Chlmec

Chlmec
Chlmec
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°53′N 21°56′E / 48.883°N 21.933°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Humenné
First mentioned	1451
Area
• Total	7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	586
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	067 41
Area code	+421 57
Car plate	HE
Website	www.obecchlmec.sk

Chlmec (Hungarian: Helmecke) is a village and municipality in Humenné District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1451.^{[citation needed]} Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Chlmec was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1944, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 November 1944, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Chlmec and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 234 metres and covers an area of 7.916 km². It has a population of about 562 people.

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