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Celle (district)
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| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Adm. Region: | Lüneburg |
| Capital: | Celle |
| Area: | 1544 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 178,300 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 115 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | CE |
| Website: | landkreis-celle.de (http://www.landkreis-celle.de/) | Map |
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Celle is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Uelzen, Gifhorn, Hanover and Soltau-Fallingbostel.
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The district is located in the southernmost parts of the Lueneburg 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.
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- The town of Bergen[?] is known for its southern quarter of Belsen, where the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen was.
- The village of Eschede north of Celle was the site of the Eschede train disaster in 1998 June 3, when an ICE high speed train derailed and 101 people died.
Official website (http://www.landkreis-celle.de) (German, English)
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