Siklós ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Šikloš, Шиклош) is the 4th largest town in
Baranya county
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,
Hungary
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. 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
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civil war
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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. On June 26, Siklós was besieged, bombarded, and attacked but the garrison stood strong. While Siklós was besieged, representatives from
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...
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. After 143 years of Ottoman rule, Siklós was liberated on October 30, 1686.
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Notable people
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George Mikes, British author most famous for his humorous commentaries on various countries
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Albert Siklós, composer
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Rudolphus de Benyovszky, violinist and composer
Twin towns – sister cities
Siklós is
twinned with:
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Aiud, Romania
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Donji Miholjac, Croatia
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Feldbach, Austria
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Fornovo di Taro, Italy
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Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
Gallery
Ferences kegytemplom (1921. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Franciscan Church of Máriagyüd
Malkocs bej dzsami Siklos.jpg, Malkocs Bey Mosque
Városháza Siklós.jpg, Town hall
References
External links
* in Hungarian
Castle of SiklósPrograms of Siklós
Populated places in Baranya County
Baranya (region)
History of Baranya (region)
Kán (genus)
Serb communities in Hungary
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