Celle (district)

Celle
District

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Lower Saxony
Capital Celle
Government
 • District admin. Klaus Wiswe
Area
 • Total 1,554 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
 • Total 177,971
 • Density 110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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)
  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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)
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