Chełmek, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Chełmek.
Chełmek
Village
Chełmek
Coordinates: 54°16′20″N 19°10′41″E / 54.27222°N 19.17806°E / 54.27222; 19.17806
Country Poland 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.

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


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