Altencelle

Altencelle City of Celle Coordinates: 52 ° 36 ′ 17 ″  N , 10 ° 6 ′ 57 ″  E
Height :	39 m above sea level NN
Area :	24.28 km²
Residents :	5945  (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	245 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	29227
Area code :	05141

Altencelle is a district of the city of Celle in Lower Saxony , which is southeast of the city center, west of the Aller and east of the Fuhse . The place is connected with the B 214 and the county road  74 with Celle.

history

Aerial photo of Altencelle during the floods in Celle in February 2008

On Föscherberg in the district of castle are burial mounds from the Bronze Age (ca. 2000-750 v. Chr.), That indicate human habitation.

The current place name Altencelle indicates that the original town of Celle (town charter since 1249), the "old Celle", was here. The place is first mentioned in 986 as "Kellu" ( settlement on the river ). Here was at this time a castle of brunonids which, like the ring wall of the castle is in the district of castle today only archaeologically detectable.

The castle in Altencelle burned down before 1290. Professor Ernst Sprockhoff , Kiel, directed the excavation work there in 1938/39 and 1947. In his report it says: “It is obviously this castle complex that was burned by the great fire at the end of the 13th century. The traces of the fire were clearly visible everywhere, and melted bronze was also found in the rubble of the tower. "

Duke Otto der Strenge gave up Altencelle in 1292 and founded the "new" Celle about 3 km northwest of an already existing castle.

Executions were carried out on the Galgenberg in Altenceller Feld until 1856. City chronicler Clemens Cassel (1850–1925) states in one of his early works: “In the immediate vicinity of the Gottesackers zu St. Georg [Blumlage] was the 'Judgment Hill', which was demolished in 1652 and on which the 'poor sinners were judged by the sword'. Then the high court across the road was moved to Altenceller Feld. This hill ('Galgenberg') is also removed later. "

On January 1, 1973 Altencelle was incorporated into the district town of Celle.

politics

The Altencelle local council has 9 seats (4 CDU, 3 SPD, 1 Greens, 1 independent). Hans-Werner Schmidtmann (CDU) has been the local mayor since the local elections in 2011. His predecessor was Otto Stumpf (CDU) from 1991 to 2011 .

Buildings, culture and sights

Gertrudenkirche

Everyone at Altencelle

• The Gertrudenkirche has its origins around 1000 and is one of the oldest church buildings in the Celle region. The current building is mainly from the 14th century.
• The ring wall of Burg near the Burg district is one of the most important early medieval cultural monuments in the Celler Land. The Wallburg in the lowlands near the Fuhse probably served the population as a refuge .
• List of architectural monuments in Celle # Altencelle

science

The Drilling Simulator Celle - German research center for high-performance drilling technology and automation of the Clausthal University of Technology is based in Altencelle.

Sports

The most important sports club in town is SV Altencelle with 13 departments. The men's volleyball team played in the second division north from 1996 to 1999.

Personalities

• Hanna Fueß , 1876–1972, native writer

literature

• Ralf Busch : The castle in Altencelle: its excavation and the historical environment . Series of publications by the Celle City Archives and the Bomann Museum 19, Celle 1990, ISBN 3-925902-10-4
• Volker Moeller: Altencelle . Celle 1992
• "Bauernbuch" of the parish Altencelle, compiled in 1934 by Gottfried Kittel, Pastor i. R.

Web links

• The official website of the city of Celle

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ayla Pries: Am Föscherberg - place of worship in the Bronze Age. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 22, 2018 ; accessed on June 22, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Busch, Die Burg in Altencelle, p. 79 f. In detail: Blazek, Matthias: "Wienhausen monastery burned down three times in the Middle Ages / built up by the Duchess from her own resources - news about medieval fires in our homeland", Sachsenspiegel 3, Cellesche Zeitung of January 20, 2007.
3. ^ Cassel, Clemens, Die Stadt Celle historico-topographical, article in: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter, Hannover 1908, p. 160.
4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 221 .
5. ↑ Preliminary results of the district and municipal elections as a PDF document 2.90 MB ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ See Kittel, Gottfried, "The Gertruden Church in Altencelle", Sachsenspiegel 9/1939, Cellesche Zeitung of August 26, 1939.
7. ^ SV Altencelle. Retrieved June 22, 2018 . 
8. ↑ The chronicle of the volleyball department. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .