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# Chełm

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Chełm** — Current local name, already written in the Latin alphabet; used directly in English without translation.

Other forms in use:

- **Kholm** — Russian-based spelling, found in older international references and Russian-language source citations; retained as a recognition form.
- **Chołm** — Older Polish spelling recorded in historical references; the current official Polish form is Chełm.
- **Khelem** — Yiddish name in Latin transcription, used in Jewish history and genealogy; transcription varies between authors.
- **Chelm** — Yiddish name in Latin transcription, used in Jewish history and genealogy; transcription varies between authors.
- **Cholm** — Alternative international spelling used in references to this place; not a separate settlement or a renaming.

## French name

**Chełm** — Nom local actuel, déjà écrit en alphabet latin et repris tel quel en français.

Other forms in use:

- **Kholm** — Graphie issue du russe, présente dans les anciennes références internationales et les citations de sources russophones ; forme conservée pour l’identification.
- **Chołm** — Ancienne graphie polonaise relevée dans les références historiques ; la forme officielle polonaise actuelle est Chełm.
- **Khelem** — Nom yiddish transcrit en caractères latins, employé en histoire juive et en généalogie ; la transcription varie selon les auteurs.
- **Chelm** — Nom yiddish transcrit en caractères latins, employé en histoire juive et en généalogie ; la transcription varie selon les auteurs.
- **Cholm** — Autre graphie internationale employée pour cette localité ; il ne s’agit ni d’une autre localité ni d’un changement de nom.

## About

Chełm is a city in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship. Its chalk tunnels and its hilltop religious buildings reflect distinctive parts of the city’s geology and history.

## Notes

Kholm is also the Ukrainian exonym in romanization. Khelem/Chelm is prominent in Jewish folklore, but the stories do not describe the modern city literally. Chołm is an older historical spelling, not the present Polish official spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q234184](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234184) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/chelm/?format=json)


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