Kelmė
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  Kelmė
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | ||
| County | Šiauliai County | ||
| Municipality | Kelmė district municipality | ||
| Capital of | Kelmė district municipality Kelmė rural elderate |
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| First mentioned | 1484 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1947 | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 10,597 | ||
| - Rank | 37 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Kelmė is a city in the central part of Lithuania. It has a population of around 11,000 and 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
- Yaakov Kamenetsky
- Elyah Lopian
- Alexander Ziskind Maimon
- Icchokas Meras, writer
- Zvi Yaakov Oppenheim, rabbi
- Simcha Zissel Ziv, the Alter of Kelm
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