[3] Chlumec is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Ústí nad Labem.

[4] 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.

[4] After the great Battle of Dresden (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.

[4] The D8 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Ústí nad Labem to the Czech-German border runs next to the town.

The most valuable monument is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, located on the Horka hill.