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.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude52.625556 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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)
View the Source2. 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.
View the Source 3. GeoNames: Celle - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2940213
52.62264 10.08047 P PPLA3 DE 06 00 03351 03351006 71010 45 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 45 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, 10.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, 10.25
52.75 10.25 Cfb
Celle (Wikipedia)
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