Kráľovský Chlmec

Geobox|Settlement
name = Kráľovský Chlmec
other_name = Királyhelmec
category = Town
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country = Slovakia
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region = Košice
district = Trebišov
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elevation = 130
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lat_d =48 | lat_m =25 | lat_s =23 | lat_NS =N
long_d =21 | long_m =58 | long_s =22 | long_EW =E
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area = 23.809
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population =7398 | population_date = 31 December 2005
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established =1214
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mayor = Dezider Nagy
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map_caption = Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_locator = Slovakia
map1 =Košice Region - outline map.svg
map1_caption = Location of Kráľovský Chlmec in the Košice Region
map1_background = Košice Region - background map.png map1_locator = Košice Region
website = [http://www.kralovskychlmec.sk www.kralovskychlmec.sk]
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven440811&lstObec528447&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
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Kráľovský Chlmec (until 1948 "Kráľovský Chlumec", _hu. 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.

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.

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|lk=on. 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

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.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-01-26]

Partner towns

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

References

External links

* [http://www.kralovskychlmec.sk Official website] sk icon hu icon