Chlumec (Ústí nad Labem District)
Chlumec | |
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 Town square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chlumec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′50″N 13°56′20″E / 50.69722°N 13.93889°ECoordinates: 50°41′50″N 13°56′20″E / 50.69722°N 13.93889°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Ústí nad Labem |
| First mentioned | 993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roman Zettlitzer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,320 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 400 10, 403 39 |
| Website | www |
Chlumec (German: Kulm) is a town in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,300 inhabitants.
Chlumec lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Ústí nad Labem and 76 kilometres (47 mi) north-west of Prague.
Administrative parts[]
Villages of Český Újezd, Hrbovice, Stradov, Střížovice and Žandov are administrative parts of Trmice. Český Újezd, Hrbovice and Střížovice form an exclave of the municipal territory.
History[]
The first written mention of Chlumec is from 993 in a deed of Boleslaus II, where the obligation of Chlumec to pay tithe to the newly established Břevnov Monastery is mentioned. In 1521, Chlumec became a town.[2]
The Battle of Chlumec was fought on 18 February 1126 in the vicinity of the village, the culmination of a 12th-century war of succession in the Duchy of Bohemia.[2]
After the great Battle of Dresden (26–27 August 1813), the Battle of Kulm took place here on 29–30 August, between the French Empire under Dominique Vandamme and an allied army of Austrians, Prussians, and Russians. The French were defeated and Vandamme surrendered with his army of 10,000 men. The heights above Chlumec were the site of the Second Battle of Kulm, 17 September 1813.[2]
Notable people[]
- Johann Georg Urbansky (1675–1738), Bohemian-German sculptor
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Historie, kroniky" (in Czech). Město Chlumec. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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