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Pécs

Eastern Europe

Pecs 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 Pecs.

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Population
139,412 1
Founding Year
871 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Source Wikidata: Marcel Breuer
Sources
1. Wikidata: Pecs
  • Wikidata Q45779, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q45779 P1249, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
    P1249 value year 871
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 18.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 18.25
46.25 18.25 Cfb
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3. GeoNames: Pécs - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3046526, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 3046526, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
46.07617 18.22814 P PPLA HU 02 145347 155 Europe/Budapest
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Pecs (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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