The history of the Roman Pécs dates back to the 2nd century A. D.
, when a rural settlement with a favourable location and a pleasant climate
emerged at the southern foothills of the Mecsek Mountains, at the crossroads
of the north-south trade routes.Here through the ages a variety of cultures
and peoples thrived, each inheriting from the other, leaving an urban
civilizational heritage of remarkable value for the modern age.The
town, indeed, is a wonderful mixture of the past and the present. The Early
Christian cemetry dating from Roman period, the medieval townwalls, the
relics of Turkish architecture - the mosques, the minaret and the bath -
built during the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, the four-towered Cathedral,
attract a great number of visitors from all over the world.
The World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO included the Early Christian
cemetery of our town, the former Roman city of Sopianae, to the World
Heritage List in Australia in 2000, thus ranking it with sites representing
universal historic values and with cultural assets of outstanding importance
from the point of view of the history of humanity.
Our City - Pécs
Pécs, founded two thousand years ago, is the capital of the Baranya County.
Being the biggest town of the Transdanubian area (population 180,000), Pécs
is the natural agglomeration centre of the South Transdanubian region
(population 1,000,000).
As a university centre (25 000 students) it influences the
economical development of the town by supporting the appearance of
knowledge-intense and innovative technologies.
The economy of the town can be characterised with lively trade, developed
tertiary sector and processing industry, developing engineering and
electronic industry.
Pécs also provides a wide range of cultural programs. The National
Theatre is 100 years old. The Symphonic Orchestra and the Ballet also have
got international reputation, music education is of high level at all
stages. There are more than 30 museums and several art galleries within the
town.
More information is available at Pécs’s own website at
www.pecs.hu
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pécs-Baranya
www.pbkik.hu
More information if you are interested in industry and commerce.
Web camera of
Pécs
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picture. Click here
then
click the web camera on the Pécs
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