Kechnec

Kechnec (until 1948 Slovak "Kehnec" - to 1927 "Keňhec"; Hungarian Kenyhec ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia with a population of 1,193 (December 31, 2019). It is located in Okres Košice-okolie , a part of Košický kraj .

geography

Kechnec is located in the south of the Košická kotlina basin not far from the Hungarian border on the right bank of the Sokoliansky potok , 20 kilometers south of Košice . The place is fluidly connected with the neighboring village Seňa and partly also Milhosť .

history

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1220 as Felnemet . The name indicates a medieval German colonization on the lower reaches of the Hornád , which can also be seen today in the names of the Hungarian communities Tornyosnémeti or Hidasnémeti across the border. The first mill is mentioned in 1338. Since the late 16th century there was an influx of Hungarian and Slovak populations, increasingly at the expense of the Germans. The place was a seat of important generations such as B. Kenyheczi and Csikovics . In 1828 there were 85 houses and 633 inhabitants.

Until 1918, the place in Abaúj-Torna County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. Due to the First Vienna Arbitration , it was again in Hungary from 1938-45.

In 1964 the places Kechnec and Milhosť merge to form the municipality called Hraničná pri Hornáde , which was incorporated into the municipality of Seňa in 1986. Kechnec has been independent again since 1990.

population

According to the 2011 census, Kechnec had 1,125 inhabitants, including 840 Slovaks, 146 Magyars, 22 Roma and one Russian, one Czech and one Ukrainian. 114 residents did not provide any information. 739 residents committed to the Roman Catholic Church, 111 residents to the Reformed Church, 82 residents to the Greek Catholic Church, 14 residents to the Evangelical Church AB, five residents to the Orthodox Church, three residents each to the Jehovah's Witnesses and to the Evangelical Church and two Residents to the Methodist Church; one resident was of a different denomination. 32 inhabitants had no denomination and the denomination of 133 inhabitants has not been determined.

Results after the 2001 census (876 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

83.45% Slovaks
15.18% Magyars
0.11% Roma

By denomination:

77.17% Roman Catholic
7.19% Greek Catholic
2.17% no answer
1.94% Protestant
0.80% non-denominational

Attractions

Baroque Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption from 1749
three Kurien (small country castles) from the end of the 18th century

Economy and Transport

332 hectare industrial park Kechnec, including locations of the companies Getrag Ford, Molex Slovakia and Doppelmayr

State road 68 runs through the village , which at the Hungarian border turns into Hungarian national road 3 to Miskolc . Kechnec has a rail connection through a stop on the Miskolc – Košice railway line . The R4 ( E 71 ) expressway including the Kechnec junction west of the village was opened to traffic on November 7, 2013.

Community partnerships

Isaszeg , Hungary

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ 2011 census by denomination (Slovak)

Web links

Commons : Kechnec - collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)

[1] 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] 2011 census by denomination (Slovak)