Zell (Mosel) is a town in the Cochem-Zell district in

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. Zell has roughly 4,300 inhabitants and is the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''.

Geography

Location

Zell is an hour's drive from both

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and

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, more or less halfway between these two cities. The nearest town going towards Koblenz is Cochem, and the nearest two going towards Trier are Traben-Trarbach and Bernkastel-Kues. To both Frankfurt-Hahn Airport on the

Hunsrück The Hunsrück () is a long, triangular, pronounced upland in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the valleys of the Moselle-Saar (north-to-west), the Nahe (south), and the Rhine (east). It is continued by the Taunus mountains, past ...

and the spa town of Bad Bertrich in the Voreifel it is half an hour's drive. The parts of town lying on the river, the Old Town, Kaimt and Merl, are at an elevation of roughly 100 m above

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on a remarkable bow in the river

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, known as the ''Zeller Hamm''.

Constituent communities

On the Moselle's right bank lie the Old Town (''Altstadt'') and the '' Stadtteil'' of Merl. Up in the Hunsrück lies the smallest ''Stadtteil'', Althaus, which is right at the town limit, next to

Tellig Tellig is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Zell, whose seat ...

. West of the Moselle, in a dale, lies Kaimt, as does Barl, whose elevation is 100 m higher.

History

Zell was founded by the Romans sometime later than AD 70. The outlying centre of Kaimt had its first documentary mention in 732 or 733. In 1222, Zell was granted town rights. Beginning in 1332, it was an Electoral-Trier town and until 1794 the seat of an Electoral-Trier ''Ober

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''. With the occupation of the

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’s left bank by

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troops in 1794, the town became

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. In 1814 Zell was assigned to the Kingdom of

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at the

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. Fires in 1848 and 1857 destroyed a great deal of the Old Town. Since 1946, the town has been part of the then newly founded state of

. In 1950 came the amalgamation of Kaimt. Until 1969, Zell was the district seat of the now abolished district of the same name. In the course of administrative restructuring in

, this was merged with the neighbouring district to form the district of Cochem-Zell, whose seat is at Cochem. Along with the loss of the district seat also came the loss of many other centres of authority and various other institutions. On 7 June 1969 came the amalgamation of Merl. The town has also distinguished itself with the establishment of many businesses, particularly in the outlying centre of Barl up in the heights.

Politics

Town council

The local council has 20 members. The elections in May 2014 showed the following results. * FWG = Freie Wählergruppe Stadt Zell e.V.

Mayor

Zell's mayor is Hans-Peter Döpgen (FWG).

Coat of arms

The town's

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might be described thus: Argent a cross gules, in dexter chief two keys per cross, the wards turned outwards and to chief and dexter azure, and in sinister base the same reversed. The red cross refers to the town's historical relation with the Archbishop of Trier and the Elector of Trier. The keys are

Saint Peter Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...

’s attribute, thus representing the town’s and the church’s patron saint. Also, there once stood on the Petersberg (mountain, now called Marienburg) a church consecrated to Saint Peter.

Town partnerships

Zell fosters partnerships with the following places: *

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, Oise,

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, Hainaut,

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, Saale-Orla-Kreis,

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Culture and sightseeing

Theatre

Theatre group ''Kätz''

Museums

The town hall houses a local history museum with many exhibits from the town’s history,

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and traditional crafts.

Buildings

The following are listed buildings or sites in

’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:

Zell (main centre)

’s and Saint Paul’s

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Church (''Kirche St. Peter und Paul''), Balduinstraße –

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, 1786-1792 * Town Wall – six-floor "Bachturm" (tower), converted to a gate tower in 1899, inside the tower a ''Heiligenhäuschen'' (a small, shrinelike structure consecrated to a saint or saints),

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, 18th century; before the tower a graveyard:

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marked 1741, three grave crosses marked 1632, 1643 and 1805 as well as three-floor "Pulverturm" (tower), "tail cupola" after 1689; on Hauptstraße remnants of a gateway arch * Am Bahnhof 1 – old

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; building with half-hipped roof, partly

