Chlmec

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

Chlmec
Municipality
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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  (2021)[3]
• Total	582
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	674 1[2]
Area code	+421 57[2]
Car plate	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 234 metres and covers an area of 7.916 km². It has a population of about 562 people.