Selce (Banska Bystrica)

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Selce
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Selce (Slovakia)
Selce
Selce
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Banskobystrický kraj
Okres : Banská Bystrica
Region : Horehrony
Area : 19.994 km²
Residents : 2,122 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 106 inhabitants per km²
Height : 424  m nm
Postal code : 976 11
Telephone code : 0 48
Geographic location : 48 ° 46 '  N , 19 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 45 '50 "  N , 19 ° 12' 15"  E
License plate : BB
Kód obce : 508985
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Ján Kupec
Address: Obecný úrad Selce
Selčianska cesta 132
976 11 Selce
Website: www.selce.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Selce (Slovak until the 19th century "Selec"; Hungarian Szelcse , until 1888 Szelec ) is a municipality in the center of Slovakia with 2122 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in Okres Banská Bystrica , which belongs to the Banskobystrický kraj .

geography

Selce is located in the Horehronie valley landscape below the Starohorské vrchy mountains on the Selčiansky creek , six kilometers east of Banská Bystrica .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1332 as Omnes Sancti de Zolio , after the name of the local church of All Saints, then in 1340 as Selcze . For centuries, Selce was a farming village that belonged to the estate of the nearby Liptsch Castle .

population

Results after the 2001 census:

  • 2010 total population

By ethnicity:

  • 98.36% Slovaks
  • 0.70% Czechs
  • 0.15% Magyars

By religion:

  • 82.49% Roman Catholic
  • 7.86% Protestant
  • 4.78% non-denominational

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Church of All Saints from the 14th century
  • Hrádok hill ( 780  m nm ), known as the place where Roman coins and jewelry were found
See also:  List of listed objects in Selce (Banská Bystrica)

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