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Kráľovský Chlmec

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kráľovský Chlmec

| other_name = Királyhelmec

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Királyhelmec030.JPG

| image_caption = Town centre

| image_flag = Kralovsky chlmec-trebisov-flag.svg

| image_shield = Kráľovský Chlmec - erb.jpg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{SVK}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Košice Region}}

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Trebišov District

| pushpin_map = Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia

| pushpin_relief = 1

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in the Košice Region##Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in Slovakia

| coordinates = {{coord|48.42|N|21.97|E|region:SK|display=inline,title}}

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Károly Pataky

| leader_party =

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1214

| area_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| area_total_km2 = 23.81

| elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| elevation_m = 120

| population_as_of = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}

| population_total = 7391

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 770 1

| area_code = +421 56

| blank_name = Car plate

| blank_info = TV

| website = {{URL|https://www.kralovskychlmec.org/}}

}}

Kráľovský Chlmec ({{IPA|sk|ˈkraːʎɔwskiː ˈxl̩mets}}; until 1948 Kráľovský Chlumec, {{langx|hu|Királyhelmec}}) is a town in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia. It has a population of 7,462.

Etymology

The name means "Royal Hill". Slovak chlm, Czech chlum, Polish chełm are derived from a Proto-Slavic chъlmъ - a hill, chlmec - a smaller hill, an elevated location.{{cite journal | first = Rudolf | last = Krajčovič | title = Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (16) | journal = Kultúra slova | year = 2009 | issue = 4 | page = 214 | publisher = Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej | location = Martin}}

History

The town was first mentioned in 1214 as Helmech. In 1848-1849, residents of Kráľovský Chlmec took part in the Civic Revolution and War of Independence. After the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, the town became part of Czechoslovakia. It was annexed again by Hungary in 1938 as a result of the First Vienna Award. After the Second world war it became part of Czechoslovakia again in 1945, officially in 1947, according to the Paris Peace Treaties.

Geography

Kráľovský Chlmec lies at an altitude of {{convert|130|m|ft|0}} above sea level and covers an area of {{convert|23.08|km2|sqmi|1}}.{{cite web|title=Municipal Statistics |publisher=Statistical Office of the Slovak republic |url=http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html |access-date=2008-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html |archive-date=2008-01-11 |url-status=dead }} It is located in the southern part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland, only around {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} north of Hungarian and {{convert|12|km|mi|0}} west of Ukrainian border. The regional capital Košice is {{convert|90|km|mi|0}} away.

Demographics

{{historical population|1970|5344|1980|6358|1991|7963|2001|8031|2011|7698|2021|7489|align=right|cols=1|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011|url=https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/wcm/connect/cd33d897-7314-41d0-a12b-a95e537d7a39/Statisticky_lexikon_obci_Slovenskej_republiky_2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy&CVID=kRHTpsy|language=sk}}{{cite web |title=Census 2021 - Population - Basic results|url=https://www.scitanie.sk/obyvatelia/zakladne-vysledky/pocet-obyvatelov/|publisher=Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|date=2021-01-01}}}}According to the 2011 census, the town had 8 033 inhabitants. 73.66% of inhabitants were Hungarians (5 670), 19.43% Slovaks (1 496), 3.95% Romani (304) and 0.26% Czechs (20).https://kralovskychlmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/prm_kralovsky_chlmec_2016-2022.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

Education

Gymnázium Kráľovský Chlmec The Royal Grammar School Chlmec opened in 1949. Teaches both in Slovak and Hungarian language.

Notable people

Twin towns — sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia}}

Kráľovský Chlmec is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerské mestá|url=http://kralovskychlmec.org/partnerske-mesta/|website=kralovskychlmec.org|publisher=Kráľovský Chlmec|language=sk|access-date=2019-09-05}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.kralovskychlmec.sk Official website] {{in lang|sk|hu}}

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