in: Pécs District
Official language: Hungarian
Population: 139412
Area: 16278
Elevation: 153
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Capital of: Baranya County
Shares border with: Martonfa
Official website: www.pecs.hu
Image: Pécs (145).jpg
Dialing code: 72

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twinned administrative body: Aix-en-Provence
Commons category: Pécs
topic's main category: Category:Pécs
category of associated people: Category:People from Pécs
postal code: 7600–7636
category for people born here: Category:Births in Pécs
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pécs
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons gallery: Pécs
different from: Peja
P8168: MAN 630
time of earliest written record: 0871-00-00
P12749: Roza Rymbayeva

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Article · Español

Pécs (pronunciado /ˈpeːt͡ʃ/) es una de las cinco ciudades más grandes de Hungría. Se encuentra emplazada en los montes Mecsek. Con una población de 156 801 habitantes, según el censo de 2012. Pécs es el centro administrativo y económico del condado de Baranya. Colonizada por el Imperio romano, recibió en aquella época el nombre de Sopianae. Tiene los mejores ejemplos en Hungría de , construidos durante la ocupación turca (1543-1686). Entre los lugares de interés turístico destacan la catedral, la mezquita de Gazi Kasim Pasha y el Museo Arqueológico.

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