Wietze is a municipality in the district of Celle, in

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. It is situated at the confluence of 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 ...

and its tributary

Wietze Wietze is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the river Aller and its tributary Wietze, approx. 15 km west of Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of ...

, approx. 15 km west 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 ...

. It is the site of the

German Oil Museum The German Oil Museum (german: Deutsches Erdölmuseum Wietze) or German Crude Oil Museum is located in Wietze, a small village west of Celle in Lower Saxony. Description The exhibitions in the museum's buildings use a combination of text, diag ...

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