Celle (district)

Celle
Flag of Celle
Coat of arms of Celle
Map
Coordinates: 52°35′N 10°05′E / 52.58°N 10.08°E / 52.58; 10.08
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalCelle
Government
 • District admin.Axel Flader (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,554 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total181,994
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCE
Websitelandkreis-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

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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

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To look after cultural matters the Lüneburg Regional Association (Lüneburgischer Landschaftsverband) was founded as a registered association (eingetragener Verein).

Coat of arms

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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

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Celle (district)Lower SaxonyHeidekreisUelzen (district)Gifhorn (district)Hanover RegionFaßbergSüdheideEschedeLohheide (unincorporated area)BergenWinsenWietzeHambührenCelleAdelheidsdorfNienhagenWathlingenBröckelEicklingenWienhausenLanglingenHohneLanglingenEldingenAhnsbeckBeedenbostelLachendorf
Clickable map of municipalities in the district
Towns Collective municipalities (Samtgemeinden)
  1. Bergen
  2. Celle


Free municipalities

  1. Eschede
  2. Faßberg
  3. Hambühren
  4. Südheide
  5. Wietze
  6. Winsen


Unincorporated area

  1. Lohheide
  1. Bröckel
  2. Eicklingen
  3. Langlingen
  4. Wienhausen1
  1. Ahnsbeck
  2. Beedenbostel
  3. Eldingen
  4. Hohne
  5. Lachendorf1
  1. Adelheidsdorf
  2. Nienhagen
  3. Wathlingen1
1seat of the Samtgemeinde

Miscellaneous

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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