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Pécs, Hungary: A Geographic Overview of the Mecsek Region

 
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Geography of Pecs

Hungary, a city at the foot of the Mecsek Hills, 106 miles (171 km) south-southwest of Budapest. It is an industrial and trade center in an agricultural and coalmining area. Pécs was founded as a Roman settlement, and was occupied by the Turks in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Population: 158,607.