Kráľovský Chlmec

Kráľovský Chlmec
Kráľovský Chlmec; Until 1948 Kráľovský Chlumec; Hungarian: Királyhelmec
	— Town —
	Town center
; Flag	; Seal
	Trebišov District in the Kosice Region
	; ; Kráľovský Chlmec Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in Slovakia
	; ; Kráľovský Chlmec Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in Košice Region
	Coordinates: 48°25′53″N 21°55′22″E / 48.43139, 21.92278
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Trebišov
First mentioned	1214
	Government
• Mayor	Karol Pataky (MOST-HÍD, SMER-SD, KDH, SDKÚ-DS, SIEŤ)
	Area
• Total	23.81 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
	Population (31-12-2014)
• Total	7 621
• Density	320.08/km2 (829.0/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	077 01
Area code	+421-56
Vehicle registration	TV
Website	http://www.kralovskychlmec.sk/

Main	Births etc

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]