Kalocsa (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒloʧɒ]; Croatian: Kaloča or Kalača, Serbian: Kaloča or Калоча, German Kollotschau) is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 88 miles south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.