What is Celle?
{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |name = Celle |image_photo = Schlosscelle.jpg |image_caption = Celle Castle |image_flag = Flagge Celle.svg |image_coa = Celle Coat of Arms.svg |coordinates = {{coord|52|37|32|N|10|04|57|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Celle in CE.svg |state = Niedersachsen |district = Celle |elevation = 40 |area = 176.01 |postal_code = 29221–29229 |area_code = 05141, 05145, 05086 |licence = CE |Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 51 006 |divisions = 17 districts |website = [https://www.celle.de/ www.celle.de] |mayor = Jörg Nigge<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/download/169156|title=Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen|date=April 2021|publisher=[[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]]}}</ref> |leader_term = 2017&ndash;22 |party = CDU }} '''Celle''' ({{IPA-de|ˈtsɛlə}}) is a town and capital of the district of [[Celle (district)|Celle]], in [[Lower Saxony]], Germany. The town is on the banks of the river [[Aller (Germany)|Aller]], a tributary of the [[Weser]]. ==Geography== [[File:Weser watershed 3.png|thumb|The [[Weser]] watershed, showing the location of Celle on the Aller.]] The town of Celle is in the [[glacial valley]] of the [[Aller (Germany)|Aller]], about {{convert|40|km|mi}} northeast of [[Hanover]], {{convert|60|km|mi}} northwest of [[Braunschweig|Brunswick]] and {{convert|120|km|mi}} south of [[Hamburg]]. With 71,000 inhabitants it is, next to [[Lüneburg]], the largest [[Lower Saxony|Lower Saxon]] town between Hanover and Hamburg. ===Expansion=== The town covers an area of {{convert|176.05|km2|mi2}}. Flowing from the northeast, the [[Lachte]] discharges into the [[Aller (Germany)|Aller]] within the town's borders, as does the [[Fuhse]] flowing from the southeast. The Aller heads westwards towards [