Celle (district)
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2013) |
Celle | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 52°35′N 10°05′E / 52.58°N 10.08°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Capital | Celle |
Government | |
• District admin. | Axel Flader (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,554 km2 (600 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 181,994 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CE |
Website | landkreis-celle.de |
Celle (German pronunciation: [ˈtsɛlə]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Heidekreis.
Geography
The district is located in the southernmost parts of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). The Aller River enters the district in the east, runs through the town of Celle and leaves the district in the northwest. It is joined by many tributaries coming from the south.
Lüneburg Regional Association
To look after cultural matters the Lüneburg Regional Association (Lüneburgischer Landschaftsverband) was founded as a registered association (eingetragener Verein).
Coat of arms
The lion and the heart were part of the arms of the Lüneburg, a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The Principality was occasionally (but incorrectly) also known as Brunswick-Celle, since Celle was its capital for some time. The only difference is the number of hearts (the original coat of arms included more than one heart).
Towns and municipalities
Towns | Collective municipalities (Samtgemeinden) | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1seat of the Samtgemeinde |
Miscellaneous
- The town of Bergen is known for its southern quarter of Belsen, where the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen was.
- The village of Eschede north of Celle was the site of the Eschede train disaster on June 3, 1998, when an ICE high-speed train derailed and 101 people died.
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in German and English)
- CS1 German-language sources (de)
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles needing additional references from March 2013
- All articles needing additional references
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Districts of Lower Saxony
- Pages with German IPA
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia
- Articles with German-language sources (de)
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with GND identifiers
- Articles with J9U identifiers
- Articles with LCCN identifiers
- Celle (district)
- Pages using the Kartographer extension