Baranya County

Baranya [ bɒrɒɲɒ ] ( German Baranya ), is the southernmost county (administrative district ) in Hungary. It is bordered by Croatia as well as the counties Somogy, Tolna and Bács -Kiskun.

The county seat is Pécs ( Pécs ). The city is as Sophianae since Roman times, and was appointed in 2000 as a World Heritage Site. Near the present Gothic cathedral is a graveyard of early Christians was found at Mons Sacrum; remarkably, the two -storey Péter Pál grave chamber with jugs and old - biblical paintings like the Garden of Eden.

Other historically significant cities are Mohács and Pécsvárad. Internationally known are also the spa in Harkány and the wine region of Villány - Siklos. The transportation is relatively good, almost all cities have a railway station, where several sections have already been decommissioned. On 31 March 2010, the region is accessible via the M6 and M60. The main roads to and from Pécs are passable (eg, B6 and B57 ); on some streets in the area Mecsek however are " accident- risk road sections " signs. On the side streets the traffic is very low.

  • 2.1 Museums

Geography

Hungary's south and its warm climate is sometimes compared to the hills of Tuscany - Mediterranean Plants and warm wind, culture and ancient castles, strong red wine, figs and chestnuts. The county is also rich in mineral waters and has in the mountains karst phenomena.

The Drava River forms the southern border of the county, and in the east, the Danube flows. A small area between the Danube and Draumuendung belonged before 1921 nor the county and now Croatia ( Osijek - Baranja ). The area, which also acacias, is crossed by the hills or mountains of the Mecsek. On many steeples are stork nests. The mountainous (highest peak is the Zengő 684 m ) are largely covered with deciduous forest. Particularly noteworthy are more extensive, almost pure chestnut forests, which are found in this form only in few places in the world ( for example, on the southern slopes of the mountains in Austria Günser ).

The cities and larger towns of the county, in addition to Pécs and Mohács

  • The seats of the small areas Komló, Pécsvárad, Sásd, Sellye, Siklos, Szentlőrinc and Szigetvár
  • As well as the places Beremend Bóly, Harkány, Mágocs, Szászvár and Vajszló.

Administrative subdivision in small areas

  • Small area Komló
  • Small area Mohács
  • Small area of Pécs
  • Small area Pécsvárad
  • Small area Sásd
  • Small area Sellye
  • Small area Siklos
  • Small area Szentlőrinc
  • Small area Szigetvár

Major cities and towns

History and Culture

600 years after the Romans founded by King Stephen I, the Holy, the diocese of Pécs. In the Gothic cathedral was built with four remarkable towers and the first Hungarian university under King Louis the Great. In the Middle Ages many castles originated (see also Vár ), of which the former is particularly well preserved on the mountain top of Siklos. With Szigetvár the name Miklós Zrínyi is connected, the defenders of the castle in the Turkish wars of 1566.

The Civilization of the Renaissance made ​​bishop Janus Pannonius home - visible on the famous Zsolnay porcelain museum and the lapidary in the museum. To date, the region has many Kulturpogramme as the National Meeting of Theatre in Pécs, various summer festivals and comparable with Venice carnival in Mohács.

Museums

The State Directorate of Baranya County Museums is the recipient of six Komitatsmuseen. County seat is the city of Pécs ( Pécs ).

  • Bakóca, Géza Sáfrány Potter Museum
  • Bóly, local history museum
  • Bóly, Agricultural History Museum
  • Dunaszekcső, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
  • Himesháza, museum ( Muzeum Helytörténeti )
  • Hosszúhetény, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
  • Kásád, museum ( Muzeum Helytörténeti )
  • Kémes, Doll Museum
  • Kölked, White Stork Museum
  • Kővágószőlős, ​​Mining Museum
  • Maj, German homeland house of the Oberland
  • Máriakéménd, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
  • Mohács, Dorottya - Kanizsai Museum *
  • Nagypall, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
  • Nagytótfalu, school museum
  • Orfű, museum ( Muzeum Helytörténeti )
  • Orfű, Mill Museum
  • Pécs, City History Museum *
  • Pécs, Modern Hungarian Gallery *
  • Pécs, Science Museum *
  • Pécs, Ethnographic Museum *
  • Pécs, Archaeological Museum *
  • Pécs, Vasarely Museum
  • Pécs, Csontvary Museum
  • Pécs, Martyn Ferenc Museum
  • Pécs, Endre Nemes Museum
  • Pécs, Amerigo Tot Museum
  • Pécs, Janus Pannonius Museum
  • Pécs, Zsolnay Museum
  • Pécs, Medical History Museum of the University of Pécs
  • Pécs, Cathedral Museum and Lapidary
  • Pécs, Mecsek Mining Museum
  • Pécsvárad, Castle Museum
  • Pécsvárad, Géza Samu Museum
  • Siklos, Castle Museum
  • Somberek, museum ( Muzeum Helytörténeti )
  • Szászvár, Mining Museum
  • Szederkény, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
  • Vajszló, János Kodolányi Memorial Museum ( Emlékmúzeum )
  • Villány, Ortgeschichtliches Museum
  • Villány Wine Museum
  • Zengővárkony, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
  • Zengővárkony, eggs Museum ( Muzeum Tojas )
  • Zengővárkony, Straw Museum
  • Zengővárkony, Wine Museum

* Komitatsmuseum

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