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.
Geography
Chlumec is located about Шаблон:Convert northwest of Ústí nad Labem. There are two significant ponds in the territory, Nový and Zámecký.
The towns extends into three geomorphological regions. Most of the municipal territory lies in the eastern tip of the Most Basin lowlands, the northern part lies in the Ore Mountains, and the villages of Český Újezd and Střížovice lie on the slopes of the Central Bohemian Uplands.
History
The first written mention of Chlumec is in a deed of Duke Boleslaus II from 993, where the obligation of Chlumec to pay tithe to the newly established Břevnov Monastery is mentioned. In 1521, Chlumec became a town.[1]
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.[1]
The D8 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Ústí nad Labem to the Czech-German border runs next to the town.
Sights
The most valuable monument is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, located on the Horka hill. It was built in the Baroque style in 1690–1691. In 1838, the family tomb of the Westhalen-Fürstenberg noble family was built under the chapel. The Way of the Cross leads to the chapel. It was founded in 1751–1752 by Countess Marie Alžběta Krakovská of Kolowrat.[2]
The main landmark of the centre of the town is the Church of Saint Gall. It was built in 1847–1852.[3]