Dunaszekcső

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Dunaszekcső

| other_name = Seetschke

| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Dunaszekcső.svg

| image_flag =

| pushpin_map = Hungary

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Dunaszekcső in Hungary

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Hungary

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Baranya}}

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = {{Hungarian county link|Baranya}}

| subdivision_type3 = Subregion

| subdivision_name3 = Mohácsi

| subdivision_type6 = Rank

| subdivision_name6 = {{Hungarian settlement rank name|község}}

| area_total_km2 = 36.76

| area_footnotes = [http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=09186 Dunaszekcső] at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).

| coordinates = {{coord|46|4|54.12|N|18|45|31.25|E|region:HU|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code = 7712

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| area_code = +36 69

| area_code_type = Area code

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| total_type = Total

| population_total = 1911

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

| population_density_metro_km2 = auto

| population_as_of = 2015

| population_footnotes = [http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=09186 Dunaszekcső] at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2015

| blank_info =

| website = [http://www.dunaszekcso.hu www.dunaszekcso.hu]

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Dunaszekcső, templom buszmegálló, templom a háttérben.jpg

| image_caption = Kossuth Lajos street with Roman Catholic Church

}}

Dunaszekcső ({{langx|de|Seetschke}}, {{lang|de|Seetsche}}; {{langx|la|Florentina}}, {{lang|la|Lugio}}; {{langx|sh|Sečuv}}, {{lang|sh|Sečuj}}, {{lang|sh|Sečuh}}) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary, situated on the right bank (west side) of the River Danube. The inhabitants are ethnic Hungarian, with minorities of Danube Swabians and Serbs. The population was about 1900 in 2015.

History

The present village largely covers the site of the substantial Roman camp and settlement of Lugio.History (in Hungarian) [http://www.dunaszekcso.hu/?module=news&action=list&fname=multunk Retrieved 22 January 2017.]

In June 1700, Serbian Patriarch (in exile) Arsenije III held a church assembly in the town, which was known in Serbian as Sečuj.{{cite book|title=Гласник Историског друштва у Новом Саду|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqoSAAAAIAAJ|year=1935|publisher=Друштво|quote=Још 1700 био је Сечуј неко средиште српског црквено-поли- тичког живота. Месеца јуна те године одржао је патријарх Арсе- није III сабор у Сечују, на којем је дао синћелију новом владики Црне Горе Данилу. На том сабору су ...}} At that time, the village was one of the centers of Serbian church and political life. At the assembly, Danilo Šćepčević was officially chosen as the metropolitan of Montenegro (Cetinje).

Demographics

As of 2022, the village is 87,4% Hungarian, 12.9% German, and 5% Gypsy. 47.9% of the population is Roman Catholic, and 5.1% is Reformed.{{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=09186 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=www.ksh.hu}}

Amenities

The village has an eight-grade primary school, a kindergarten, a cultural center, a library and an old people's day-care center. Medical services are provided by two physicians, a nurse, and a dentist.Village website (in Hungarian): [http://www.dunaszekcso.hu/index.php?module=news&action=show&nid=10072 Retrieved 22 January 2017.]

The village lies on the main road No. 56. It has regular long-distance and local bus services.

The Dunaszekcső Loess Slope is a nature protection area forming part of the Danube–Drava National Park.Village site (in Hungarian): [http://www.dunaszekcso.hu/index.php?module=news&action=show&nid=67538 Retrieved 22 January 2017.]

References

External links

[http://www.dunaszekcso.hu Dunaszekcső's web site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20061223144716/http://www.vendegvaro.hu/5-633 Dunaszekcső link]
[http://www.civertan.hu/legifoto/legifoto.php?page_level=1491&pageNum_images=0 Dunaszekcső from an airplane]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212112320/http://szekcsokonyvtar.extra.hu/ Dunaszekcső's new library's web site]

Category:Populated places in Baranya County

Category:Serb communities in Hungary