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.
Celle | |
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 Celle Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Celle within Celle district  | |
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| Coordinates: 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) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 70,138 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29221–29229 |
| Dialling codes | 05141, 05145, 05086 |
| Vehicle registration | CE |
| Website | www.celle.de |
Geography
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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
changeThe 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
changeThe 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
change- 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
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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
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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
References
change- ↑ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ↑ "Partnerstädte". celle.de (in German). Celle. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
Other websites
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- Official municipal website (in German and English)
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 604.