Official Name: | Dunaszekcső |
Other Name: | Seetschke |
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 Type3: | Subregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Mohácsi |
Subdivision Type6: | Rank |
Area Total Km2: | 36.76 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 46.0817°N 18.7587°W |
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: | [2] |
Website: | www.dunaszekcso.hu |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Dunaszekcső (German: Seetschke, German: Seetsche; Latin: Florentina, Latin: Lugio; 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.
The 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]
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.[5]
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.[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]