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, one-floor timber-frame additions, tower, about 1900 * At Balduinstraße 23 – richly sculpted portal walls, about 1910 * Balduinstraße 32 – three-floor plastered building, 1849, with nine Late Gothic tracery windows * Balduinstraße 44 – Town Hall (''Rathaus''); two-winged brick building, corner tower, 1881 * Balduinstraße 69 – three-floor

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plastered building, about 1900 * Balduinstraße 105 – three-floor Late Historicist plastered building, Romanesque Revival and

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, about 1910 * Brandenburg 32 – brick villa with hipped roof, Renaissance Revival, 1896–1897 * At Corray 4 – headsman's cross, marked 1782 * Before Corray 13 – Johannesbrunnen (fountain) * Corray 20 – Late Historicist brick building, partly timber-frame,

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, about 1900 * Corray 51 – plastered building, about 1910/20 * Cuxborn 8 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, marked 1770;

* Jakobstraße – Old Graveyard (''Alter Friedhof''): cross, 19th century; whole complex * Marktstraße/corner of Balduinstraße – ''Schwarze Katz'' ("Black Cat") fountain;

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, 1936 * Between Moselpromenade 29 and 33 – gatelike linking bridge; Baroque Revival plastered building, marked 1904/08 * Moselpromenade 34 – Electoral-Trier castle house; three-floor timber-frame and solid building, staircases, marked 1532, on the Moselle side three-floor solid building, 16th century * At Römerstraße 48 – hearth heating plate, 15th century * Römerstraße 64 – three-floor Late Historicist timber-frame house, partly solid, half-hipped roof, staircase tower, early 20th century * Schloßstraße 8/10 – former palatial residence; Late Gothic two-winged building with polygonal corner turrets 1530-1542, architect possibly F. Kauffmann, expanded in 16th and 17th centuries; whole complex * At Schloßstraße 10 – former

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; one-floor plastered building, marked 1849, Late Gothic portal * Schloßstraße 12 – former post office; three-floor

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building with half-hipped roof, staircase tower; on Jakobsstraße: plastered building, 1920s * Schloßstraße 27 –

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plastered building, first fourth of the 19th century * Schloßstraße 36 – finance office; four-floor plastered building, 1920s * Schloßstraße 42 – former ''Kreishaus'' (district administration building); three-winged building, 1920/1930 * Schloßstraße 61 – former

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rectory; Baroque Revival building with mansard roof, about 1910 * At Schloßstraße 71 – cast-iron coat of arms * Graveyard (monumental zone) –

graveyard

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, about 1900; ''Heiligenhäuschen'', 19th or 20th century, Stations of the Cross, 18th century; two grave crosses, 18th century; warriors’ memorial, 1920s; Family Fier's tomb, Gothic Revival pinnacle, 1882 and years following; Gothic Revival niche figure of Saint Peter * Collisturm – brick lookout tower with cupola, about 1906

Kaimt

* Saint James the Greater's Catholic Parish Church (''Pfarrkirche St. Jakobus Maior''), Pfalzgasse 27 – Late Romanesque tower with

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portal * Barlstraße 7 – timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, half-hipped roof, late 16th century; timber-frame addition, 16th century * Boos von Waldeck Straße 1 – Boos von Waldeck estate; timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, marked 1551, portal 1620; at the side Baroque pavilion; barn; garden, wall with coat of arms; whole complex * Klemensgasse 4 – timber-frame house, partly solid, 16th century * Pfalzgasse 5 – timber-frame house, partly solid, possibly from the 16th century * Plänterstraße – wayside

; inside, relief as well as

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, 18th century * Near Plänterstraße 5 – wayside cross, marked 1731 * St. Maximinhof 1/2 –

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estate; two-winged building with half-hipped roof, 18th century; coat of arms 1575; Abbots Matthias von Saarburg's and Willibald Schäfer's coats of arms; no. 2 portal, marked 166?, coat of arms * Marienburg Convent (''Kloster Marienburg'') – Late Gothic quire, 14th century, exaggerated in Baroque style and expanded into a tower; ruin expanded again in 1952-1957 * Wayside chapel – brick aisleless church, marked 1886, wayside cross

