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Chełmek
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Oświęcim | ||
| Gmina | Chełmek | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Andrzej Saternus | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.31 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 9,065 | ||
| • Density | 1,090.9/km2 (2,825.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 32-660 | ||
| Car plates | KOS | ||
| Website | http://www.chelmek.pl | ||
Chełmek [ˈxɛu̯mɛk] is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. In 1975-1998 it belonged to Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. It has 9,073 inhabitants (data from 2006). Previously known for the Chełmek Shoe factory.
During World War II, a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp was created in 1941 by Otto P. Klein in the northern sector of the town, housing overflow from Auschwitz.
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