Chełmek

Chełmek
Chełmek

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Chełmek is located in Poland
Chełmek
Coordinates: 50°7′N 19°15′E / 50.117°N 19.25°E / 50.117; 19.25
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Oświęcim
Gmina Chełmek
Government
 – Mayor Andrzej Saternus
Area
 – Total 8.31 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 – Total 9,065
 – Density 1,090.9/km2 (2,825.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 32-660
Car plates KOS
Website http://www.chelmek.pl

Chełmek [ˈxɛu̯mɛk] is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. In 1975-1998 it belonged to Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. It has 9,073 inhabitants (data from 2006). Previously known for the Chełmek Shoe factory.

During World War II, a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp was created in 1941 by Otto P. Klein in the northern sector of the town, housing overflow from Auschwitz.

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Coordinates: 50°06′N 19°15′E / 50.1°N 19.25°E / 50.1; 19.25




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