Kholm

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Kholm is a historic town in eastern Poland, known today as Chełm, with medieval roots and significance in the history of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kholm canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former name ⓘ
historic town ⓘ
administrativeStatus city with powiat rights ⓘ
associatedWith Chełm Land ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
developedAs fortified stronghold ⓘ
etymologyRelatedTo Slavic word for hill ⓘ
experienced religious conflicts and changes of jurisdiction ⓘ
shifts between Polish and Ruthenian control ⓘ
formerName Kholm ⓘ
foundedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
hasHilltopLocation true ⓘ
hasMedievalRoots true ⓘ
hasPopulationRange 50000–100000 ⓘ
heritage Orthodox, Greek Catholic, and Roman Catholic traditions ⓘ
multicultural Polish and Ruthenian traditions ⓘ
historicalFunction regional administrative center ⓘ
trade center ⓘ
historicalRegion Galicia–Volhynia ⓘ
Red Ruthenia ⓘ
linked to: Ruthenia
historicalRole borderland town between Polish and Ruthenian lands ⓘ
isCity true ⓘ
linkedTo Greek Catholic bishopric of Chełm ⓘ
Latin Catholic diocese of Chełm ⓘ
Orthodox bishopric of Chełm ⓘ
locatedIn Lublin Voivodeship ⓘ
eastern Poland ⓘ
historical region of Ruthenia ⓘ
locatedNear Bug River region ⓘ
linked to: Bug River basin
modernName Chełm ⓘ
nameLanguage East Slavic ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
partOf Congress Poland ⓘ
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ⓘ
People's Republic of Poland ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ
modern Republic of Poland ⓘ
presentDayNameUsage used in historical contexts for Chełm ⓘ
used mainly in East Slavic historiography ⓘ
regionType borderland of Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
religiousSignificance later Catholic center ⓘ
medieval Orthodox center ⓘ
significantIn history of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ⓘ
strategicImportance border fortress in medieval period ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Danylo of Halych → capital → Kholm ⓘ
Chełm → formerName → Kholm ⓘ
subject linked to: Kholm