Celle, Germany

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Celle is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its well-preserved half-timbered old town and ducal palace.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeRegion Celle district NERFINISHED
Regierungsbezirk Lüneburg (former) NERFINISHED
area about 176 km²
castleType Welf ducal palace NERFINISHED
cityRightsSince 13th century
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Celle NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
dialingCode +49 5141
distanceToHanover about 40 km northeast
economicSector oil and gas services
services
tourism
elevation about 40 m above sea level
federalStateCapitalOf Celle district NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 13th century
hasLandmark Bomann Museum NERFINISHED
Celle Castle NERFINISHED
French Garden (Französischer Garten) NERFINISHED
Garnison Church NERFINISHED
New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus) NERFINISHED
Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) NERFINISHED
Stadtkirche St. Marien NERFINISHED
Synagogue Celle NERFINISHED
hasMayor Jörg Nigge NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Bomann Museum NERFINISHED
hasOldTown well-preserved half-timbered old town
hasRailwayStation Celle station NERFINISHED
hasTheatre Schlosstheater Celle NERFINISHED
hasUniversityFacility University of Applied Sciences and Arts (branch) NERFINISHED
hasZoo Celle Animal Park (Tierpark Celle) NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
isDistrictCapital true
knownFor Celle Castle NERFINISHED
half-timbered houses
historic old town
locatedIn Lower Saxony
Northern Germany
surface form: northern Germany
locatedNear Lüneburg Heath NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Aller NERFINISHED
mayorParty CDU NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Braunschweig NERFINISHED
Hanover NERFINISHED
officialWebsite https://www.celle.de
partOf Celle district NERFINISHED
population around 70,000
postalCode 29221
29223
29225
29227
29229
railwayLine Hanover–Hamburg railway NERFINISHED
state Lower Saxony
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinTown Holbæk NERFINISHED
Hämeenlinna NERFINISHED
Kwidzyn NERFINISHED
Meudon NERFINISHED
Sumy NERFINISHED
Tyumen NERFINISHED
vehicleRegistrationCode CE NERFINISHED
wasResidenceOf Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Celle line) NERFINISHED

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Meudon twinTown Celle, Germany