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 mentioned1040
Government
 • MayorRoman Zettlitzer
Area
 • Total12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total4,346
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
400 10, 403 39
Websitewww.mesto-chlumec.cz

Chlumec lies approximately 9 km north-west of Ústí nad Labem and 76 km north-west of Prague.

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

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Chronologie des civilisations, Jean Delorme, Presses universitaires de France, 1956



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