Chełm, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Chełm (disambiguation).
Chełm
Village
Chełm
Coordinates: 54°4′N 20°32′E / 54.067°N 20.533°E / 54.067; 20.533
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Lidzbark
Gmina Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński

Chełm [xɛu̯m] (German: Colm) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Lidzbark Warmiński and 32 km (20 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

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Coordinates: 54°04′00″N 20°32′00″E / 54.0667°N 20.5333°E / 54.0667; 20.5333


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