Szelment
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Szelment | |
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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 (9 mi) 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 (4 mi) from the nearest city in Lithuania, Salaperaugis.
