Pécs, Hungary
Széchenyi Square,The statue of Trinity
Pécs was founded by Romans at the beginning of the 2nd century. By the 4th century, it became the capital of Valeria province and a significant early Christian center. Its episcopate was founded in 1009, and the first university in Hungary was founded in Pécs in 1367.
Pécs was historically a multi-ethnic city where many cultural layers were encrusted melting different values of the history of two thousand years. Previously settled in by the Romans and later the Turks, Pécs was given the UNESCO prize Cities for peace for maintaining the cultures of the minorities in 1998, and also for its tolerant and helping attitude toward refugees of the Yugoslav Wars. In 2007 Pécs was third, in 2008 it was second Livable city (The LivCom Awards) in the category of cities between 75,000 and 200,000 inhabitants.
Pécs, Hungary
Széchenyi Square,The statue of Trinity
Pécs was founded by Romans at the beginning of the 2nd century. By the 4th century, it became the capital of Valeria province and a significant early Christian center. Its episcopate was founded in 1009, and the first university in Hungary was founded in Pécs in 1367.
Pécs was historically a multi-ethnic city where many cultural layers were encrusted melting different values of the history of two thousand years. Previously settled in by the Romans and later the Turks, Pécs was given the UNESCO prize Cities for peace for maintaining the cultures of the minorities in 1998, and also for its tolerant and helping attitude toward refugees of the Yugoslav Wars. In 2007 Pécs was third, in 2008 it was second Livable city (The LivCom Awards) in the category of cities between 75,000 and 200,000 inhabitants.