Kráľovský Chlmec

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Kráľovský Chlmec
Királyhelmec
Town
Country	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 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Partner towns 5 References 6 External links

[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]

[edit] Partner towns

• Ferencváros (Budapest), Hungary
• Felsőzsolca, Hungary
• Kisvárda, Hungary
• Kanjiža, Serbia (Vojvodina)
• Rakovník, Czech Republic
• Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website (Slovak) (Hungarian)

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