Funf Kirchen

Funf Kirchen ("Five Churches," Hung. Pecs.) is a royal free town, the capital of the Baranya circle of Hungary, and stands between the Drave and the Danube, 105 m. S.W. of Pesth. The surrounding slopes of the Mecseg mountains furnish the most productive vineyards of the country, and also possess mines of coal and iron. The bishop's palace in the Italian style, the ancient cathedral, and several of the churches are of high architectural merit, and there are also schools, colleges, and manufactories of woollen and silk fabrics. Alleged to have been founded by the Romans, the town was occupied by the Turks for 150 years, and finally taken by Austria in 1686.