Dunaszekcső (, ; , ; , , ) is a village in

Baranya County Baranya (, ; German language, German:Croatian language, Croatian:'' Baranjska županija'') is a Counties of Hungary, county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya (region), B ...

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, situated on the right bank (west side) of the River

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. The inhabitants are ethnic Hungarian, with minorities of

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and

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. 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)

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held a church assembly in the town, which was known in Serbian as Sečuj. At that time, the village was one of the centers of Serbian church and political life. At the assembly, Danilo Šćepčević was officially chosen as the metropolitan of

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(Cetinje).

Demographics

As of 2022, the village is 87,4% Hungarian, 12.9%

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, and 5%

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. 47.9% of the population is

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, and 5.1% is

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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.
/ref> The village lies on the main road No. 56. It has regular long-distance and local bus services. The Dunaszekcső

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Slope is a nature protection area forming part of the Danube–Drava National Park.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 {{Tolna-geo-stub