Hejce

Hejce is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is one of the oldest settlements in Hungary, mentioned in records from 1009, when king Stephen I granted it to the episcopate of Eger. Its viniculture was already known around 1600. Count Károly Eszterházy built a palace there in the 18th century.

Hejce
Flag Coat of arms
Hejce Location of Hejce
Coordinates: 48.42452°N 21.28114°E / 48.42452; 21.28114
Country	Hungary
County	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
• Total	9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	310
• Density	32.56/km2 (84.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3892
Area code	46

Aerial photography: The palace of Hejce

Hejce is remembered for the tragedy of a Slovak AN-24 military aircraft which crashed there on January 19, 2006. The plane was carrying Slovak peacekeeping troops from Pristina in Kosovo to Košice in Slovakia. Only one of the 43 soldiers survived. The Slovak minister of defence honoured the inhabitants of the village for their selfless help in the rescue operations.

External links

• Street map Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
• Slovak plane crash leaves 42 dead - BBC News
• Web page of Hejce (in Hungarian)