Chełmek Wołowski Explained

Chełmek Wołowski
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lubin
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Ścinawa
Coordinates:51.4514°N 16.3806°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DLU

Chełmek Wołowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ścinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north-west of Ścinawa, 14km (09miles) north-east of Lubin, and 59km (37miles) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

During World War II, in 1940–1941, a Nazi German forced labour camp for Jews was located in the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Web site: Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Kulmikau. Bundesarchiv.de. 31 March 2021. de.