Kelmė
Kelmė | |
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City | |
Church of Kelmė | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kelmė Location of Kelmė | |
| Coordinates: 55°38′0″N 22°56′0″E / 55.63333°N 22.93333°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Šiauliai County |
| Municipality | Kelmė district municipality |
| Eldership | Kelmė eldership |
| Capital of | Kelmė district municipality Kelmė eldership |
| First mentioned | 1484 |
| Granted city rights | 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vaclovas Andrulis |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 7,544 |
| • Density | 961/km2 (2,490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | kelme |
Kelmė (ⓘ; Polish: Kielmy; Yiddish: קעלם, romanized: Kelm) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, a historical region of Samogitia. It has a population of 8,206 and is the administrative center of the Kelmė District Municipality.