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