Pécs

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Pécs is a historic cultural and university city in southwestern Hungary, renowned for its Roman and Ottoman heritage and its designation as a European Capital of Culture in 2010.

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Pécs canonical 62
Pécs city centre 3
City of Pécs 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
university city
associatedWithBrand Zsolnay porcelain
capitalOf Baranya County
climate humid subtropical climate
country Hungary
designation European Capital of Culture 2010
foundedAs Roman town Sopianae
hasCulturalEvent International Dance Festival of Pécs
POSZT (National Theatre Festival of Pécs)
Pécs Days Festival
hasCulturalInstitution Csontváry Museum
Janus Pannonius Museum
Kodály Centre
Vasarely Museum Pécs
hasIndustry ceramics industry
porcelain production
hasLandmark Bishop’s Palace
Cella Septichora Visitor Centre
Jakovali Hassan Mosque
Mosque of Pasha Qasim
Pécs Cathedral
Pécs National Theatre
Pécs Synagogue
TV Tower on Misina Hill
Zsolnay Cultural Quarter
hasPostalCodeRange 7600–7636
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
hasUniversity University of Pécs
heritage Ottoman heritage
Roman heritage
medieval heritage
isPartOf Baranya County
knownFor cultural life
historic architecture
museums
universities
wine region nearby
language Hungarian
locatedIn South Transdanubia
southwestern Hungary
near Mecsek Mountains
population about 140000
religiousSignificance early Christian center in Roman Pannonia
sharesEuropeanCapitalOfCultureTitleWith Essen
Istanbul
twinCity Cluj-Napoca
Eszék (Osijek)
linked to: Osijek

Fellbach
Lahti
Tuzla

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Hungary majorCity Pécs
Tucson sisterCity Pécs
Hämeenlinna twinTown Pécs
Kaposvár connectedByRailTo Pécs
subject linked to: Kaposvár, Hungary
Transdanubia containsCity Pécs
Maribor hasTwinTown Pécs, Hungary
linked to: Pécs
Tuzla hasTwinTown Pécs
Komló roadConnectionTo Pécs
Olomouc hasTwinTown Pécs
Sopianae modernLocation Pécs
subject linked to: Roman town Sopianae
Sopianae successorSettlement Pécs
subject linked to: Roman town Sopianae
Pécs Cathedral locatedIn Pécs
Pécs Cathedral locatedInOldTown Pécs city centre
linked to: Pécs
Zsolnay Cultural Quarter ownedBy City of Pécs
linked to: Pécs
Pécs National Theatre locatedInOldTown Pécs city centre
linked to: Pécs
TV Tower on Misina Hill overlooks city of Pécs
linked to: Pécs
Bishop’s Palace (Pécs) locatedIn Pécs
subject linked to: Bishop’s Palace
Bishop’s Palace (Pécs) locatedInOldTown Pécs historic centre
subject linked to: Bishop’s Palace
linked to: Pécs
Bishop’s Palace (Pécs) city Pécs
subject linked to: Bishop’s Palace
Zsolnay porcelain basedIn Pécs
Kodály Centre locatedIn Pécs
Mecsek Mountains near Pécs
Janus Pannonius Museum headquartersLocation Pécs city centre
linked to: Pécs
Béla Tarr placeOfBirth Pécs
Baranya County capital Pécs