Editing Pécs (section)

{{short description|City with county rights in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary}}
{{Other uses|Pecs (disambiguation){{!}}Pecs}}
{{Infobox settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement-->
| name                   = Pécs
| nickname               = "The City of Culture" ({{lang|hu|A kultúra városa}})
| settlement_type        = [[City with county rights]]
| official_name          = {{lang|hu|Pécs Megyei Jogú Város}}
| image_skyline          = Pécs Montage.jpg
| image_caption          = Clockwise from top left: [[Pécs Cathedral|Cathedral]], [[Széchenyi square (Pécs)|Széchenyi Square]], Barbican, [[Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque]], Kossuth Square
| image_blank_emblem     = 
| image_flag             = HUN Pécs flag.svg
| image_shield           = COA Hungary Town Pécs.svg
| image_map              = {{infobox mapframe |zoom= 9 |stroke-width= 2 }}
| map_caption            = Location of Pécs
| pushpin_map            = Hungary Baranya#Hungary
| pushpin_relief         = 1
| pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_mapsize        = 
| pushpin_map_caption= Location of Pécs
| coordinates            = {{coord|46|04|15|N|18|13|59|E|region:HU_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[List of regions of Hungary|Region]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Southern Transdanubia]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Hungary|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Baranya County|Baranya]]
| subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Hungary|District]]
| subdivision_name3      = [[Pécs District|Pécs]]
| established_title1     = Established
| established_date1      = 2nd century BC
| established_title2     = [[Royal free city|City status]]
| established_date2      = 1777 (renewed)
| leader_title           = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name            = [[Attila Péterffy]] ([[Pécs Jövője]], [[Öt Torony]])
| leader_title1          = [[Deputy mayor]]
| leader_name1           = [[Lajos Nyőgéri]] ([[Pécs Jövője]], [[Hungarian Socialist Party]]) <br/> [[Csaba Ruzsa]] ([[Independent politician|Independent]]) <br/>
[[Gábor Zag]] ([[Pécs Jövője]], [[Democratic Coalition (Hungary)|Democratic Coalition]])
| leader_title2          = [[Town Notary]]
| leader_name2           = Dr István Lovász
| area_total_km2         = 162.61
| area_rank              = 32nd in Hungary
| elevation_m            = 153
| population_total       = 145,347 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of       = 1 January 2016
| population_footnotes   = 
| population_density_km2 = 963.43
| population_rank                 = [[List of cities and towns of Hungary|5th in Hungary]]
| population_urban       = 251,412 ([[List of urban areas in Hungary|4th]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/functional-urban-areas-all-hungary.pdf|title=OECD - FUNCTIONAL URBAN AREAS IN OECD COUNTRIES: HUNGARY|access-date=2018-05-08|archive-date=2018-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507221416/https://www.oecd.org/cfe/regional-policy/functional-urban-areas-all-hungary.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| population_demonym     = pécsi
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->| demographics_type1       = [[Demographics of Hungary|Population by ethnicity]]
| demographics1_footnotes= <ref name="ksh.hu">{{cite web|url=http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=19415|title=Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary|website=www.ksh.hu|access-date=2018-05-08|archive-date=2020-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703153804/http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=19415|url-status=live}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1   = [[Hungarians]]
| demographics1_info1    = 84.0%
| demographics1_title2   = [[Germans of Hungary|Germans]]
| demographics1_info2    = 4.2%
| demographics1_title3   = [[Romani people in Hungary|Romani]]
| demographics1_info3    = 2.0%
| demographics1_title4   = [[Croats of Hungary|Croats]]
| demographics1_info4    = 1.2%
| demographics1_title5   = [[Romanians in Hungary|Romanians]]
