Chełmsko Śląskie
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chełmsko Śląskie [ˈxɛu̯mskɔ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawka, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic.[1]
Chełmsko Śląskie | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°40′N 16°4′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Kamienna Góra |
Gmina | Lubawka |
Population | 1,900 |
It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Lubawka, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Kamienna Góra, and 86 kilometres (53 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
It is a former town. It was first mentioned in 1207 and was granted town rights as late as 1289, when it was part of medieval Poland. It remained a town until 1945. During World War II the Germans established and operated a branch of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the town.[2] Chełmsko Śląskie contains numerous historic buildings and structures, the oldest dating back to the Middle Ages.
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