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Kráľovský Chlmec
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Town | |||
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 Trebišov District in the Kosice Region | |||
| Country |
 Slovakia | ||
| Region | Košice | ||
| District | Trebišov | ||
| First mentioned | 1214 | ||
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| • Mayor | Karol Pataky (MOST-HÍD, SMER-SD, KDH, SDKÚ-DS, SIEŤ) | ||
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• Total |
23.81 km2 (9.19 sq mi) | ||
Kráľovský Chlmec (Until 1948 Kráľovský Chlumec, Hungarian: Királyhelmec) is a town in Trebišov District, Košice Region, Slovakia
History[]
The town was first mentioned in 1214 as Helmech. After the break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918 dismantling Kingdom of Hungary in the Treaty of Trianon, the town was annexed by Czechoslovakia. It belonged again to Hungary from 1938 to 1945 as a result of the First Vienna Award.
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.
Demographics[]
According to the 2001 census, the town had 8,031 inhabitants. 76.94% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 18.86% Slovaks, 3.26% Gypsies and 0.37% Czechs.[1]
Education[]
Gymnázium Kráľovský Chlmec The Royal Grammar School Chlmec opened in 1949. (Gimnazium (HUN) = High School)
Notable people[]
Robert Friedman - Celebrity Chef
Partner towns[]
Ferencváros (Budapest), Hungary- Felsőzsolca, Hungary
- Kisvárda, Hungary
- Kanjiža, Serbia (Vojvodina)
- Rakovník, Czech Republic
- Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
References[]
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
External links[]
- Official website (Slovak) (Hungarian)
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