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Chełm [xɛu̯m] ( listen) (German: Kulm, Ukrainian: Холм) is a city in eastern Poland with 63,949 inhabitants ( 2015 ). It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some 25 kilometres (16 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Chełm used to be the capital of the Chełm Voivodeship until it became part of the Lublin Voivodeship in 1999.

The city is of mostly industrial character, though it also features numerous notable historical monuments and tourist attractions. Chełm is a multiple (former) bishopric. Its etymology stems from the Slavic word "cholm", a hill, in reference to the Wysoka Górka gord.