Chełm
Chełm is a Baroque town in Lubelskie, Poland. It lies on the main Warsaw - Kyiv road and rail routes, where it is the nearest sizeable Polish town to the Ukrainian border. The border towns are Dorohusk in Poland and Yahodin in Ukraine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chełm Chalk Undergrounds and Chełm.
Chełm Chalk Undergrounds
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chełm Chalk Tunnels are a system of tunnels dug into the chalk under the city of Chełm in eastern Poland. The tunnelling began in the Middle Ages for chalk mining and was discontinued in the 19th century.
Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary
Church
Photo: Ala z, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary is a church and monastery complex of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Polish city of Chełm. The church and the courtyard of the basilica stand in the centre of Chełm on Chełm Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okszów and Koza-Gotówka.
Okszów
Village
Photo: Adrian.mazurek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Okszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełm, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.
Koza-Gotówka
Village
Koza-Gotówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełm, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.
Chełm
- Also known as: “Chelm”
- Location: Lubelskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.1356° or 51° 8′ 8″ northLongitude
23.4897° or 23° 29′ 23″ eastPopulation
63,300Elevation
183 metres (600 feet)Open location code
9G354FPQ+6VGeoNames ID
7530729
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In Other Languages
“Chełm” goes by many names.
- Polish: “powiat miasto Chełm”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stacja Karolinówka and Zawadówka.
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