Pécsvárad

Pécsvárad

Petschwar
Pécsvárad Petschwar
Town
	Pécsvárad, Monastery
	Coat of arms
	Pécsvárad Location of Pécsvárad in Baranya County Pécsvárad Location of Pécsvárad in Hungary
	Coordinates: 46°09′29″N 18°25′20″E / 46.15810°N 18.42216°E
Country	Hungary
County	Baranya
District	Pécsvárad
Area
• Total	112.16 km2 (43.31 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	4,026
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7720
Area code	(+36) 72
Website	www.pecsvarad.hu

Pécsvárad (German: Petschwar; Croatian: Pečvar) is a town in Baranya County, southern Hungary.

Notable landmarks

Among the most significant Hungarian heritage from the Middle Ages is the castle built on a Benedictine monastery commissioned by King St Stephen. The building complex is now used as a museum and a hotel.

Twin towns – sister cities

Pécsvárad is twinned with:^[2]

Hausmannstätten, Austria
Jur nad Hronom, Slovakia
Külsheim, Germany
Pannonhalma, Hungary
Satu Mare, Romania
Unterschleißheim, Germany
Velyki Berehy, Ukraine

Notable people

Endre Nemes (1909–1985), artist

Gallery

References

^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
^ "Testvérvárosaink". pecsvarad.hu (in Hungarian). Pécsvárad. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

Official website in Hungarian
Aerial photography: Pécsvárad

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[HunStat2015-1] Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.

[2] "Testvérvárosaink". pecsvarad.hu (in Hungarian). Pécsvárad. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

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