Sellye Explained

Official Name:Sellye
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sellye
Coordinates:45.872°N 17.8458°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sellye
Area Total Km2:25.18
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

Sellye (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈʃɛjːɛ/;) 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.[1]

Twin towns — sister cities

Sellye is twinned with:

References

  1. 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)

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