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Chełm
Sign in to saveChełm (; ; ) is a city in eastern Poland in the Lublin Voivodeship with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some from the border with Ukraine.
Chełm is a city located in eastern Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, situated between Lublin and Zamość near the Ukrainian border, with a population of approximately 60,000 residents. While the provided context doesn't specify what makes Chełm particularly notable, its location in Poland's eastern region and substantial population indicate it serves as a significant regional center.
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- Chełm
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- City county
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- Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary
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- Voivodeship
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- County
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- City County
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- OdNowa RP
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- City mayor
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- Jakub Banaszek
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- Established
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- 10th century
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Age of partitions
- World War II
- Chełm in Jewish literature
- Demographics
- Number of inhabitants by year
- Sights and landmarks
- Sports
- Politics
- Symbols
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- See also
- References
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Chełm (; ; ) is a city in eastern Poland in the Lublin Voivodeship with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some from the border with Ukraine.
The city is of mostly industrial character, though it also features numerous notable historical monuments and tourist attractions in the Old Town. Chełm is a multiple (former) bishopric. In the third quarter of the 13th century, it was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. Chełm was once a multicultural and religious centre populated by Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Protestants and Jews. The Jewish population was decimated in World War II, going from 15,000 Jewish inhabitants to mere dozens. From 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Chełm Voivodeship. The city's landmarks are the Castle Hill with the Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary and the unique Chełm Chalk Tunnels spanning some of underground routes.
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