Neuenhäusen is a suburb of the town of
Celle
Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...
in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
, Germany, and lies south of the ''Altstadt'' (old town) in its centre. A particular feature of this suburb is that it is where most of the many authorities and public institutions, that have their headquarters in Celle, are located.
History
The village was established in 1680 under
Duke George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The older "Altenhäusen" was incorporated along with Neuenhäusen in 1869 into the town of
Celle
Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...
. Neuenhäusen borders on the River
Aller
Aller may refer to:
Places Rivers
* Aller (Germany), a major river in North Germany
*Aller (Asturian river), a river in Asturias, Spain
*River Aller, a small river on Exmoor in Somerset, England
Inhabited places in the United Kingdom
*Aller, Devo ...
in the north, the River
Fuhse
The Fuhse is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany, a left tributary of the Aller.
Spelled Fuse in maps of the 19th century and earlier, the name is thought to derive from the ancient Fosa flumen, after which the Germanic tribe of the Fosi took their ...
in the east, the Wilhelm-Heinichen Ring road in the south and the railway facilities of the Hamburg-Hanover main line to the west.
Politics
Neuenhäusen council represents the interests of the suburb to the town council and consists of nine councillors. The chair is Dr. Jörg Rodenwaldt since 2013.
Places of interest
The
neoclassical Neuenhäusen church was built in 1751 on the site of a 1710 chapel. In 1866 the clock tower was added and, in 1963, a small chapel was built onto it. It has numerous carvings by Hubert Distler.
Neuenhäusen Cemetery is a protected monument. Burials were conducted here as early as 1690. In part of the cemetery is the largest enclosed field of slab graves (''Plattengräberfeld'') in North Germany.
Public authorities
The public authorities and other business institutions that are located in Neuenhäusen include the following:
* Celle District Court (''Amtsgericht Celle'')
* Celle Industrial Tribunal (''Arbeitsgericht Celle'')
* Celle Public Prosecutor's Office (''Staatsanwaltschaft Celle'')
* State Trade Control Office (''Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt'')
* State Planning and Building Inspection Department (''Staatshochbauamt'')
* Celle Tax Office (''Finanzamt Celle'')
* Celle District Council (''Landkreis Celle'')
* Celle Police Headquarters (''Polizeiinspektion Celle'')
* Celle Prison (''Justizvollzugsanstalt'')
*
Celle State Stud
Celle State Stud is a state-owned facility for horse breeding in Celle, Germany. The State Stud of Celle, located in what is now known as Lower Saxony, was founded in 1735 by order of George II, King of Great Britain, Elector of Hanover and Duke of ...
Farm (''Landgestüt Celle'')
* Telephone Exchange (''Fernmeldeamt'')
* Customs House (''Zollamt'')
* Office of Weights and Measures (''Eichamt'')
* Mining Office (''
Bergamt A ''Bergamt'' or mining office is a mining supervisory authority in German-speaking countries below the level of the state. It exercises immediate supervision of all activities, facilities and equipment associated with mining. This includes the prom ...
'')
* Schools inspectorate (''Schulaufsichtsamt'')
* Public Utilities (''Stadtwerke'')
* Celle railway station (''Bahnhof'')
* Congress Union Celle
* St Joseph's Hospital (''Krankenhaus St. Joseph Stift'')
* District Music School (''Kreismusikschule'')
* Altstadt School (''Altstädter Schule'')
* Empress Augusta Victoria Grammar School (''Kaiserin-Auguste-Viktoria-Gymnasium'')
* Celle Swimming Pool (''Celler Badeland'')
* Cambridge Dragoons Barracks Youth Centre (''Jugendzentrum CD-Kaserne'')
* German Staff Academy Celle (''Deutsche Angestellten Akademie Celle'')
* Eastern Europe Centre (''Osteuropazentrum'')
References
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