Chełmek, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Chełmek (disambiguation).

Chełmek
—  Village  —
Chełmek
Coordinates: 54°16′20″N 19°10′41″E / 54.27222°N 19.17806°E / 54.27222; 19.17806
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina	Stegna

Chełmek [ˈxɛu̯mɛk] (German: Holm) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 37 km (23 mi) east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - february 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 54°16′20″N 19°10′41″E / 54.27222°N 19.17806°E / 54.27222; 19.17806