Kulm
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The name Kulm (or Culm) is a German language toponym which is derived from the Latin culmen, meaning hill. It may be used as follows:
- the German language name of Chełmno, Poland
- Kulm law, type of town charter
- Kulmer Land
- Kulm, North Dakota, United States
- Kulm, Liechtenstein
- Kulm bei Weiz, a municipality in Styria, Austria
- Kulm am Zirbitz, a municipality in Styria, Austria
- Kulm Hotel, various places
- Kulm (district), Aargau canton, Switzerland
- Rauher Kulm, a hill near Kemnath, Oberpfalz
- The German name of Chlumec in Bohemia, the scene of:
- the Battle of Kulm, 1813 defeat to Napoleon by Austrians, Prussians, and Russians.
- As surname
- The Kulm, a ski jumping site at Tauplitz, Salzkammergut, Austria.
See also: Culm, and similar Slavic language toponyms