Celle (district)
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 Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the district Celle |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| County seat | Celle |
| Area | 1554 km² |
| Population | 178,300 (2001) |
| Pop. density | 115 inh./km² |
| Car identification | CE |
| Web page | http://www.landkreis-celle.de |
Celle is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Soltau-Fallingbostel.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Coat of arms
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The lion and the heart were part of the arms of the Lüneburg subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (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). |
[edit] Towns and municipalities
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[edit] 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 1998 June 3, when an ICE high speed train derailed and 101 people died.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German, English)
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Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Lower Saxony in Germany |
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Urban |
Brunswick | Delmenhorst | Emden | Oldenburg | Osnabrück | Salzgitter | Wilhelmshaven | Wolfsburg |
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Rural |
Ammerland | Aurich | Grafschaft Bentheim | Celle | Cloppenburg | Cuxhaven | Diepholz | Emsland | Friesland | Gifhorn | Goslar | Göttingen | Hamelin-Pyrmont | Harburg | Helmstedt | Hildesheim | Holzminden | Leer | Lüchow-Dannenberg | Lüneburg | Nienburg | Northeim | Oldenburg | Osnabrück | Osterholz | Osterode | Peine | Rotenburg | Schaumburg | Soltau-Fallingbostel | Stade | Uelzen | Vechta | Verden | Wesermarsch | Wittmund | Wolfenbüttel |
