Szentlőrinc () is a town 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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. The current mayor of Szentlőrinc is Péter Koltai, who is

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, and all the members of the

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are also independent.

Demographics

According to a 2023 report, the population is 6,042 with 2,548 dwellings. According to the Census from 2022, the majority of the population is Hungarian at 88.9%, with minorities of

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(2.6%),

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(2.4%), and

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(1.0%). The majority religion is

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with 34.5% and 15.4% said they belong to a church.

Sport

The

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club

Szentlőrinc SE Szentlőrinc () is a town in Baranya county, Hungary. The current mayor of Szentlőrinc is Péter Koltai, who is independent, and all the members of the municipal council are also independent. Demographics According to a 2023 report, the populatio ...

, currently competing in the

Nemzeti Bajnokság III Nemzeti Bajnokság III (''NB III'', ''National Championship III'') is the third tier of Football in Hungary, Hungarian football (from the autumn of 1997 till the spring of 2005, NB III was the fourth tier, the third was NB II). The tier contains ...

, are based in the town.

Twin towns

Szentlőrinc is twinned with: * Urbach,

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- since 1997

References

Populated places in Baranya County {{Baranya-geo-stub