Pécs European Capital of Culture 2010
Pécs is the 5th largest city of Hungary, in the south-west of the country, close to the Croatian border. It is regaded as a mediterranian town according its climate and the lifestyle of the citizens.
The city Sopianae was founded by Romans at the beginning of the 2nd century, on an area peopled by Celts and Pannoni tribes. By the 4th century it became the capital of Valeria province and a significant early Christian center.
After the Battle of Mohács (1526) in which the invading Ottoman army defeated the armies of King Louis II, the armies of Suleiman occupied Pécs. After the castle of Buda was wrested from Ottoman rule in 1686, the armies went to capture the rest of Pécs.
Pécs always was a multicultural city where many cultural layers are encrusted melting different values of the history of two thousand years. Magyars, Croatians and Swabians still live in peace together in economic and cultural polarity. Therefore it is not surprising that Pécs has been selected to be the European Capital of Culture in 2010 sharing the title together with Essen and Istanbul.
Pécs is the 5th largest city of Hungary, in the south-west of the country, close to the Croatian border. It is regaded as a mediterranian town according its climate and the lifestyle of the citizens.
After the Battle of Mohács (1526) in which the invading Ottoman army defeated the armies of King Louis II, the armies of Suleiman occupied Pécs. After the castle of Buda was wrested from Ottoman rule in 1686, the armies went to capture the rest of Pécs.
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