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The city was under martial law after the 1686 Siege of Pécs, when it was recovered from the Ottoman Turks.

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Pecs

Hungary

Country
Hungary
Population
142.9K
Coordinates
46.07, 18.23
931st most populous city in the world

Pécs is 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.

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