Siklós Explained

Official Name:Siklós
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:45.8521°N 18.2988°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Siklós
Area Total Km2:50.92
Population Total:9964
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:202.12
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7800, 7818
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+36) 72

Siklós (separator=/|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

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 [<nowiki/>[[:hu:Perényi Péter (koronaőr)|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. [<nowiki/>[[:hu:Siklós története|hu]]]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Siklós is twinned with:[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: von Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph . Histoire de l'Empire ottoman, depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours . 1836 . 5 . Paris . 366–367 . fr.
  2. Book: Thúry, József . Török történetírók . Magyar Tudományos Akadémia . 1896 . 2 . Budapest . 302–310 . hu.
  3. Web site: Testvérvárosok. siklos.hu. Siklós. hu. 2021-04-10.