Selice

Selice (Hungarian: Szelőce, formerly Sókszelőce; German: Seleuch) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Selice Szelőce
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael
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Coordinates: 48.09°N 17.97°E / 48.09; 17.97
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Šaľa District
First mentioned	1078
Government
• Mayor	Igor Mandák
Area [1]
• Total	38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	113 m (371 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	2,846
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	925 72[2]
Area code	+421 31[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SA
Website	www.selice.eu

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 113 metres (371 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 38.35 km² (14.81 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1078. In the 16th century, it was destroyed by Ottoman Turks. After the Habsburg monarchy collapse in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Selice nad Dunajom once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia. In 1946, the separate (and larger) village of Šók (Slovak; Sók or Magyarsók in Hungarian, Šóka in Romani) became part of Selice.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	2812	2914	2823	2846
Difference		+3.62%	−3.12%	+0.81%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	2853	2846
Difference		−0.24%

It has a population of 2846 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1507	52.47%
Hungarian	1104	38.44%
Not found out	378	13.16%
Romani	260	9.05%
Total	2872

In year 2021 was 2872 people by ethnicity 1507 as Slovak, 1104 as Hungarian, 378 as Not found out, 260 as Romani, 25 as Czech, 7 as Romanian, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Russian, 2 as German and 1 as Polish.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1772	61.7%
None	486	16.92%
Not found out	347	12.08%
Calvinist Church	169	5.88%
Evangelical Church	32	1.11%
Total	2872

In year 2021 was 2872 people by religion 1772 from Roman Catholic Church, 486 from None, 347 from Not found out, 169 from Calvinist Church, 32 from Evangelical Church, 25 from Greek Catholic Church, 18 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 5 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Old Catholic Church, 2 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Hinduism and 1 from Buddhism.

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,859 inhabitants. 1,416 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 1,241 Slovaks, 107 Roma, 18 Czechs and 77 others and unspecified.^[10]

In a 2001 census, 59% (1682) of the inhabitants claimed Hungarian ethnicity, 36% (1011) Slovak ethnicity and 4% (108) Romani (Gypsy) ethnicity.^{[citation needed]}

In a 1991 census, the numbers were 75% (2079), 21% (565) and 3% (83), respectively.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} According to a 1968 census, there were 787 ‘citizens of Gypsy origin’ in Selice.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

The village has a public library and a gymnasium.