Szelment

Szelment
Village
Szelment
Coordinates: 54°17′35.8800″N 23°3′29.1600″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

1. VLKK 2002.
2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
3. "WOSIR Szelment" (in Polish).

Sources

• VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian).