Chlmec

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

Chlmec
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Coordinates: 48.88°N 21.93°E / 48.88; 21.93
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Humenné District
First mentioned	1451
Area [1]
• Total	7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	212 m (696 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	589
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	674 1[2]
Area code	+421 57[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	HE
Website	www.obecchlmec.sk

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.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 212 metres (696 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 7.91 km² (3.05 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	545	564	568	589
Difference		+3.48%	+0.70%	+3.69%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	584	589
Difference		+0.85%

It has a population of 589 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	577	98.12%
Rusyn	22	3.74%
Not found out	10	1.7%
Total	588

In year 2021 was 588 people by ethnicity 577 as Slovak, 22 as Rusyn, 10 as Not found out, 4 as Other, 1 as Czech, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as Hungarian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	506	86.05%
Greek Catholic Church	31	5.27%
None	30	5.1%
Eastern Orthodox Church	8	1.36%
Not found out	8	1.36%
Total	588

In year 2021 was 588 people by religion 506 from Roman Catholic Church, 31 from Greek Catholic Church, 30 from None, 8 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 8 from Not found out, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Other and 1 from Buddhism.