- Kelmė
Infobox Settlement
name = Kelmė
settlement_type=City
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Kelmė
image_shield = Kelme COA.gif
latd=55|latm=38|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=22|longm=56|longs=0|longEW=E
coordinates_display= inline,title
coordinates_type =region:LT_type:city(10500)
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1= Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1=Samogitia
subdivision_type2= County
subdivision_name2=Šiauliai County
subdivision_type3= Municipality
subdivision_name3=Kelmė district municipality
subdivision_type4= Eldership
subdivision_name4= Kelmė eldership
subdivision_type6= Capital of
subdivision_name6=Kelmė district municipality
Kelmė eldership
established_date = 1484
established_title=First mentioned
established_date2= 1947
established_title2=Granted city rights
population_total = 10,597
population_as_of = 2005
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
website=http://www.kelme.lt/Kelmė (pronunciation|Kelme.ogg) is a
city in centralLithuania . It has a population of around 11,000 and is the administrative center of theKelmė district municipality .History
Prior to World War II, Kelmė ( _yi. Kelm) was home to a famous Rabbinical College, the
Kelm Talmud Torah .People
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Eliezer Gordon , Rabbi 1874–1883
*Yaakov Kamenetsky
*Elyah Lopian
*Alexander Ziskind Maimon
*Icchokas Meras , writer
*Zvi Yaakov Oppenheim , Rabbi 1883–1926
*Simcha Zissel Ziv , the Alter of KelmTwin Towns
Kelmė is twinned with
* flagicon|PolandExternal links
* [http://www.kelme.lt/ Official site of Kelmė district municipality]
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