Szelment

Szelment
Village
Szelment
Coordinates: 54°17′35.8800″N 23°3′29.1600″E / 54.293300000°N 23.058100000°E / 54.293300000; 23.058100000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Suwałki County
Gmina Szypliszki

Szelment [ˈʂɛlmɛnt] 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.[1] Szelment is located 15 km north of Suwałki. It is also home to a 1000m cable car line, the second-longest in Poland.[2] It is located 6.0 km from the nearest city in Lithuania, Salaperaugis.

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Coordinates: 54°17′36″N 23°03′29″E / 54.2933°N 23.0581°E / 54.2933; 23.0581


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