Dömör-kapu, Mountain pass in the Mecsek, Pécs, Hungary
Dömör-kapu is a resting place in the Mecsek, a few kilometres from the centre of Pécs, at the junction of several hiking trails near the amusement park and the zoo. The Mecsek narrow-gauge railway has a stop of the same name here, where the engine shed also stands. The name is Ottoman Turkish for a fortified gorge or iron gate, shared with the Dömör-kapu in the Visegrád Mountains.
Dömör-kapu lies in the Mecsek, a few kilometres from central Pécs, at the junction of several hiking trails near the city amusement park and zoo. The name is Ottoman Turkish for a fortified gorge or iron gate, shared with the Dömör-kapu in the Visegrád Mountains. The Mecsek narrow-gauge railway has a Dömörkapu station, where the engine shed stands.
The name is Ottoman Turkish for "fortified gorge" or "iron gate"; the same etymology applies to the Dömör-kapu in the Visegrád Mountains. On the way up, a black marble plaque is set into the stone wall at the Szaniszló-pihenő rest stop, and a bench at the central Ptacsek-pihenőhely carries an inscription carved into the wood.
The pass lies a few kilometres from Pécs city centre, at the junction of several hiking trails, next to the amusement park and the zoo. Local bus 34 reaches it comfortably, and the Mecsek narrow-gauge railway has a Dömörkapu stop with the engine shed there. On the way, rest spots such as the Szaniszló-pihenő and the Ptacsek-pihenőhely interrupt the climb.
The name Dömör-kapu is Ottoman Turkish for 'fortified gorge' or 'iron gate', shared with a pass of the same name in the Visegrád Mountains. The Mecsek pass lies a few kilometres from Pécs city centre, near the amusement park and zoo, and the Mecsek narrow-gauge railway has a station called Dömörkapu with its engine shed there.
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