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Pécs

Also known as Sopianae

Pécs is a city of southern Hungary, the centre of Baranya county, at the foot of the Mecsek hills. Founded as the Roman town of Sopianae, it has an early Christian necropolis now on the World Heritage list. In 1367 the first university in Hungary was founded there.

Pécs
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Kingdom of Hungary (1301-1526)Socioeconomy

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Serbian-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pécs. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pecs
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