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Szelment | |
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Village | |
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  Szelment | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′35.8800″N 23°3′29.1600″E / 54.293300000°N 23.058100000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki |
| Gmina | Szypliszki |
Szelment ([ˈʂɛlmɛnt]; Lithuanian: Šelmentas,[1]) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Szypliszki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[2] Szelment is located 15 km north of Suwałki. It is also home to a 1000m cable car line, the second-longest in Poland.[3] It is located 6.0 km from the nearest city in Lithuania, Salaperaugis.
References
[edit]- ^ VLKK 2002.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "WOSIR Szelment" (in Polish).
Sources
[edit]- VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian).
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