Kráľovský Chlmec

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Coordinates: 48°25′23″N 21°58′22″E / 48.42306, 21.97278
Kráľovský Chlmec
Királyhelmec
Town
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Košice
District Trebišov
Elevation 130 m (427 ft)
Coordinates 48°25′23″N 21°58′22″E / 48.42306, 21.97278
Area 23.809 km² (9.193 sq mi)
Population 7,398 (31 December 2005)
Density 311 /km² (805 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1214
Mayor Dezider Nagy
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 077 01
Phone prefix 421-56
Car plate TV
Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in Slovakia
Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in Slovakia
Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in Slovakia
Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in the Košice Region
Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in the Košice Region
Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in the Košice Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.kralovskychlmec.sk

Kráľovský Chlmec (until 1948 Kráľovský Chlumec, Hungarian: Királyhelmec) is a town in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia. As of 2005, it had a population of 7,938.

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[edit] History

The town was first mentioned in 1214 as Helmech. After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the town became part of Czechoslovakia, confirmed by Treaty of Trianon in 1920. It belonged again to Hungary from 1938 to 1945 as a result of the First Vienna Award.

[edit] Geography

Kráľovský Chlmec lies at an altitude of 130 metres (427 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 23.08 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi).[1] It is located in the southern part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland, only around 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Hungarian and 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Ukrainian border. The regional capital Košice is 90 kilometres (56 mi) away.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,031 inhabitants. 76.94% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 18.86% Slovaks, 3.26% Roma and 0.37% Czechs.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.

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