Dunaszekcső (German: Seetschke, Seetsche; Latin: Florentina, Lugio; Serbo-Croatian: Sečuv, Sečuj, 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.
Dunaszekcső
Seetschke | |
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Village | |
 Kossuth Lajos street with Roman Catholic Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Dunaszekcső Location of Dunaszekcső in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′54.12″N 18°45′31.25″E / 46.0817000°N 18.7586806°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Baranya |
| Subregion | Mohácsi |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 1,911 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7712 |
| Area code | +36 69 |
| Website | www.dunaszekcso.hu |
History
editThe present village largely covers the site of the substantial Roman camp and settlement of Lugio.[3]
In June 1700, Serbian Patriarch (in exile) Arsenije III held a church assembly in the town, which was known in Serbian as Sečuj.[4] At that time, the village was one of the centers of Serbian church and political life.[4] At the assembly, Danilo Šćepčević was officially chosen as the metropolitan of Montenegro (Cetinje).[4]
Demographics
editAs 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.[5]
Amenities
editThe 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.[6]
The village lies on the main road No. 56. It has regular long-distance and local bus services.[6]
The Dunaszekcső Loess Slope is a nature protection area forming part of the Danube–Drava National Park.[7]
References
edit- ^ Dunaszekcső at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Dunaszekcső at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2015
- ^ History (in Hungarian) Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Гласник Историског друштва у Новом Саду. Друштво. 1935.
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 ...
- ^ "Magyarország helységnévtára". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ a b Village website (in Hungarian): Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Village site (in Hungarian): Retrieved 22 January 2017.
External links
edit- Dunaszekcső's web site
- Dunaszekcső link
- Dunaszekcső from an airplane
- Dunaszekcső's new library's web site
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