Editing Pécs (section)

=== Early-modern era ===
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[[File:Hungary-Pecs Main Place.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Pécs Main Square before 2009]]
[[File:Pécs - County Hall 01.jpg|thumb|[[Baranya County Hall]]]]
[[File:Vasvary House Pecs.jpg|thumb|Vasváry-House]]
[[File:Pécs nattbild BÅn.JPG|thumb|Széchenyi Square]]

A more peaceful era started after 1710. Industry, trade and viticulture prospered, manufactories were founded, a new city hall was built. The feudal lord of the city was the [[Bishop of Pécs]], but the city wanted to free itself from episcopal control. Bishop [[George Klimó]], an enlightened man (who founded the first [[public library]] of the country) would have agreed to cede his rights to the city, but the [[Holy See]] forbade him to do so. When Klimó died in 1777, Queen [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] quickly elevated Pécs to [[free royal town]] status before the new bishop was elected. This cost the city 83,315 forints.

According to the first [[census]] (held in 1787 by the order of [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]]), there were 1,474 houses and 1,834 families in Pécs, a total of 8,853 residents, of which 133 were priests and 117 were noblemen.

In 1785, the Academy of [[Győr]] was moved to Pécs. This academy eventually evolved into a law school. The first stonework theatre of the city was built in 1839.
At that time or Maria Theresia and her son Josef II, the [[Danube Swabians]] from Germany was settled in the City.