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CheĆm
CheĆm, Pol.
CheĆm
Poland
CheĆm, city, Lubelskie wojewĂłdztwo (province), eastern Poland. The city is located on the Uherka River, a tributary of the Bug River, 15 miles (24 km) west of the Ukrainian border.
CheĆm received town rights in 1233, passed to Poland in 1377, and fell to Austria (1795) and then to Russia (1815). During World War II 90,000 people died in two German prisoner-of-war camps in the town. The Polish republic was proclaimed in CheĆm on July 22, 1944. CheĆm is a rail junction and commercial centre, with an economy that includes mineral extraction, wood processing, flour milling, brewing, and the manufacture of cement and machinery. Pop. (2011) 66,362.
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