Chlumec (Ústí nad Labem District)

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
Town
Town square
Flag
Coat of arms
Chlumec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°41′50″N 13°56′20″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictÚstí nad Labem
First mentioned993
Government
 • MayorRoman Zettlitzer
Area
 • Total12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total4,320
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
400 10, 403 39
Websitewww.mesto-chlumec.cz

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

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie, kroniky" (in Czech). Město Chlumec. Retrieved 2021-07-10.


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