Chełm County
Chełm County (Polish: powiat chełmski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Chełm, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Chełm County is Rejowiec Fabryczny, which lies 17 km (11 mi) west of Chełm.
Chełm County
Powiat chełmski | |
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County | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Chełm): 51°9′N 23°29′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| Seat | Chełm |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,779.64 km2 (687.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 74,595 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,406 |
| • Rural | 70,189 |
| Car plates | LCH |
| Website | http://www.powiat.chelm.pl/ |
The county covers an area of 1,779.64 square kilometres (687.1 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 74,595, out of which the population of Rejowiec Fabryczny is 4,406 and the rural population is 70,189.
The emblem and flag of Chełm county was designed by Dr. Krzysztof Skupieński, a history teacher. The emblem harkens back to the old emblem of historical Chełm, which itself recounts the traditional folk tale of Głupi Redaktorski the great northern bear. Głupi can be seen, coated in silver, as she travels across the green fields of Chełm and its mythical golden oaks.
The county includes part of the protected area called Chełm Landscape Park.