- Selice
Selice (in Slovak; "Szelőce" or "Sókszelőce" in Hungarian, "Šókselécéňa" or "Šóka" in Romani) is a
village andmunicipality inŠaľa District , in theNitra Region of south-westSlovakia .History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in
1078 . In the 16th century, it was destroyed by Ottoman Turks. In 1938-1945 it was part of Hungary. In 1946, the separate (and larger) village of Šók (Slovak; "Sók" or "Magyarsók" in Hungarian, "Šóka" in Romani) became part of Selice.Geography
The
village lies at analtitude of 113metres and covers anarea of 38.36 km².It has apopulation of about 2915 people.Ethnicity
In a 2001 census, 59% (1682) of the inhabitants claimed Hungarian ethnicity, 36% (1011) Slovak ethnicity and 4% (108) Romani (Gypsy) ethnicity. In a 1991 census, the numbers were 75% (2079), 21% (565) and 3% (83), respectively. 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. According to a 1968 census, there were 787 ‘citizens of Gypsy origin’ in Selice.
Facilities
The village has a public
library and a gymnasium.External links
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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