Kelmė 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. Kelmė's name is likely derived from the Lithuanian word kelmynės, literally: the stubby place, because of the forests that were there at the time of its founding. The Yiddish name is Kelm, as in Kelm Talmud Torah.
Country: Lithuania
County: Šiauliai County
Elevation: 128 m (420 ft)
Ethnographic region: Samogitia
Municipality: Kelmė district municipality
Eldership: Kelmė eldership
Capital of: Kelmė district municipality · Kelmė eldership
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