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Kloster (monastery) with a
beautiful 13th–14th century
church. Worth seeing are its
Gothic frescoes, the presbytery
vaults and the 14th- and
15th-century tapestries.
E Deutsches Erdölmuseum
Schwarzer Weg 7–9. Tel (05146) 92
340. Open Mar–Nov: 10am–5pm
Tue–Sun; Jun–Aug: 10am–6pm
Tue–Sun. &
R Kloster Wienhausen
Tel (05149) 18 660. 8 Apr–Oct: 10 &
Vogelpark Walsrode – a paradise with 1,000 different bird species 11am, 2–5pm Tue–Sat, noon–5pm
Sun. &
r Celle hall), a great example of Weser
Renaissance (see p457) from 1579.
Road map C3. * 74,000. £ From the Stadtkirche church t Wolfsburg
Schloßplatz. n Markt 14–6 (05141-12
12). _ Kunsthand werkermarkt tower great views unfold. The Road map D3. * 123,000. £
(Whitsun). ∑ celle-tourismus.de Baroque Synagoge, beyond the n Willy-Brandt-Platz 3 (05361-89
old town, is the only one 99 30). ∑ wolfsburg.de
Between 1378 and 1705, Celle surviving in northern Germany.
was the seat of distant relations During the 1930s, this small
of the Welf family, the reigning + Schloß village began to develop into a
dynasty in the Duchy of Tel (05141) 12 454. Open Apr–Oct: sizeable town, based around
Brunswick-Lüneburg. The Schloß 11am, noon, 1, 2 & 3pm Tue–Sun; the Volkswagen car works.
(castle), rebuilt in Renaissance Nov–Mar: 11am & 3pm Tue–Sun. & Production of the “people’s car”
style after 1533, has a façade with R Stadtkirche was conceived by Hitler – every
octagonal towers, gables and bay Tel (05141) 7735. Open 10am–6pm German was to be able to afford
windows. It is one of the main Tue–Sat. Tower: Apr–Oct: 10–11:45am this inexpensive car, designed
early-Renaissance buildings in 2–4:45pm Tue–Sat. by Ferdinand Porsche. The
Germany. The Gothic chapel was u Synagoge model reached its peak during
rebuilt in Mannerist style to a Im Kreise 24. Tel (05141) 12 12. the post-war economic boom
design by Martin de Vos, who Open noon–5pm Mon–Thu, Sun; years. The Volkswagenwerk
created 76 of its paintings, 10am–3pm Fri. factory is open to visitors.
including the famous Crucifixion Wolfsburg also has some
(late 1500s). Environs outstanding examples of
Celle prides itself on 500 half- The town of Wietze, 11 km modern architecture: a cultural
timbered houses, with the most (7 miles) west of Celle, has been centre designed by Alvar Aalto,
interesting ones in picturesque a centre of petroleum since a city theatre designed by Hans
Kalandgasse and Zöllnerstraße. 1858. The Deutsches Erdöl- Scharoun and a planetarium.
Hoppner Haus, at Poststraße 8, is museum Wietze provides a very
richly decorated with reliefs of interesting overview on the P Volkswagenwerk Autostadt
myth ological beasts. Equally history of oil extraction. Stadtbrücke. Tel (0800) 28 86 78 238.
interesting is the painted The neighbouring village of Open 9am–6pm daily. 8 every 30
decoration of the Rathaus (town Wienhausen has a Cistercian mins. ∑ autostadt.de

The façade of the Schloß with octagonal towers at the corners, in Celle

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