Mecsek

#47 among destinations in Hungary

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mecsek is a mountain range in southern Hungary. It is situated in the Baranya region, in the north of the city of Pécs. ()

Alternative names: Area: 193.05 mi²Coordinates: 46°9'39"N, 18°18'51"E

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Mecsek – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pécs TV Tower, Tubes, Misina, Lake Dombay.

6.2 miSW
Tower, Observation decks and towers, View point
Pécs TV Tower, Pécs
158 min walk • The Pécs TV Tower is a television tower in Pécs, Hungary, standing on the Misina peak of Mecsek, measuring 197 metres, with a publicly accessible observation deck at a height of 75 metres, and a restaurant at 72 metres. The tower was built from 1968 to 1973.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tubes, Pécs
164 min walk • Tubes is the second-highest peak of the Mecsek mountain range in Hungary. Its elevation is 611 metres above sea level. The peak's name probably derives from "tuba", a Hungarian word for wild dove.
6.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Misina, Pécs
159 min walk • Misina is a peak in the Mecsek mountain range in Baranya county, Hungary. Its elevation is 535 metres above sea level. On the peak stands the 197-metre-high Pécs TV Tower finished in 1973. Misina also hosts a simple ski piste.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Dombay
103 min walk • Dombay Lake is a small artificial lake in the Eastern Mecsek Mountains, located on the Zengő side, in a small valley, 2 kilometers southwest of Pécsvárad. It was created in 1960 and in 1966 it was named after János Dombay, an archaeologist and museum director in Pécs.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zengő
94 min walk • Zengő is the highest mountain in Mecsek Mountains in southern Hungary – its height is 682 metres. The peak is situated in the southeastern part of the range.
6.2 miSW
Zoo
Pécs Zoo, Pécs
159 min walk • Pécs Zoo & Aquarium-Terrarium is one of the smallest Hungarian zoos. It was established in 1960 in the Mecsek mountain above the city, and was originally known as Mecsek Cultural Park. A now-closed amusement park, established in 1961 was also on the site, linked to the zoo by a 570 m light railway.
6.4 miSW
46°5'8"N • 18°14'5"E
Tettyei rom, Pécs
164 min walk • Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
3.2 miNW
46°11'33"N • 18°15'57"E
KRESZ park, Komló
82 min walk • Park
3.3 miNW
46°11'28"N • 18°15'39"E
József Attila Városi Könyvtár és Muzeális Gyűjtemény, Komló
85 min walk • Library
6.3 miSW
46°5'17"N • 18°14'2"E
Pintér-kert Arborétum, Pécs
162 min walk • Park
5 miE
Town
Pécsvárad
127 min walk • Pécsvárad is a town in Baranya county, Hungary.