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Celle

Western Europe

Celle is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, and the capital of the district that bears its name, situated on the river Aller with a population of about 71,000. It was the official residence of the Luneburg branch of the dukes of Brunswick-Luneburg from 1378 to 1705, and its old town centre preserves a Renaissance and Baroque castle alongside more than 400 timber-framed houses on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Facts
Population
66,930 1
Area (sq km)
176.01 1
Founding Year
993 2
Founding Year
993 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
40 1
Latitude
52.625556 degrees north 1
Longitude
10.0825 degrees east 1
FAQs

When was Celle first mentioned in records?

It was first documented in 993 under the name Kellu.

Celle first appears in the written record in the year 993, when it is mentioned as Kellu, a name that means settlement on the river, in the boundary description of the Diocese of Hildesheim.
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Source Wikidata: Celle State Studtier 2
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1. Celle (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 66,930 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 52.625556, longitude 10.0825
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 40 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 176.01 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 66930 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (German): Celle
Wikipedia (German)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 993
    Celle wird als Kellu („Siedlung am Fluss“) [ 5 ] [ 6 ] 993 erstmals urkundlich in der Grenzbeschreibung des Bistums Hildesheim erwähnt.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 993
    Celle wird als Kellu („Siedlung am Fluss“) [ 5 ] [ 6 ] 993 erstmals urkundlich in der Grenzbeschreibung des Bistums Hildesheim erwähnt.
  • Source text, founding-year: 993
    Celle wird als Kellu („Siedlung am Fluss“) [ 5 ] [ 6 ] 993 erstmals urkundlich in der Grenzbeschreibung des Bistums Hildesheim erwähnt.
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Celle (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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