Celle
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Celle Castle | |
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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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 66,926 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/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 |
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.
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
Image gallery
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Houses in the Altstadt
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Hoppener Haus, the most famous and attractive timber-framed house in Celle's Altstadt
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Portrait of Ernest the Confessor on the Hoppener Haus in Celle
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St Ludwig's, the Catholic Church of Celle
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A half-timber house-lined street in Celle
References
- ↑ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ↑ "Partnerstädte". celle.de (in German). Celle. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
Other websites
- Official municipal website (in German and English)
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 604.