Chmielnik
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie | ||
| County | Kielce | ||
| Gmina | Chmielnik | ||
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| - Total | 7.9 km² (3.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 240 m (787 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 4,005 | ||
| - Density | 507/km² (1,313/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 26-020 | ||
| Website: http://www.chmielnik.com | |||
Chmielnik [ˈxmjɛlnik] is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 4,005 (2006). Town's name is derived from hop (Polish: chmiel).
The name of Chmielnik was first mentioned in connection with a battle with Tartars fought in the area in 1241. The Tartars defeated then Polish contingents from the provinces of Sandomierz and Krakow.
In 1541 Chmielnik was granted a town charter thereby formally becoming a town.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the town was a major centre for Polish Protestants (Calvinists and the Polish Brethren)
Since the 17th century the town's population was largely Jewish.
Before World War II Chmielnik's population was predominantly Jewish (about 10 thousand Jews and less than a thousand Poles). After capturing the town in 1939 the Germans set up a ghetto and put in it the entire Jewish population. In 1942 the German authorities transported Jews to concentration camps, mainly Treblinka, where they were exterminated. Just after the war, only four Jewish residents had survived.
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