Kráľovský Chlmec (; ; until 1948 Kráľovský Chlumec, ) 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.
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
It is located in the southern part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland, only around north of Hungarian and west of Ukrainian border. The regional capital Košice is away.
Demographics
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Education
Gymnázium Kráľovský Chlmec The Royal Grammar School Chlmec opened in 1949. Teaches both in Slovak and Hungarian language.
Notable people
People born in the town
Mihály Helmeczy (1788) – Hungarian writer and language reformer. Jenő Kemecsey (28 December 1862) – writer and journalist. Ilona Aczél (7 November 1884) – actress. László Dobos (28 October 1930) – writer. Júlia Szabó (1939) – art historian. Gyula Bodnár (1948) – journalist, writer and editor. László Kocsis (1949) – archaeologist and historian of antiquity. Viktor Kopasz – fine-art photographer based in Prague. Csongor Kassai (1972) – actor. Katalin Stubendek (1972) – actress. Dino Benjamin (1996) – actor.
Other people associated with the town
György Gyimesi – writer and hunter. István Helmeczi Komoróczi – Reformed bishop in Oradea and author of religious works in the 17th and 18th centuries. László Mécs – priest and poet who lived in Kráľovský Chlmec from 1930 to 1944. His mother is buried in the town. Anna Illés – musician.
Twin towns — sister cities
Kráľovský Chlmec is twinned with:
Ferencváros (Budapest), Hungary Felsőzsolca, Hungary Kisvárda, Hungary Kanjiža, Serbia Rakovník, Czech Republic Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Berehove, Ukraine
References
External links Official website