Velény is a village in

Szentlőrinc District Szentlőrinc () is a district in central-western part of Baranya County, Hungary. '' Szentlőrinc'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is located. The district is in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Szen ...

, in Baranya county,

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Location

The village is situated 25 kilometers southwest of

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

in the valley of the Pécsi–víz. Due to the topographical conditions, only the part of its outskirts facing Szabadszentkirály is suitable for traditional cultivation. The hills on the other side of the village are covered with extensive forests and vineyards. Two streets run through the valley, characterized by comb-like development. Approximately 80 percent of the roads are paved. The installation of a piped drinking water system took place in 1992. The village became part of the national telephone network, accessible to subscribers at the end of

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. Neighboring settlements include

Szabadszentkirály Szabadszentkirály is a village in Szentlőrinc District, Baranya county, Hungary. Layout It is situated in the central-western part of the county, in the southeastern vicinity of Szentlőrinc. The neighboring settlements include Bicsérd to ...

to the north, Pécsbagota to the northeast, Baksa to the southeast,

Téseny Téseny is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ...

to the south, and Gerde to the west. Access It is a cul-de-sac settlement, reachable only by road, from the southern part of Szabadszentkirály, branching off the 58 148 side road from the 5802 road between Baksa and

Szentlőrinc 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 ...

. From more distant parts of the country, the main approach is the M6 highway. Turning south at the eastern border of Szentlőrinc, it leads to the village.

History

Hungarians settled in this area on the periphery of the floodplain of the Pécsi–víz during the time of the

Hungarian conquest The Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, also known as the Hungarian conquest or the Hungarian land-taking (), was a series of historical events ending with the settlement of the Hungarians in Central Europe in the late 9th and early 10t ...

. The territory was given to the German Vencellin and his kin, who defeated the leader

Koppány Koppány, also called Cupan was a Hungarian lord in the late 10th century and leader of pagans opposing the Christianization of Hungary. As the duke of Somogy, he laid claim to the throne based on the traditional idea of seniority, but was defea ...

. The name of the village, Velény, is likely derived from this person. Its first written mention dates back to 1262 as Velin in the description of the borders. From 1736, it became the capitular estate of the Pécs diocese. During the era of the council system, a joint council was established, and this association continues to operate in the form of a local government district today. After the 1990 elections, an independent local government was established, but the close relationship has persisted. The villages of Szabadszentkirály, Gerde, Velény, and Pécsbagota jointly operate the kindergarten and elementary school in Szabadszentkirály.

Alternative names

The Croatian names for the settlement are Valinje (as referred to by the

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Szőke Szoke may refer to: * Szőke, Hungary, a village in Baranya county * Szőke (surname), a Hungarian surname {{disambig ...

) and Velinjevo (designation by villagers from Rétfalva).

Community life

Mayors

* 1990–1994: István Hunyadi (independent) * 1994–1998: István Hunyadi (independent) * 1998–2002: Árpádné Vas (independent) * 2002–2006: István Róbert Németh (independent) * 2006–2010: István Róbert Németh (independent) * 2010–2014: József Hánik (independent) * 2014–2019: József Hánik (independent) * 2019– : József Hánik (independent)

External links

Website

References

Translation

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Hungarian Wikipedia article at :hu:Velény; see its history for attribution. Populated places in Baranya County {{Baranya-geo-stub