Perín-Chym

Perín-Chym (Perény-Hím) is a new village and commune in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

It arose in 1964 by a merger of the municipalities Perín (first written mention 1220; before 1927 called Perina) and Chym (first written mention 1294; also called Him in some periods in the past). The municipality Vyšný Lanec was merged with Perín-Chym in 1991.

The village Perín gave name to the Lords of Perín (Perényi), a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary, whose oldest known member Urban was granted the domain of Perín in 1292.

Today the municipality is well-known thanks to ponds and fishery.

Some of the historical names of "Perín"

 * 1220 - Latin: villa Peruen
 * 1295 - villa Perwen
 * 1316 - Purwen
 * 1317 - Peruen
 * 1318 - Purun
 * 1319 - Peren
 * 1329 - Pirin
 * 1330 - Purym
 * 1336 - Perynä
 * 1351 - Perueyn
 * 1352 - Peren
 * 1773 - Slovak: Perina; Perény
 * 1808 - sk: Peříňa, Perýňa, hu: Perény

The name Peruen is derived from *Prven (Peruen), a Slavic name.

Statistics

 * Mayor: Adriena Baranová
 * Website: http://perin-chym.obecweb.sk
 * Population: 1,496
 * Region: Košice Region
 * District: Košice-okolie District