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Siklós

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Siklós
Town
Siklós Castle
Siklós Castle
Flag of Siklós
Flag
Coat of arms of Siklós
Coat of arms
Siklós is located in Hungary
Siklós
Siklós
Coordinates: 45°51′08″N 18°17′56″E / 45.85213°N 18.29880°E / 45.85213; 18.29880
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
DistrictSiklós
Area
 • Total50.92 km2 (19.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total9,964
 • Density202.12/km2 (523.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7800, 7818
Area code(+36) 72
Websitewww.siklos.hu

Siklós (Serbo-Croatian: Šikloš/Шиклош) is the 4th largest town in Baranya county, Hungary. The Malkocs Bey Mosque was built by the order of the Malkoçoğlu family.

Ottoman conquest

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During Sultân Süleymân's 1543 campaign into Hungary, the Ottoman army first took Valpovo, in Slavonia, on June 23. Süleymân then sent his army north of the Drava River to take Siklós, which belonged to the Perényi family [hu], who, during the civil war raging in Hungary, was on the side of King Ferdinand I of Habsburg. Either on June 24 or 25, Siklós was given an opportunity to surrender but the garrison, led by castellan Mihály Vas, refused.[1]  On June 26, Siklós was besieged, bombarded, and attacked but the garrison stood strong.  While Siklós was besieged, representatives from Pécs arrive and surrender the city.  On July 6, after 3,000 cannonballs had hit the fortress, the garrison surrendered, and Süleymân entered the city the next day.  From Siklós, the Sultân marched to Pécs.[2] After 143 years of Ottoman rule, Siklós was liberated on October 30, 1686. [hu]

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Siklós is twinned with:[3]

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  • Franciscan Church of Máriagyüd
    Franciscan Church of Máriagyüd
  • Malkocs Bey Mosque
    Malkocs Bey Mosque
  • Town hall
    Town hall

References

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The Agoston Convent
  1. ^ von Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph (1836). Histoire de l'Empire ottoman, depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours (in French). Vol. 5. Paris. pp. 366–367.
  2. ^ Thúry, József (1896). Török történetírók (in Hungarian). Vol. 2. Budapest: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia. pp. 302–310.
  3. ^ "Testvérvárosok". siklos.hu (in Hungarian). Siklós. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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