
Chełmno – Hanseatic City, sits picturesquely on the nine hills of the Chełmno High Plains – is the former capital of the historic Chełmno Land. First mentioned in 1065. The origins
of Chełmno date back to an early –medieval settlement with craft and trading character in Kałdus
on St. Lawrence’s Hill (4 km from the present city) and the city of Starogród - the fi rst seat of the Teutonic Commanders.