Selice

Selice
Seleuch
village
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Šaľa
Tourism region	Dolné Považie
River	Váh
Elevation	113 m (371 ft)
Coordinates	48°05′25″N 17°58′12″E / 48.09028°N 17.97000°E / 48.09028; 17.97000Coordinates: 48°05′25″N 17°58′12″E / 48.09028°N 17.97000°E / 48.09028; 17.97000
Area	38.36 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population	2,870 (31 December 2011)
Density	75/km2 (194/sq mi)
First mentioned	1078
Mayor	Igor Mandák
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	952 72
Phone prefix	+421-31
Car plate	SA
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Nitra Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.selice.eu/

Selice (in Slovak; Seleuch in German, Sókszelőce in Hungarian, Šókselécéňa or Šóka in Romani) is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

The village lies at an altitude of 113 metres and covers an area of 38.36 km².

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1078. In the 16th century, it was destroyed by Ottoman Turks. After the Habsburg Monarchy collapse in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Selice nad Dunajom once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia. In 1946, the separate (and larger) village of Šók (Slovak; Sók or Magyarsók in Hungarian, Šóka in Romani) became part of Selice.

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,859 inhabitants. 1,416 of inhabitants were Hungarians, 1,241 Slovaks, 107 Roma, 18 Czechs and 77 others and unspecified.

In a 2001 census, 59% (1682) of the inhabitants claimed Hungarian ethnicity, 36% (1011) Slovak ethnicity and 4% (108) Romani (Gypsy) ethnicity.