Selice

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Selice

| other_name = Szelőce

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Selice kostol.jpg

| image_caption = Church of Saint Michael

| image_flag = Selice-sala-flag.svg

| image_shield =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{SVK}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Nitra Region}}

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Šaľa District

| pushpin_map = Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia

| pushpin_relief = 1

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Selice in the Nitra Region##Location of Selice in Slovakia

| coordinates = {{coord|48.09|N|17.97|E|region:SK|display=inline,title}}

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Igor Mandák

| leader_party =

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1078

| area_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| area_total_km2 = 38.36

| elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| elevation_m = 113

| population_as_of = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| population_total = 2853

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 925 72

| area_code = +421 31

| blank_name = Car plate

| blank_info = SA

| website = {{URL|http://www.selice.eu/}}

}}

Selice ({{langx|hu|Szelőce}}, formerly {{lang|hu|Sókszelőce}}; {{langx|de|Seleuch}}) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 113 metres and covers an area of 38.36 km².

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1078. In the 16th century, it was destroyed by Ottoman Turks. After the Habsburg monarchy collapse in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Selice nad Dunajom once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia. In 1946, the separate (and larger) village of Šók (Slovak; Sók or Magyarsók in Hungarian, Šóka in Romani) became part of Selice.

Population

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,859 inhabitants. 1,416 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 1,241 Slovaks, 107 Roma, 18 Czechs and 77 others and unspecified.{{cite web |title=Obce Národnosť |url=http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-narodnost.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114094044/http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-narodnost.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2012}}

In a 2001 census, 59% (1682) of the inhabitants claimed Hungarian ethnicity, 36% (1011) Slovak ethnicity and 4% (108) Romani (Gypsy) ethnicity.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

In a 1991 census, the numbers were 75% (2079), 21% (565) and 3% (83), respectively.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} The main reason behind the apparent decrease in the number of ethnic Hungarians is the fact that most Roma, who in fact represented 52% (1479) of the village population in 2005, claimed Slovak or Hungarian ethnicity.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} According to a 1968 census, there were 787 ‘citizens of Gypsy origin’ in Selice.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

Facilities

The village has a public library and a gymnasium.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Data as of 2005]
[http://wold.clld.org/vocabulary/9 Selice Romani Vocabulary List] (from the World Loanword Database)

Category:Villages and municipalities in Šaľa District