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 | |
 View of Chełmsko Śląskie with the Holy Family church | |
  Chełmsko Śląskie | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′N 16°4′E / 50.667°N 16.067°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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Baroque Holy Family church -
Market Square (Rynek) with historic townhouses -
Old weavers houses from 1707, called the Twelve Apostles -
Gothic sculpture of Hedwig of Silesia, High Duchess consort of Poland and patron saint of Silesia, at the Market Square
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References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Historia". Starostwo Powiatowe w Kamiennej Górze (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
Further reading
edit- Franke, Arne (2005). Das schlesische Elysium – Burgen, Schlösser, Herrenhäuser und Parks im Hirschberger Tal (in German). Potsdam: Deutsches Kulturforum östliches Europa e.V. ISBN 978-3-936168-33-4.
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