This town, situated on the east bank of the Danube, on a wide plateau stretching between the Danube and Tisza rivers, is known mainly for the cultivation of paprika, but its name is also synonymous with high-quality folk-art, especially in the form of the colorful embroidery to be found on textiles,
walls and furnishings, the most beautiful example being at Kalocsa railroad station. In the 11th C, King Stephen I made Kalocsa the diocesan town for this bank of the Danube. The first archbishop, an abbot by the name of Astrik, delivered to the king the crown which was a gift from the Pope. From the 19th C, onwards the area around Kalocsa developed into a fertile agricultural region, and its produce still supplies the local food-processing factories.