In 1001, King Stephen I founded a diocese in Kalocsa as part of the establishment of a clergy during his Christianization of Hungary, and Astrik-Anastas became the first bishop. In 1135 the diocese received the rank of archbishopric. Around 100 years later, Archbishop Benedict built the first stone castle.
In addition to the more tourist-oriented but informative "Paprika Museum", the cathedral square with the canons' houses, the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with the organ, on which Franz Liszt often played, and above all the archbishop's palace are of importance. In the palace, in addition to the library, the state hall, the oratory and the ceiling frescoes are particularly noteworthy. The former episcopal park is now open to the public and contains numerous dendrological rarities.
There are currently extensive archaeological excavations in the immediate vicinity of the cathedral.
Since 2010 there has been a town twinning with Bethlehem, Palestinian Autonomous Territories.
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