Pécsvárad
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Pécsvárad
Petschwar | |
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![]() Pécsvárad, Monastery | |
Coordinates: 46°09′29″N 18°25′20″E / 46.15810°N 18.42216°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Baranya |
District | Pécsvárad |
Area | |
• Total | 112.16 km2 (43.31 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 4,026 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 7720 |
Area code | (+36) 72 |
Website | www |
Pécsvárad (German: Petschwar; Croatian: Pečvar) is a town in Baranya County, southern Hungary.
Notable landmarks
[edit]Among the most significant Hungarian heritage from the Middle Ages is the castle built on a Benedictine monastery commissioned by King St Stephen. The building complex is now used as a museum and a hotel.
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Hausmannstätten, Austria
Jur nad Hronom, Slovakia
Külsheim, Germany
Pannonhalma, Hungary
Satu Mare, Romania
Unterschleißheim, Germany
Velyki Berehy, Ukraine
Notable people
[edit]- Endre Nemes (1909–1985), artist
Gallery
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- ^ "Testvérvárosaink". pecsvarad.hu (in Hungarian). Pécsvárad. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pécsvárad.
- Official website in Hungarian
- Aerial photography: Pécsvárad