Sellye
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Sellye
| settlement_type = Town
| image_shield = HUN Sellye Címer.svg
| image_flag = Flag of Sellye.svg
| pushpin_map = Hungary
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Sellye
| coordinates = {{coord|45.87200|17.84577|region:HU|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Baranya
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Sellye
| area_total_km2 = 25.18
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 3050
| population_as_of = 2024
| population_density_km2 = 115.60
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 7960
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = (+36) 73
| website = {{URL|http://www.sellye.hu/}}
}}
Sellye ({{IPA|hu|ˈʃɛjːɛ}}; {{Langx|hr|Šeljin}}) is a town in Baranya county, southern Hungary. It is the centre of the Ormánság region located in the southern part of the county.
History
According to László Szita, the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/SOMM_SomAlm_052/?pg=10&layout=s&query=korpád László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)]
Twin towns — sister cities
Sellye is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Gnas, Austria
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Grubišno Polje, Croatia
References
External links
{{Commons category|Sellye}}
- {{Official website|http://www.sellye.hu/}} in Hungarian
{{Sellye District}}
{{Baranya}}
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Category:Populated places in Baranya County
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