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Chełm, Środa Śląska County

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For the city in eastern Poland, see Chełm. For other places with the same name, see Chełm (disambiguation). Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Chełm
Village
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Coordinates: 51°07′43″N 16°27′37″E / 51.12861°N 16.46028°E / 51.12861; 16.46028
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚroda Śląska
GminaMalczyce
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSR

Chełm (Polish pronunciation: [xɛwm]; German: Hulm) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malczyce, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Malczyce, 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Środa Śląska, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Centuries later it passed to Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. It became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

Transport

The Voivodeship road 345 (road of regional importance) passes through Chełm, and the Polish A4 motorway runs nearby, southwest of the village.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Gmina Malczyce
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