| demographics1_info5    = 0.2%
| demographics1_title6   = [[Serbs in Hungary|Serbs]]
| demographics1_info6    = 0.2%
| demographics1_title7   = [[Slovaks in Hungary|Slovaks]]
| demographics1_info7    = 0.1%
| demographics1_title8   = [[Greeks in Hungary|Greeks]]
| demographics1_info8    = 0.1%
| demographics1_title9   = [[Turks in Hungary|Turks]]
| demographics1_info9    = 0.1%
<!-- demographics (section 2) -->| demographics_type2       = [[Demographics of Hungary|Population by religion]]
| demographics2_footnotes= <ref name="ksh.hu"/>
| demographics2_title1   = [[Catholic Church in Hungary|Roman Catholic]]
| demographics2_info1    = 39.7%
| demographics2_title2   = [[Hungarian Greek Catholic Church|Greek Catholic]]
| demographics2_info2    = 0.3%
| demographics2_title3   = [[Reformed Church in Hungary|Calvinists]]
| demographics2_info3    = 5.2%
| demographics2_title4   = [[Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary|Lutherans]]
| demographics2_info4    = 1.3%
| demographics2_title5   = [[History of the Jews in Hungary|Jews]]
| demographics2_info5    = 0.1%
| demographics2_title6   = [[Islam]]
| demographics2_info6    = 0.1%
| demographics2_title7   = [[Irreligion|Non-religious]]
| demographics2_info7    = 27.8%
| postal_code_type       = [[Postal codes in Hungary|Postal code]]
| postal_code            = 7600 to 7636
| area_code_type         = [[Telephone numbers in Hungary|Area code]]
| area_code              = (+36) 72
| website                = {{URL|https://pecs.hu/}}
| blank3_name_sec2       = [[List of members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2018–2022)|MPs]]
| blank3_info_sec2       = {{Collapsible list
| title                  = List
|1=[[Tamás Mellár]] (Independent)
|2=[[Péter Hoppál]] ([[Fidesz]])
}}
| blank_name             = Motorways
| blank_info             = [[M60 motorway (Hungary)|M60 Motorway]]
| blank6_name_sec1       = [[List of airports in Hungary|Airport]]
| blank6_info_sec1       = [[Pécs-Pogány International Airport|Pécs]] ([[IATA airport code|PEV]])
| blank2_name            = Distance from Budapest
| blank2_info            = {{convert|238|km|abbr=on}} Northeast
| blank1_name_sec1       = [[NUTS statistical regions of Hungary|NUTS 3 code]]
| blank1_info_sec1       = HU231
| footnotes              = {{designation list | embed=yes
  | designation1 = WHS
  | designation1_offname = Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
  | designation1_criteria = iii, iv
  | designation1_date = 2000
}}
| timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset             = +01:00
| timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST         = +02:00|<!--<div style="position: relative">[[File:BaranyaMegye.png|275px]]<div style="position: absolute; left: 82px; top: 152px">[[File:Red_Dot.gif]]</div></div>-->|
}}

'''Pécs''' ({{IPAc-en|p|eɪ|tʃ}} {{respell|PAYTCH}}, {{IPA|hu|peːt͡ʃ|lang|hu-Pécs.ogg}}; {{langx|hr|Pečuh}}; [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by [[#Name|alternative names]]) is [[List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary|the fifth largest city]] in [[Hungary]], on the slopes of the [[Mecsek]] mountains in the country's southwest, close to the border with [[Croatia]]. It is the administrative and economic centre of [[Baranya County]], and the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs]].

A city dating back to ancient times, settled by the Celts and the Romans, it was made an [[episcopal see]] in early medieval Hungary. It has [[University of Pécs|the oldest university]] in the country, and is one of its major cultural centers. Pécs has a rich cultural and architectural heritage stemming from 150 years of Ottoman rule, and it contains the largest number of Turkish Ottoman buildings found in any city in Central Europe. It is historically a multi-ethnic city where many cultures have interacted through 2,000 years of history. In recent times, it has been recognized for its cultural heritage, including being named as one of the [[European Capital of Culture]] cities. The Roman-era [[Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs|Christian necropolis in Pécs]] was inscribed as a [[World Heritage Site]] in 2000.