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 C
Clockwise from top left: Cathedral, Széchenyi Square, Barbican, Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque, Kossuth Square
Remnants of a Paleochristian church, 4th century AD
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
The history of the Jews in Hungary dates back to at least the Kingdom of Hungary, with some records even predating the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in 895 CE by over 600 years. Written s
The Orthodox Synagogue of Sopron, Hungary, dates from the 1890s.
Medieval pottery artifacts inside the Sopron Synagogue Museum.
A medal minted during the reign of Josef II, commemorating his grant of religious liberty to Jews and Protestants.
Neoclassical architecture was used for this Synagogue in Szeged.