Named for the beautiful German city of Celle on the occasion of its seven-hundredth anniversary in 1992. Celle, which is situated in the province of Niedersachsen, is the twin town to Holbaek {see planet  (3033)}, the Danish town nearby the Brorfelde {see planet  (3309)} Observatory. The Danish queen Caroline Mathilde (1751–1775), banished from the court in 1772, went to Celle, where she died of copper poisoning. She was buried in the old Celle castle. (M 19693) _ _.