| Chełmsko Śląskie | |
| Total Type: | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kamienna Góra |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lubawka |
| Coordinates: | 50.6667°N 20°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Population Total: | 1900 |
Chełmsko Śląskie 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]
It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south-east of Lubawka, 17km (11miles) south of Kamienna Góra, and 86km (53miles) 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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