Chełmża [ˈxɛu̯mʐa] (German: Kulmsee, earlier Culmsee), is a town in northern Poland, in the Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is located at around 53°11′5″N 18°36′15″E / 53.18472°N 18.60417°E / 53.18472; 18.60417. It is one of the historic centers of Chełmno Land. The town Chełmża is placed at the lake named Jezioro Chełmżyńskie (area 2.71 km²), earlier the lake itself was named Culmsee and therefore eponym of the town, that earlier had the name Culmsee, too (see History). The first signs of settlement date to 10,000 BC when reindeer hunters made their visits to the area. Around 4500 BC the first agricultural settlements were founded. Goth tribes also moved through the area on their trek from Scandinavia and North Germany. Visible signs of existence of the Old Prussians also exist. Around the 7th century the Slavic Lechitic tribe of Goplans arrived in the area. More information...
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