Kelmė
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| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
| County | Šiauliai County | ||
| Municipality | Kelmė district municipality | ||
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| Capital of | Kelmė district municipality Kelmė rural elderate |
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| Population | 10.597 in 2005 (37) | ||
| First mentioned | 1484 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1947 | ||
Kelmė is a city in the central part of Lithuania. It has the population of around 11,000. The city of Kelmė is the administrative center of Kelmė district municipality.
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[edit] History
Prior to World War II, Kelmė (Yiddish: Kelm) was home to a famous Rabbinical College, the Kelm Talmud Torah.
[edit] People
- Simcha Zissel Ziv, the Alter of Kelm
- Yaakov Kamenetsky
- Icchokas Meras, writer
- Zvi Yaakov Oppenheim, rabbi
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