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. The municipality covers an area of 12.88 km2, and has a population of around 4,400 inhabitants. Chlumec lies approximately 9 km north-west of Ústí nad Labem and 76 km north-west of Prague.
Chlumec | |
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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 |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Ústí nad Labem |
| First mentioned | 1040 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roman Zettlitzer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 4,380 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 400 10, 403 39 |
| Website | www.mesto-chlumec.cz |
History
The first verified mention of Chlumec is in Cosmas' Chronica Boemorum, where is mentioned the existence of the town in year 1040.
After the great Battle of Dresden[2] (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.
Notable people
- Johann Georg Urbansky (1675–1738), Bohemian-German sculptor
References
- "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- Chronologie des civilisations, Jean Delorme, Presses universitaires de France, 1956
