Bröckel

Bröckel
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Bröckel within Celle district
Bröckel Bröckel
Coordinates: 52°31′N 10°13′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Municipal assoc.	Flotwedel
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Heinrich Behrens (CDU)
Area
• Total	16.33 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	1,980
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29356
Dialling codes	05144
Vehicle registration	CE

Bröckel (pronounced with a long ö) is a municipality in Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the collective municipality of Flotwedel with its seat in Wienhausen.

Geography

Bröckel 9s southeast of Celle. The River Fuhse, which separates Bröckel from the neighbouring parish of Uetze flows past about two kilometers south of the village.

Parish divisions

The parish contains the hamlets of Katzhorn and Weghaus.

Transport

Bröckel is on the B 214 federal road which runs around the village on a bypass.

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  St. Mary's
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  Village scene
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  Primary school

Sources

• Friedrich Barenscheer: Chronik des Frachtfahrerdorfes Bröckel, 1963, Selbstverlag der Gemeinde Bröckel, Schriftenreihe des Lönsbund Celle Band 3, 169 Seiten

Other websites

• Website of the collective municipality of Flotwedel