Chełmża (rural municipality)

Gmina Chełmża
	Gmina Chełmża
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Kuyavian Pomeranian
Powiat :	Toruń
Geographic location :	53 ° 12 '  N , 18 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 12 '0 "  N , 18 ° 36' 0"  E
Height :	92 m npm
Residents :	see Gmina
Postal code :	87-140
Telephone code :	(+48) 56
License plate :	CTR
Economy and Transport
Street :	Gdansk - Toruń
Rail route :	Toruń – Grudziądz
	Chełmża – Bydgoszcz
Next international airport :	Danzig
Gmina
Gminatype:	Rural community
Gmina structure:	31 localities
	28 school offices
Surface:	178.72 km²
Residents:	9818 (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	55 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ):	0415022
administration
Wójt :	Jacek Jerzy Czarnecki
Address:	ul.Wodna 2 87-140 Chełmża
Website :	www.gminachelmza.pl

The gmina wiejska Chełmża ([ ˈxɛwmʒa ]) is an independent rural municipality in Poland in the powiat Toruński in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship . It has 9818 inhabitants (June 30, 2019) and has an area of ​​178.7 km², of which 1% is forest and 89% is agricultural area. The administrative seat of the rural community is the city of Chełmża ( German  Culmsee ).

Geographical location

The municipality is located in the historical landscape of the Kulmerland , about 40 kilometers southeast of the district capital Bydgoszcz ( Bromberg ) and about 20 kilometers north of Toruń ( Thorn ). Its territory includes the city of Chełmża completely.

Map of the municipality

Community structure

The rural community comprises 28 localities with Schulzenamt and 3 other localities:

Polish name	German name (1815-1920)	German name (1939-1945)
Bielczyny	Bielczyny 1870–1920 Beautiful	Beautiful
Bocień	Bottschin	1939–1942 Bottschin 1942–1945 Botten
Bogusławki	Boguslawken	1939–1942 Boguslawken 1942–1945 Ritterwall
Brąchnówko	Bruchnowko	1939–1942 Bruchnowko 1942–1945 Froeben
Browina	Browina	1939–1942 Browina 1942–1945 Gut Fröben
Drzonówko	Drzonowko	1939–1942 Drzonowko 1942–1945 Drenauhof
Dziemiony	Dziemiony 1870–1920 Dreilinden	Dreilinden
Dźwierzno	Dzwierzno 1874–1920 Schwiersen	Schwiersen
Głuchowo	Gluchowo 1866–1920 Glauchau	Glauchau
Głuchowo-Windak	Windak	1939–1942 Windak 1942–1945 Windack
Grodno	Grodno	1939–1942 Grodno 1942–1945 Groden
Grzegorz	Gregorsz 1867–1920 Falkenstein	Falkenstein
Hryvnia	Hryvnia 1909–1920 handles	Handles
Januszewo	Janush	1939–1942 Janusch 1942–1945 Hansberg
Kiełbasin	Keel basin	1939–1942 Kielbasin 1942–1945 Worst
Kończewice	Konczewitz 1865-1920 Kunzendorf	Kunzendorf
Kuczwały	Kuczwally	1939–1942 Kuczwally 1942–1945 Kunzwalde
Liznowo	Elisenau	Elisenau
Mirakovo	Mirakovo	1939–1942 Mirakowo 1942–1945 Merch
Morczyny	Morczyn 1902-1920 Mortschin	1939–1942 Mortschin 1942–1945 Merschen
Nawra	Nawra	1939-1942 Nawra 1942-1945 Nefer
Nowa Chełmża	New Culmsee	Neukulmsee
Parowa Falęcka	Parowo	1939–1942 Parowo 1942–1945 Dietrichsschlucht
Pluskowęsy	Plus kowenz	1939–1942 Pluskowenz 1942–1945 Pleuskewend
Skąpe	Alt Skompe 1901–1920 Hermannsdorf	Hermannsdorf
Sławkowo	Slawkowo 1867–1920 Friedenau	Friedenau
Strużal	Strusal	Strusal
Świętosław	Wenzlau	Wenzlau
Szerokopas	Scherokopass	1939–1942 Scherokopass 1942–1945 Schirkenpaß
Witkowo	Wittkowo	1939–1942 Wittkowo 1942–1945 Wittkenfeld
Zajączkowo	Zajonskowo 1904–1920 Senzkau	Senzkau
Zalesie	Zalesie
Zelgno	Zelgno 1902–1920 little sail	Little sail
Zelgno-Bezdół

Personalities

• Alexander von Gentzkow (1841–1910), Prussian general, born in Grzywna.
• Kurt von Kries (1848–1929), Prussian councilor and politician, born on Gut Friedenau.

Web links

Commons : Gmina Chełmża  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Chełmża Commune (Polish)

Footnotes

1. ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .