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Military cemetery and memorials, Pécs, Hungary
Within the public cemetery are 1701 WWI heroes graves. The grawes arrangement in the „U” parcel has a division of 235 graves and in the „W” parcel 1466 graves. In the „U” parcel the graves are placed arround the WWI statue made in 1928. The „W” parcel arrangement was made in 1998 together with the establishment of the cross with two eagles with 1466 graves. Each year international and nation commemoration ceremonies are hold in the cementery.
Hungary,
Type of WWI-heritage
- Military cemetery
Dimensions
60 ha with 69 parcels
State of repair/preservation
well managed, 213 graves was renovated in 2017
Historical WWI Context
In the cemetery the graves of 1701 WWI Hungarian, Italian and Serbian heroes can be found.
Recent Images
Historical Images
State of legal protection
no available data
Owner
Pécs city council
Kind of cultural use of WWI
Pécs
(the information is available at www.utazzitthon.hu/latnivalo/pecs)
Széchényi square
Viktor Vasarely museum, 7621 Pécs, Káptalan u. 3,
Cella Septichora visiting centre,7624 Pécs, Szent István tér,
Zsolnay museum, 7621 Pécs, Káptalan u. 2,
Csontváry museum, 7622 Pécs, Janus Pannonius u. 11,
Jakováli Hasszán mosque, 7624 Pécs, Rákóczi út 2,
Ókeresztény mausoleu, 7621 Pécs, Szent István tér 12,
Archiepiscopal treasury, 7621 Pécs, Káptalan u. 6,
Pécsi basilica, 7624 Pécs, Szent István tér 23,
Nearby Pécs you can find:
Pécsi TV tower
Mecsek
Jakab hill
Órfűi lake
Pintér garden
Zsolnay well
Opening
from 2nd April till the 9th of November: 6 am - 20 pm
from the 10th of November till the 7th of April: 7 am - 17 pm
Entrance Fee
free of charge
Information regarding cities, villages, other touristic attractions (non-WWI) nearby
the Pécs cemetery map is available at www.temetopecs.hu/temeto_terkep and www.temetopecs.hu/fotogaleria
Accomodation
www.szallas.hu
Public Transport
The cemetery can be reached in the West side by using the route 58, in the South part by the route 57, in the East from Nagyárpádi St., and in the North from Faiskola St.
At each entrance gate is a bus station, from the central bus station the bus 6- 7 and 41 goes to the West and South entrance, the bus 42 goes to the North and East entrance. The available maps serves the orientation in the cemetery.
Further information sources
no available data
Other heritage sites nearby
Museums Private Collections
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Military cemetery and memorials, Pécs, Hungary
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