Pancsova

Pancsova, a town in the south of Hungary, inhabited by 18,500, mainly Servians and Germans, stands 9 miles NE. of Belgrade, on the Temes, not far from its junction with the Danube. The people breed silkworms, brew beer, distil brandy, make starch, grind flour, &c. The Austrians took the place from the Turks in 1716, routed them there in 1739, burned the town in 1788, and in 1849 defeated the Hungarians under Kiss.