Chełmno extermination camp

Chełmno, or Kulmhof, was the first of Nazi Germany's extermination camps and was situated 50 km north of , near the village of . Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, Germany annexed the area into the new territory of Reichsgau Wartheland.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (350 feet)
  • Description: German extermination camp in occupied Poland
  • Also known as
    “extermination camp Chelmno”
    “Vernichtungslager Kulmhof”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Chełmno nad Nerem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chełmno nad Nerem and Chełmno-Parcele.
Village
Chełmno, often known by its full name Chełmno nad…
Village
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is a in the administrative district… is situated 2½ km northwest of Chełmno extermination camp.
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Latitude
52.11285° or 52° 6′ 46″ north
Longitude
18.75076° or 18° 45′ 3″ east
Open location code
9F4W4Q72+48
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Chełmno extermination camp” goes by many names.
معسكر الإبادة خيلمنوArabic
ԽելմնոArmenian
КульмгофBelarusian
ХэлмнаBelarusian
Camp d’extermini de ChełmnoCatalan
Camp de concentració de ChelmnoCatalan
Camp de concentració de ChelmoCatalan
ChelmnoCatalan
کەمپی خێلمنۆCentral Kurdish
海乌姆诺灭绝营Chinese
海烏姆諾滅絕營Chinese
KulmhofCzech
Vyhlazovací tábor ChełmnoCzech
Vyhlazovací tábor v ChełmnuCzech
ChełmnoDanish
Chełmno udryddelseslejrDanish
ChełmnoDutch
KulmhofDutch
Ekstermejo ChełmnoEsperanto
Στρατόπεδο εξόντωσης ΧέλμνοGreek
חלמנוHebrew
קולמהוףHebrew
Chełmnói megsemmisítőtáborHungarian
Kamp pemusnahan ChełmnoIndonesian
Campo di concentramento di ChełmnoItalian
Campo di sterminio di ChełmnoItalian
KZ ChełmnoJapanese
クルムホーフ強制収容所Japanese
クルムホーフ絶滅収容所Japanese
ヘウムノ強制収容所Japanese
ヘウムノ絶滅収容所Japanese
헤움노 강제 수용소Korean
Kulmo koncentracijos stovyklaLithuanian
ChełmnoLow German
KulmhofLow German
Vernichtungslager ChelmnoLuxembourgish
केल्म्नो स्याइगु क्याम्पNewari
KulmhofNorwegian
ChełmnoNorwegian Bokmål
Camp de ChelmnoOccitan (post 1500)
اردوگاه مرگ خلمنوPersian
KulmhofPolish
Lager KulmhofPolish
Obóz zagłady (Lasy Rzuchowskie)Polish
Obóz zagłady w Chełmnie nad NeremPolish
SS-Sonderkommando BothmannPolish
SS-Sonderkommando KulmhofPolish
SS-Sonderkommando LangePolish
Vernichtungslager KulmhofPolish
Vernichtungslager Sonderkommando KulmhofPolish
Lagărul de exterminare ChełmnoRomanian
Lagărul de exterminare KulmhofRomanian
КульмхофRussian
ХелмноRussian
Logor smrti HelmnoSerbian
Концентрациони логор ХелмноSerbian
Логор смрти КелмноSerbian
Логор смрти ХелмноSerbian
Логор ХелмноSerbian
Logor smrti ChełmnoSerbo-Croatian
Vyhladzovací tábor ChełmnoSlovak
ChełmnoSwedish
Förintelselägret i ChełmnoSwedish
Koncentrationslägret ChelmnoSwedish
Koncentrationslägret i ChełmnoSwedish
KulmhofSwedish
Chełmno imha kampıTurkish
ХелмноUkrainian
Хелмно (табір смерті)Ukrainian
Chelomno konslageriUzbek
Trại hủy diệt ChełmnoVietnamese
ChełmnoWestern Frisian
כעלמנא פארטיליקונג לאגערYiddish

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