Pecs

  • Pecs is a city located in the Baranya County of southern Hungary. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and noted for its wine production founded by the Romans.
  • It was Roman Sopianae in the Province of Pannonia Inferior. After the Province was split 297 CE, it became the capital of Pannonia Valeria.

Roman Sites

  • Roman Necropolis
    • Located at Setater, in front of the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Pecs.
    • An early Christian Necropolis dating from the latter half of the 4th century CE.
    • It holds 16 funerary monuments and murals with Christian motifs, including Burial chambers, Chapels and a Mausoleum containing a Sarcophagus.

Museums

  • Pecs Archeology Museum and Lapidarium
    • Located at 12 Szechenyi square, Pecs.
    • Roman Tombstones and Sarcophagi are located in the courtyard of the museum.

 

Pecs Cathedral

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