Celle

Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lüneburg Heath, has a castle (Schloss Celle) built in the Renaissance and Baroque styles and a picturesque old town centre (the Altstadt) with more than 400 timber-framed houses, making Celle one of the most remarkable members of the German Timber-Frame Road. From 1378 to 1705 Celle was the official residence of the Lüneburg branch of the dukes

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Celle is a town of about 71,000 people in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated on the Aller River and known for its well-preserved Renaissance and Baroque castle and charming old town featuring over 400 timber-framed houses. The town matters historically because it served as the official residence of the Lüneburg branch of dukes from 1378 to 1705, and today it is recognized as one of Germany's most important examples of timber-frame architecture.

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German place.type: Stadt
German place.name: Celle
German place.image_photo: Schlosscelle.jpg
German place.image_caption: Celle Castle
German place.image_flag: Flagge Celle.svg
German place.image_coa: Celle Coat of Arms.svg
German place.image_plan: Celle in CE.svg
German place.state: Niedersachsen
German place.district: Celle
German place.elevation: 40
German place.area: 176.02
German place.postal_code: 29221–29229
German place.area_code: 05141, 05145, 05086
German place.licence: CE
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 3 51 006
German place.divisions: 17 districts
German place.website: www.celle.de
German place.mayor: Jörg Nigge

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Country: Germany
Population: 70293
Area: 176010000
Elevation: 40
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Aller
Capital of: Celle
Shares border with: Lachendorf
Official website: www.celle.de
Image: Schlosscelle.jpg
Dialing code: 5086
Licence plate code: CE

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Commons category: Celle
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Celle
category for people born here: Q15246038
twinned administrative body: Mazkeret Batya
topic's main category: Category:Celle
postal code: 29221–29229
member of: Climate Alliance
located in/on physical feature: Lüneburg Heath
P8168: Trofarello
short name: Ce
category of associated people: Category:People from Celle
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: Celle
hashtag: Celle

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Article · Polski

Celle – miasto powiatowe w północnej części Niemiec, w kraju związkowym Dolna Saksonia, nad rzeką Aller na południowym obrzeżu Pustaci Lüneburskiej. Jest siedzibą powiatu Celle, liczy ok. 70,7 tys. mieszkańców. W krypcie kościoła NMP (Stadtkirche St. Marien) pochowana jest królowa Danii Karolina Matylda (+1775), żona króla duńskiego Chrystiana VII, która po rozwodzie z mężem została zmuszona do opuszczenia Danii i zmarła na wygnaniu w Celle. W mieście rozwinął się przemysł chemiczny, maszynowy, spożywczy, włókienniczy, skórzany oraz papierniczy W mieście znajduje się stacja kolejowa. 9 kwietnia 1945 strażnicy SS, żołnierze Wehrmachtu, miejscowe służby mundurowe oraz niemiecka ludność cywilna zamordowali w Celle ok. 200 do 300 więźniów, w tym co najmniej 14 Polaków, transportowanych do Bergen-Belsen, po zbombardowaniu na stacji pociągów, w których byli przewożeni więźniowie. Zbrodnia bywa nazywana „Celler Hasenjagd”.

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