Kelmė is a city in central Lithuania, serving as the administrative center of Kelmė District Municipality. It has been officially recognized as a city since 1947 and had a population of 7,512 as of 2023.

Where is Kelmė located?

Kelmė is located in central Lithuania, within Kelmė District Municipality. Its geographic coordinates are approximately 55.6333° N and 22.9333° E, and it sits at an elevation of about 128 meters above sea level.

What is the population of Kelmė?

As of January 1, 2023, the population of Kelmė was 7,512. The population has been steadily declining since 2001, when it was recorded at 10,899.

What administrative role does Kelmė play?

Kelmė serves as the capital of Kelmė District Municipality, a role it has held since June 20, 1950. It also functions as the center of Kelmė Rural Eldership.

What is the time zone of Kelmė?

Kelmė is in the Eastern European Time (EET) zone.

What are the international connections of Kelmė?

Kelmė is twinned with several cities: Hódmezővásárhely (Hungary), Biłgoraj (Poland, since June 13, 1998), Ogre (Latvia, since 2010), Lienen (Germany), and Novovolynsk (Ukraine, since August 30, 2008).

What historical context does Kelmė have?

Kelmė was part of the Russian Empire until 1917. It has been described in historical encyclopedias such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

What is the official language and name of Kelmė?

The official name of the city is Kelmė, and it is also known by several aliases including Kelme, Кельмы, Кимель, and Кумель. The native label is also Kelmė.

What is the area and elevation of Kelmė?

Kelmė covers an area of 7.85 square kilometers and is located at an elevation of approximately 128 meters above sea level.

What resources are available for learning more about Kelmė?

Kelmė has a dedicated website (kelme.lt), a Wikipedia page, and is featured in various encyclopedias and databases such as the Online PWN Encyclopedia and the Library of Congress.

Kelmė

city in central Lithuania

City city Q658230

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Instance of: city
Country: Lithuania, Russian Empire^[3]
Official website: www.kelme.lt, www.kelme.lt^[11]^[12]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 55.633°, 22.933°^[10]
Capital of: Kelmės valsčius, Kelmė District Municipality
Area: +7.85
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Elevation above sea level: +128, +126
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kelmė District Municipality, Kelmės valsčius^[2]
Native label: Kelmė
Official name: Kelmė
Population: 7.7k (7.5k–11k, n=23)^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Postal code: 86001^[9]
Twinned administrative body: Hódmezővásárhely, Biłgoraj, Ogre, Lienen, Novovolynsk^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en Kelme en Kelmė da Kelme el Κέλμε fa کلمه، لتونی he קלם ja ケルメ ko 켈메 nl Kelme pl Kelmė pl Kielmy ru Кельме ru Кельмы ru Кимель ru Кумель zh 凱爾梅 zh-hans 凯尔梅

🔖 Identifiers · 18

VIAF cluster ID: 151714576
Library of Congress authority ID: nr93034966
GND ID: 4353765-0
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Kelme pond.jpg ↗
Dewey Decimal Classification: 2--4793
Facebook location ID: 113770718634655
FactGrid item ID: Notheme
Freebase ID: /m/03p2f5
GeoNames ID: 864505, 598257
Image Archive, Herder Institute: Kelmė
Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 4287
MusicBrainz area ID: ca216019-6d35-45ac-aa8b-7c14ed59bc7b

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National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007554836805171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000353804
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3922053
Topic's main category: Category:Kelmė
Who's on First ID: 101817199
Yale LUX ID: place/39ddbb51-a0a4-49f6-9257-defbae20974c

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People born here 14

Inija Trinkūnienė, Rimas Tuminas, Icchokas Meras, Martynas Sajus, Morris Ginsberg, Monika Paulikienė, Nijolė Medvedeva, Simcha Zissel Ziv +6 more

Twinned administrative body 5

Hódmezővásárhely, Ogre, Biłgoraj, Novovolynsk, Lienen

← Twinned administrative body 4

Hódmezővásárhely, Ogre, Biłgoraj, Novovolynsk

Country 2

Lithuania, Russian Empire

← Capital 2

Kelmė District Municipality, Kelmė Rural Eldership

Capital of 1

Kelmė District Municipality

Described by source 1

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

FactGrid item ID 1

Notheme

Image Archive, Herder Institute 1

Kelmė

Instance of 1

city

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Kelmė District Municipality

Located in time zone 1

Eastern European Time

Topic's main category 1

Category:Kelmė

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Category:Kelmė

← Headquarters location 1

Kelmė District Municipality

← Image Archive, Herder Institute 1

Kelmė

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Kelmė is a city^[1].

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Kelmė covers an area of {'amount': '+7.85'}^[24]. Elevations include {'amount': '+128'}^[25] and {'amount': '+126'}^[26].

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[1] ↑ Kelmė is an instance of city (Q515) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

GND ID → 4353765-0

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Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron

Jewish Encyclopedia ID → 4287

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