Celle
Celle (German pronunciation: [ˈtsɛlə]) is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser.
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Location of Celle within Celle district | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′32″N 10°04′57″E / 52.62556°N 10.08250°ECoordinates: 52°37′32″N 10°04′57″E / 52.62556°N 10.08250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Celle |
| Subdivisions | 17 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–22) | Jörg Nigge[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 176.01 km2 (67.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29221–29229 |
| Vehicle registration | CE |
| Website | www.celle.de |
Geography
The town of Celle is in the glacial valley of the Aller, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Hanover, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Brunswick and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Hamburg. With 71,000 inhabitants it is, next to Lüneburg, the largest Lower Saxon town between Hanover and Hamburg.
Expansion
The town covers an area of 176.05 square kilometres (67.97 sq mi). Flowing from the northeast, the Lachte discharges into the Aller within the town's borders, as does the Fuhse flowing from the southeast. The Aller heads westwards towards Verden an der Aller where it joins the Weser.
Subdivisions
The town of Celle has the following 17 boroughs or Stadtteile, some of which were previously independent villages (population as at 1 January 2005): Altencelle (4,998), Altenhagen (922), Blumlage/Altstadt (8,526), Bostel (455), Boye (832), Garßen (2,978), Groß Hehlen (2,773), Hehlentor (7,974), Hustedt (736), Klein Hehlen (5,782), Lachtehausen (639), Neuenhäusen (8,082), Neustadt/Heese (10,887), Scheuen (1,165), Vorwerk (2,842), Westercelle (7,183) and Wietzenbruch (4,805).
Incorporation of municipalities
- 1 April 1939: Altenhäusen, Klein Hehlen, Neuenhäusen, Vorwerk und Wietzenbruch
- 1 January 1973: Altencelle, Altenhagen, Alvern, Bostel, Boye, Burg, Garßen, Groß Hehlen, Hustedt, Lachtehausen, Scheuen and Westercelle.
Twin towns – sister cities
Celle Ligure, Italy
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Holbæk, Denmark
Kwidzyn, Poland
Meudon, France
Mazkeret Batya, Israel
Sumy, Ukraine
Tavistock, England, United Kingdom
Tulsa, United States
Tyumen, Russia
Image gallery
Houses in the Altstadt
Hoppener Haus, the most famous and attractive timber-framed house in Celle's Altstadt
Portrait of Ernest the Confessor on the Hoppener Haus in Celle
St Ludwig's, the Catholic Church of Celle
A half-timber house-lined street in Celle
Celle Media
Rooftop view of Celle taken by me User:Pschemp
Hugenottenstraße is the main street of the former French quarter
Emigrantenstraße, a historical street laid out for Austrian refugees
JVA Celle which is often mistaken for a castle
Neues Rathaus (ehem. 77er-Kaserne bzw. „Heide-Kaserne“) New town hall (formerly an 1877 barracks the Heide Kaserne), Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany.* * Sonstiges: -*Der Urheber ist: Frank Bulla, Celle
Steel engraving of the marketplace around 1845
Memorial of Celler Hasenjagd
Information board at the memorial
German Army Anti-tank helicopter Bölkow Bo 105 at Celle Air Base.
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References
- ↑ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ↑ "Partnerstädte". celle.de (in Deutsch). Celle. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Celle |
- Official municipal website (in German and English)
"Celle". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh) 5. (1911). Cambridge University Press.