Merl

* Former monastery (monumental zone), Klosterweg 4, 5, 7, 13–17 – Klosterweg 4: timber-frame house (plastered), half-hipped roof, essentially from the 16th century; Klosterweg 5, 7, 13–17 monastery buildings: west wing, Baroque building with mansard roof, Baroque portal; north wing: buildings with half-hipped roofs, essentially possibly from the 16th or 17th century, converted; east wing: oldest part with chapter house with tracery windows, above in the dormitory (?) crossbar windows; church (see next entry) * Catholic Parish Church, Klosterweg – former church of the Conventual Franciscan monastery; aisleless church, late 13th century, marked 1490 and 1728 (conversions); outside: figure of

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, figure of a

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, Baroque tomb slab, missionary cross, 1863 * Alte Kirchgasse 1 – three-floor plastered building, partly timber-frame, Moselle style, about 1910 * Alte Kirchgasse 2 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, 16th century; timber-frame addition, 18th century; in the back tower remnants * Hauptstraße (no number) –

; quarrystone building, partly timber-frame, tower * Hauptstraße 32 – timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame,

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dated to 1478 ± 5 years; side wing, timber-frame, partly solid, crow-stepped gable, 16th century * Hauptstraße 34 – timber-frame house, partly quarrystone, possibly from the 13th century, timber framing about 1480 * At Hauptstraße 44 – coat of arms, marked 1731 * Hauptstraße 52 – three-floor quarrystone building, hipped roof, mid 19th century * In Spay 25 – Late Gothic timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, half-hipped roof, marked 1518 * In Spay 48 – timber-frame house, partly solid, plastered, 16th or 17th century * Kapellenweg 1 – timber-frame house, partly solid, 18th century * Kirchkehr, Friedhof – Romanesque tower, five-floor plastered building, relief, 13th century; grave cross, 1886; cast-iron graveyard cross, 1863; whole complex * Merlerstraße – ''Heiligenhäuschen'', inside pietà, possibly from the 18th century * Merlerstraße 24 – brick building, late 19th century * Merlerstraße 45 – villa; quarrystone entrance loggia and corner oriel turret,

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, early 20th century * Pfarrgasse 1 – building with mansard roof, about 1910 * Ratsgasse 2 – building with hipped mansard roof, partly quarrystone and timber-frame, about 1900 * Rohrgasse 2 – three-floor timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, dendrochronologically dated to 1542/1543 * Zandtstraße – ''Heiligenhäuschen''; inside Late Gothic Man of Sorrows, 16th century * Zandtstraße (no number) – new school; Baroque Revival plastered building, 1910/1920 * Zandtstraße (no number), Hauptstraße (no number) – three-floor building with hipped roof, marked 1767, essentially older; corner of Michaelsgasse: timber-frame house, partly solid, essentially from the 17th century; Hauptstraße 58/60: Sekt winery, quarrystone buildings, late 19th century, winery building, 20th century; commercial wing, quarrystone, 18th/19th century; timber-frame barn; whole complex * Zandtstraße 17 – timber-frame house, partly solid, half-hipped roof, marked 1685 and 1686, timber-frame addition 18th century * Zandtstraße 20 – building with mansard roof, 18th century, essentially possibly older * Zandtstraße 21/Hauptstraße 38 – former Springiersbach (monastery) estate; Baroque plastered building, marked 1754; winery building, plastered building, 18th century; garden with pavilions; whole complex of buildings including new building on Hauptstraße * Zandtstraße 46 – timber-frame house, plastered, 18th century, altered * Zandtstraße 70 – residential tower; crow-stepped gable, apparently from 1328, remodelled in Baroque * Zandtstraße 77/79 – so-called Klappenburg; former castle house, coats of arms of the Houses of Metzenhausen and of Leyen, marked 1720; three-floor solid building, staircase tower, corner oriel turret, essentially possibly from the 16th century; two-floor building with hipped mansard roof; whole complex * Zandtstraße 82 – timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, marked 1632, dendrochronologically dated to 1442/1443; whole complex * Zandtstraße 90 – timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, 16th century * Zandtstraße 92/94 – timber-frame house, partly solid, balloon frame, 16th century * Zandtstraße/corner of Klosterweg – old school; nine-axis quarrystone building; mid 19th century *

