Hejce Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Hejce
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area Total Km2:9.52
Population Total:310
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:32.56
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3892
Area Code:46
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hejce
Coordinates:48.4245°N 21.2811°W

Hejce is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is one of the oldest settlements in Hungary, mentioned in records from 1009, when king Stephen I granted it to the episcopate of Eger. Its viniculture was already known around 1600. Count Károly Eszterházy built a palace there in the 18th century.

Hejce is remembered for the tragedy of a Slovak AN-24 military aircraft which crashed there on January 19, 2006. The plane was carrying Slovak peacekeeping troops from Pristina in Kosovo to Košice in Slovakia. Only one of the 43 soldiers survived. The Slovak minister of defence honoured the inhabitants of the village for their selfless help in the rescue operations.

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