Celle Castle
A quadrangular castle in Celle that was one of the residences of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It is the largest castle in the southern Lüneburg Heath region. Parts of it date to the 13th century, and today it holds a museum, a theatre and a Baroque chapel.
- Where
- Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 52.6239, 10.0775
Get the Celle Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Celle Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lower Saxony volume with your photos and a note.
Near Celle Castle
Bergen-Belsen Memorial 19 km
A memorial and documentation centre on the site of a Nazi concentration camp on the Lüneburg Heath, liberated by British troops in April 1945. About 52,000 people died there, among them Anne Frank. Memorial stones mark the mass graves.
Herrenhausen Gardens 36 km
The gardens of Herrenhausen Palace in the Herrenhausen district of Hanover. They date to the era of the prince-electors and kings of Hanover and include the Great Garden and the Hill Garden among others.
Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church 53 km
Two churches in Hildesheim that show early Romanesque art around the year 1000. St Michael's, with its painted wooden ceiling, was built under Bishop Bernward, and the cathedral holds his bronze doors. Both are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Lüneburg Heath 61 km
A large area of heath, sandy hills and woodland in northeastern Lower Saxony. In August and September the common heather blooms purple, and flocks of heath sheep graze the Wilseder Berg area, its highest ground at 169 metres.
Fagus Factory 73 km
A shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine river, designed by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer from 1911. Its glass curtain walls made it a forerunner of modern architecture, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Imperial Palace of Goslar 84 km
A historical building complex at the foot of the Rammelsberg hill in the south of Goslar, north of the Harz mountains. It covers an area of about 340 by 180 metres. Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire held court here from the 11th century, and the great hall is among the largest secular Romanesque buildings.
Rammelsberg Mines and Goslar 91 km
A silver, copper and lead mine on the Rammelsberg hill above Goslar in the Harz, worked for about a thousand years until 1988. With the old town of Goslar and the Upper Harz water system, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Brocken 99 km
The highest peak of the Harz at 1,141 metres, a bare granite summit often wrapped in fog. In German legend witches gather here on Walpurgis Night, and a steam railway runs to the top.
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Questions
Where is Celle Castle?
Celle Castle is in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bergen-Belsen Memorial (19 km), Herrenhausen Gardens (36 km), Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's Church (53 km).
How do I get the Celle Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Celle Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lower Saxony volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Celle Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lower Saxony volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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