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with chapel, north of the village – Gothic Revival chapel; Stations with metal reliefs

Churches

Saint Peter's Catholic Parish Church in Zell has a

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shrine from the time between 1180 and 1190 from

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with a container for Saint Peter's bones. The Madonna figure in the left side altar comes from the 15th century. The baptismal font on the right side in the quire bears the year 1576. Saint Peter's has a High Altar and a

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group. A further point of note is an impressive baldachin much like the one at the Church of Our Lady (''Liebfrauenkirche'') in Trier. In the outlying centre of Kaimt, the new parish church, Saint James's, was built about 1968; the old churchtower was preserved. It was the Palatine chapel of the former Electoral-Trier archiepiscopal estate in Kaimt. Inside is a stone endowment document, the oldest ecclesiastical attestation of the town of Zell, from about 1200, with the oldest depiction of a winemaker. There are a side altar and a tabernacle with a Christ torso from the 13th or 14th century, the time of transition from Romanesque to Gothic, probably of the Riemenschneider school. In the outlying centre of Merl stands Saint Michael's Parish Church, until 1805 the

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monastery church. The church on the thoroughfare near the Moselle has on the High Altar an "Antwerp retable" from about 1520. The sacristy was built with one support to a nearly square floor plan. In the parish hall, remnants of

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wall paintings have been preserved, and the old dormitory's roof frame in the monastery wing, which is not open to the public, is said to be one of the few mediaeval roof constructions still preserved in Germany. The old Romanesque Saint Michael's Parish Church, a hall church, was torn down in 1823 after the monastery church was taken over. The old Romanesque tower stood preserved on today's graveyard in Merl. File:Zell-Mosel, kerk foto1 2009-08-04 11.31.JPG, Zell-Mosel, church File:Zell-Mosel, kerktoren 2009-08-04 11.37.JPG, Zell-Mosel, churchtower

Religion

The greater part of the population is

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. In second place is the

faith.

Regular events

* ''Weinfest der Zeller Schwarze Katz'' (wine festival), always on the last weekend in June, one of the first wine festivals of the year along the Moselle. * ''Hahnenkaffee'' in Zell * ''St.-Jakobus-Weinkirmes'' (wine fair) in Zell-Kaimt, last weekend in July * ''Weinfest'' (wine festival) in Zell-Merl, second weekend in August * ''Keltisches Weingelage'' ("Celtic Wine Binge") in Zell-Kaimt, last weekend in August * ''Römerstraßenfest'' ("Roman Road Festival"), mid August * ''Straßenfest der Zeller Turmschützen'' ("Zell Tower Marksmen’s Street Festival"), second weekend in September * Public wine-tasting at the community hall – Roman wine revelry third weekend in September * Advent markets every first and second weekend in

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* ''Kappensitzungen'' (

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events) and ''Rosenmontagsumzug'' ( Shrove Monday parade) from Zell-Kaimt to Zell-Mosel

Clubs

Zell has the following clubs: * ''KKG e. V. Zell-Mosel'' (carnival and fair club)KKG e. V. Zell-Mosel
/ref> * ''Verkehrs- und Heimatverein'' (transport and local history) * ''Gewerbeverein'' (industry) * ''Aktivkreis Stadtgestaltung'' ("town design"; subgroup of the ''Gewerbeverein'') * ''Ruderverein'' ( rowing) * ''Tennisclub'' * ''Stützpunktwehr der VG Zell'' (firefighting): Town of Zell-Mosel Volunteer Fire Brigade, Zell (Merl) Volunteer Fire Brigade * ''Junggesellenverein Merl 1857 e. V.'' (bachelors’ club) * ''Merler Weinfreunde'' ("wine friends") * ''Orchester-Vereinigung der Stadt Zell (Mosel) e. V.'' (

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) * ''Winzertanzgruppe Zell e. V.'' ("winemakers’ dance group") * ''Zeller Turmschützen e. V.'' ("Tower Marksmen") * '' Kolpingsfamilie Zell (Mosel)''

Sport and leisure

Zell has the following sport and leisure facilities: * Adventure pool * Sport stadium * Rowing clubhouse *

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courts *

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course *

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alley *

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Caravan Caravan or caravans may refer to: Transport and travel *Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together **Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop *Camel train, a convoy using camels as pack animals *Convoy, a group of veh ...

parks * Collis

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Hiking

The lookout tower on the Prinzenkopf offers a panoramic view of all Zell's centres and also of

Pünderich Pünderich is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Zell, whose sea ...

