Pécs

Summary

Pécs is a city with county rights^[1]. Pécs draws 1,797 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_county_rights category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pécs received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Pécs is located in Pécs District^[4].
• Pécs is in the country of Hungary^[5].
• Pécs's head of government is recorded as Attila Péterffy^[6].
• Pécs's instance of is recorded as city with county rights^[7].
• Pécs's instance of is recorded as town in Hungary^[8].
• Pécs's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Pécs's official language is recorded as Hungarian^[10].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Kozármisleny^[11].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Orfű^[12].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Pécsudvard^[13].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Keszü^[14].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Cserkút^[15].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Nagykozár^[16].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Bogád^[17].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Pellérd^[18].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Kökény^[19].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Pogány^[20].
• Pécs's shares border with is recorded as Martonfa^[21].
• Pécs's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kertváros^[22].
• Pécs's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Megyer^[23].
• Pécs's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Málom^[24].
• Pécs's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Postavölgy^[25].
• Pécs's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Árpádváros^[26].
• Pécs's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nagyárpád^[27].

Body

Geography

Pécs is in the country of Hungary^[5]. Pécs is located in Pécs District^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city with county rights^[7], town in Hungary^[8], and big city^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pécs include Pécs-Pogány International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Hungary^[30], founded in 2003^[31].

Why It Matters

Pécs draws 1,797 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_county_rights category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] Pécs has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Pécs is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Pécs include Pécs-Pogány International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Hungary^[30], founded in 2003^[31].

FAQs

What awards did Pécs receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].