Dunaszekcső (german: Seetschke, ; la, Florentina, ; sh, Sečuv, , ) is a village in
Baranya County
Baranya ( hu, Baranya megye, ) is a county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya region, which was a county (''comitatus'') in the Kingdom of Hungary dating back to the ...
,
Hungary
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, situated on the right bank (west side) of the River
Danube
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. The inhabitants are ethnic Hungarian, with minorities of
Danube Swabians
The Danube Swabians (german: Donauschwaben ) is a collective term for the ethnic German-speaking population who lived in various countries of central-eastern Europe, especially in the Danube River valley, first in the 12th century, and in grea ...
and
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
. The population was about 1900 in 2015.
History
The present village largely covers the site of the substantial Roman camp and settlement of Lugio.
In June 1700, Serbian Patriarch (in exile)
Arsenije III Arsenije ( sr-cyr, Арсеније; ) is a Serbian given name, a variant of the Greek name ''Arsenios''. Diminutives of the name include ''Arsen'', ''Arsa'' and ''Arso''. It may refer to:
*Arsenije Sremac (d. 1266), second Archbishop of the Serbi ...
held a church assembly in the town, which was known in Serbian as Sečuj.
Sečuj at that time was one of the centers of Serbian church and political life.
[ At the assembly, Danilo Šćepčević was officially chosen as the metropolitan of ]Montenegro
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(Cetinje).[
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Amenities
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.[Village website (in Hungarian)]
Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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The village lies on the main road No. 56. It has regular long-distance and local bus services.[Village site (in Hungarian)]
Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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References
External links
Dunaszekcső's web site
Dunaszekcső link
Dunaszekcső from an airplane
Dunaszekcső's new library's web site
Populated places in Baranya County
Serb communities in Hungary
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