Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Celle, Germany

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 27 m
Descend 26 m

Explore Celle in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Celle

Sight 1: Sankt Ludwig

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Sankt Ludwig

St. Ludwig is the main Catholic church in the town of Celle in the German state of Lower Saxony. It was consecrated in 1838 and was the third catholic parish church of the new diocese of Hildesheim which was authorised by papal bull and was outside of the former bishopric of Hildesheim and Archbishopric of Mainz. It followed in the footsteps of the first two churches: St Clemens in Hanover and St Michael in Göttingen. Its jurisdiction extends as far as the North Sea coast.

Wikipedia: St. Ludwig's Church, Celle (EN), Website

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Langensalza-Denkmal

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The Langensalza Monument in Celle is a monument, donated by the followers of the Welfs, to remember the lost battle of Langensalza in the 19th century. Location is the French Garden in Celle.

Wikipedia: Langensalza-Denkmal (Celle) (DE)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Französischer Garten

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The French Garden in Celle, in the German state of Lower Saxony, is a public park in the south of the historic old town or Altstadt. On both sides of a straight avenue of lime trees forming its east–west axis are flowerbeds, lawns, copses and a pond with a fountain. Its current appearance is no longer that of a true French Garden, but rather that of an English Garden. Laid out towards the end of the 17th century as a Baroque courtyard and leisure garden by French gardeners, Perronet and Dahuron, the gardens were given their present shape in the mid-19th century based on plans by the inspector of gardens, Schaumburg.

Wikipedia: French Garden, Celle (EN)

506 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Neues Rathaus

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Neues Rathaus Christian A. Schröder (ChristianSchd) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The New Town Hall in Celle, also known as Heide Barracks or Taunton Barracks, is a former barracks and has been the seat of the city administration and the Lord Mayor since 1999.

Wikipedia: Neues Rathaus (Celle) (DE)

519 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Synagoge

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The Celle Synagogue is the oldest surviving half-timbered synagogue in Lower Saxony. It is located near the old town of Celle.

Wikipedia: Synagoge Celle (DE)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Edith Kohls

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The list of stumbling stones in Celle contains the stumbling stones that were laid in Celle as part of the project of the same name by Gunter Demnig. They are intended to commemorate victims of National Socialism who lived and worked in Celle.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Celle (DE)

242 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Sprechende Laternen

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The speaking lanterns are a group of light figures in the historic old town of Celle. Five lanterns, which are reproduced in their silhouette of different human character types, form a lantern family on a base area of 4 m × 8 m. This consists of the slightly bent "Grandma Lilo", her little "grandson Jonas" and his three uncles, the accurate "perfect lantern Herr Westphal", the lanky "Long Lulatsch Olli" and the corpulent "thick lantern Gerlach". Triggered by movement sensors, the lanterns begin to speak - either alone or in interaction with each other. Stored audio sequences are called, for example facts or anecdotes via the Celler old town or short, funny sayings and dialogues.

Wikipedia: Sprechende Laternen (DE)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Altes Rathaus

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Altes Rathaus

The Old Town Hall is a listed building in the city of Celle in Lower Saxony and was the seat of the city administration until 1999.

Wikipedia: Altes Rathaus (Celle) (DE), Website, Heritage Website

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Stadtkirche Sankt Marien

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Stadtkirche Sankt Marien

St. Mary's Church is the Evangelical Lutheran church of Celle, Germany. It is the main preaching church of the ev.luth. Church district of Celle and pastoral seat of the superintendent.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche St. Marien (Celle) (DE), Website, Heritage Website

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Kunstmuseum Celle mit Sammlung Robert Simon

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The art museum Celle with Collection Robert Simon is an art museum in Celle.

Wikipedia: Kunstmuseum Celle mit Sammlung Robert Simon (DE), Website

43 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Bomann-Museum

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The Bomann Museum is a museum of Lower Saxon folklore, regional and city history in Celle and one of the largest city museums in Lower Saxony. It was named after its founder and first museum director, Wilhelm Bomann.

Wikipedia: Bomann-Museum (DE), Website

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Residenzmuseum im Celler Schloss

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Residenzmuseum im Celler SchlossHajotthu 09:29, 20. Apr. 2010 (CEST) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Residence Museum is the name given to the historic rooms in Celle Castle, which have been converted into a museum. It shows, among other things, the history of the Guelphs, the oldest surviving princely house in Europe, and the history of the Guelph residence from the Middle Ages to the present day. The museum is managed by the Bomann Museum in Celle.

Wikipedia: Residenzmuseum im Celler Schloss (DE), Website

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Schlosstheater Celle

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The Castle Theatre in Celle is the court theatre which was established between 1670 and 1674/75 on the initiative of the opera lover, George William (1624-1705), Prince of Lüneburg from the House of Brunswick and Lüneburg, as part of the refurbishment and baroque restyling of Celle Castle. This baroque theatre, which fell into disuse and neglect for a while, was comprehensively renovated in 1935 with a horseshoe-shaped auditorium in the Italian style and is one of the oldest theatre buildings in Europe.

Wikipedia: Schlosstheater Celle (EN), Website

352 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Reformierte Kirche

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The Reformed Church, the church building of the Evangelical Reformed congregation in Celle, Lower Saxony, belongs to the Evangelical Reformed Regional Church. It was built in 1700 for the Huguenot community of the royal city and is the only surviving Huguenot church building in northwest Germany.

Wikipedia: Reformierte Kirche (Celle) (DE), Website

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