1. Members of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) spotlighted the plight of Szelmenc in 2004, holding a public briefing in Washington shortly before Slovakia joined the European Union.

2. "The authorities of both countries claim to be looking for solutions, but I would venture a guess that the very âЂ?smallness‘ of the problem is the reason why it has still not been solved." TOWN FIRST MENTIONED IN 1363 The town is first mentioned in written history in 1363, according to testimony by MiklĂłs Zelei before the CHRC on April 21, 2004.
'4; Zelei, a Hungarian journalist and author, wrote a book about Szelmenc in 2000 called A KettĂ©zárt Falu (A Village Cut in Two). The village was part of Hungary until 1'1', when the region‘s borders were redrawn as part of the peace settlement ending World War I.