Bullay Bullay is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Zell, whose seat i ...

and the Marienburg.

Economy and infrastructure

Winegrowing

To a considerable extent, Zell is characterized by

and with 331 ha of planted

vineyard A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...

s is also, after

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(413 ha) the biggest winegrowing centre in the Mosel wine region. Traditionally, it is mostly Riesling that is grown here. Known far beyond the local area is the ''Zeller Schwarze Katz'' (a winemaking appellation – ''Großlage''). Winegrowing furthermore also furnishes the groundwork for another industry,

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

, which is also of great economic importance. Zell is, among other things, the seat of the winemaker Zimmermann-Graeff & Müller.

Industry

Zell is home to Zeller Plastik (ZP), an important employer. ZP's importance lies in

injection moulding Injection moulding (U.S. spelling: injection molding) is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold. Injection moulding can be performed with a host of materials mainly including metals (for ...

of plastic closures and packaging components; it is a member of the group Global Closure Systems, a worldwide network of businesses that work in plastics. The daughter company Zeller Engineering makes injection moulding equipment.

Trade and crafts

In the outlying centre of Barl, many

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businesses with large floor areas have set up shop. Among them, the main one is the Globus Handelshof with an adjoining building centre. Besides this, many midsize

wholesale Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services. In ...

and retail businesses, as well as craft businesses, are located here.

Transport

The town's link to the

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railway network with

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and

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service is through the station in the neighbouring municipality of

on the Koblenz—Trier line, about 7 km away. The station lies on the

—

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

IC line. There are '' Bundesstraße'' connections, too, both north-south (B 421) and east-west (B 53). There are landing stages for international water transport on the Moselle, and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is roughly a half hour's drive away.

Public institutions

Offices

* ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Zell administration * Simmern-Zell Financial Office

Education

* Boos-von-Waldeck Grundschule (

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) *

Hauptschule A ''Hauptschule'' (, "general school") is a secondary school in Germany, starting after four years of elementary schooling (''Grundschule''), which offers Lower Secondary Education (Level 2) according to the International Standard Classification ...

* Realschule * Mosel-Hamm-Schule (special school for those with learning difficulties) * IGS Zell (

comprehensive school A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res ...

with Gymnasium upper level, currently under construction)

Famous people

Honorary citizens

* Georg Weimer * Randy Zeller

Sons and daughters of the town

Karl Hammes Karl Hammes (25 March 1896 – 6 September 1939) was a German operatic baritone, also a fighter pilot in the First and Second World Wars. He worked at the Bayreuth Festival, in Berlin, Cologne, Salzburg and Vienna, among others. Life and career ...

(1896-1939), opera singer and fighter pilot * Klaus Bremm (1923-2008), winemaker and politician * Peter-Erwin Jansen (born 1957), publicist * Bernd Irlenborn (born 1963), German philosopher and professor of philosophy *

Mirko Casper Mirko Casper (born 1 March 1982 in Zell (Mosel), Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of footb ...

(born 1982), professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

* Mumford Sondheimer (1882-1935), winemaker and socialite

Famous people associated with the town

Maria Reese Maria Reese (born Maria Meyer: 5 January 1889 – 9 October 1958) was a German teacher who became a writer and journalist. She was also politically active, and sat as a member of the Reichstag (Weimar Republic), national parliament (''Reichstag'') ...

(1889–1958), writer, journalist and Member of the Reichstag; died in Zell *

Moritz Seider Moritz Seider (; born 6 April 2001) is a German professional ice hockey defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected sixth overall by the Red Wings in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career A top pr ...

, (born April 6, 2001 in Zell)

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

References

Miscellaneous

*Glen John Zeller from Kansas City, MO, U.S.A. *Glen John Zeller was the first Zeller to be on TV on the Jerry Springer Show 2002 and 2003

External links

Town’s official webpage

360° Virtual Panorama Tour through Zell
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