Elamur LocationsChełmno
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Chełmno — Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Culm — Long-established German historical name used in English medieval and legal history.
- Kulm — Alternative German spelling, also found in English historical writing.
- Culm on the Vistula — English historical distinguishing phrase; the head name is Culm.
- Chelmno — Diacritic-free search spelling of the native name; not a separate official name.
French name
Chełmno — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Culm — Historical name established in French accounts of the Teutonic Order and the droit de Culm.
- Kulm — German spelling used alongside Culm in French historical works.
- Chelmno — Accent-free search form for French keyboards and older indexes; preserve the native letters in edited French.
About
Chełmno is a town in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship above the Vistula valley. Its medieval walls and brick churches reflect its role in the lands of the Teutonic Order.
Notes
Not Chełm in eastern Poland. The Chełmno extermination camp was at Chełmno nad Nerem, a different settlement. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q161962 · JSON
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