Westercelle

Westercelle is a suburb of the district town of Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, that lies 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) south of the town centre on the river Fuhse.

Westercelle
Stadtteil of Celle
Coat of arms of Westercelle
Coat of arms
Location of Westercelle
Westercelle is located in Germany
Westercelle
Westercelle
Westercelle is located in Lower Saxony
Westercelle
Westercelle
Coordinates: 52°36′15″N 10°04′44″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCelle
TownCelle
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,845
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29227
Dialling codes05141

History

The village derives its name from its location west of the original settlement of Celle, now called Altencelle ("Old Celle"). The first houses were built on the banks of the river. Westercelle developed into a purely agricultural, relatively large village with farms on both sides of the road running from Celle south towards Hanover, which later became the B 3 federal road. Individual farmsteads still exist in the suburb. In 1974 the village was incorporated into the town of Celle.

Religion

The mother church of the Lutheran parish of Westercelle is the Christ Church (Christuskirche).

Politics

The chair of the local council (Ortsbürgermeister) is Kathrin Fündeling.

Coat of arms

The green shield of the village coat of arms is divided diagonally from top left by a wavy white line that symbolises the river Fuhse. Above is a white horses' head, below a white lime tree leaf.

Economy and infrastructure

Road

Since the 1970s industry and commerce has settled in the new trading estates sited in favourable locations next to the B 3. The trading estates include Street One and trispel. Following completion of the second section of the eastern ring road in 2011 Westercelle should be relieved of its heavy through traffic.

Rail

The Deutsche Bahn (DB)'s S-Bahn line from Celle via Burgdorf and Lehrte to Hanover runs towards the west through this part of Celle. The nearest station is Celle (occasional Intercityexpress, InterCity and S-Bahn trains).

Bus

The town's bus lines: nos. 1 (Westercelle-Celle-Vorwerk-Garßen), 6 (Westercelle-Celle-Hafen-Neustadt-Neustädter Holz) and 7 (Gewerbegebiet Westercelle-Westercelle-Celle) stop in Westercelle. In addition there are regional bus lines 1-15 (Westercelle-Celle-Vorwerk-Groß Hehlen-Bergen), 1-45 (Westercelle-Celle-Vorwerk-Garßen-Lachendorf), 6-65 (Eicklingen-Wathlingen-Nienhagen-Adelheidsdorf-Westercelle-Celle), 6-85 (Westercelle-Celle-Hafen-Neustadt-Hambühren-Südwinsen-Wietze) and 7-75 (Nienhorst-Adelheidsdorf-Großmoor-Dasselsbruch-Gewerbegebiet Westercelle-Westercelle-Celle). The bus network is run by the Celle bus company, CeBus.

Education

In Westercelle there are three general educational schools: two primary schools (Bruchhagen and Nadelberg) and the secondary school (Realschule). The Jugenddorf Westercelle is a youth centre.

Culture and points of interest
  • Westercelle has an open-air swimming pool that is no longer run by the town, but by a private company.
  • The river meadows of the Fuhse are worth seeing.

Sport

Westercelle has a shooting club, founded in 1644, a sports club, Vfl Westercelle, which was formed in 1950 and a riding and driving club on the Trift.

Regular events

Personalities
  • Edmund Rehwinkel (1899–1977), politician specialising in agriculture and farmer's representative

Sources
  • Artur Müller-Davidi: Westercelle: Hinweise für die Erforschung der Geschichte des Dorfes. Celle, 1981
  • Horst Bolle: Chronik des Dorfes Westercelle. Celle, 1951

References
  1. "2020 Stadt-Ortschaften-Stadtteile". Stadt Celle. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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