Town of Zella?

hannover-l
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Can anyone tell me if there is a town called Zella in the kingdom of
Hannover? Recently, I found some old church records in Southern Indiana. A
baptismal record indicates the parent is from Zella, Hannover. I have noted
there is more than one Zella in Germany, but I couldn't find Zella in
Neidersachen.
Beverlee Stuart-Borok

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The spelling should be Celle.

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Hi Beverlee,

this sounds like Celle which is about 32 kilometers northeast of Hannover.

Thomas Drews

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Hallo Beverlee !
The town ist now namend "Celle" in Niedersachsen.
Many greetings from Hamburg
Rolf

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Can anyone tell me if there is a town called Zella in the kingdom of
Hannover? Recently, I found some old church records in Southern
Indiana. A baptismal record indicates the parent is from Zella,
Hannover. I have noted there is more than one Zella in Germany, but I
couldn't find Zella in Neidersachen. Beverlee Stuart-Borok

Many places are spelled phonetically over here. The person who knew them may
have been illiterate and simply mentioned the name to someone else. This place is
probably Celle.

Fred

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Can anyone tell me if there is a town called Zella in the kingdom of
Hannover? Recently, I found some old church records in Southern Indiana. A
baptismal record indicates the parent is from Zella, Hannover. I have

noted

there is more than one Zella in Germany, but I couldn't find Zella in
Neidersachen.
Beverlee Stuart-Borok

Dear Beverlee,
Zella should be Celle, which was also spelled Zelle around 1800. Celle is
quite important. It is a Kreisstadt (= County Capital) in Niedersachsen, has
a Oberlandesgericht and a famous prison. And a nice downtown area, too.
Regards, Helmut.

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Helmut Hoffmeister schrieb:

From: <Bevstubor@aol.com>
To: <hannover-l@genealogy.net>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 6:20 PM
Subject: [HN] Town of Zella?

> Can anyone tell me if there is a town called Zella in the kingdom of
> Hannover? Recently, I found some old church records in Southern Indiana. A
> baptismal record indicates the parent is from Zella, Hannover. I have
noted
> there is more than one Zella in Germany, but I couldn't find Zella in
> Neidersachen.
> Beverlee Stuart-Borok

Dear Beverlee,
Zella should be Celle, which was also spelled Zelle around 1800. Celle is
quite important. It is a Kreisstadt (= County Capital) in Niedersachsen, has
a Oberlandesgericht and a famous prison. And a nice downtown area, too.
Regards, Helmut.

...and the best of all,
   in the prison,
   there was a big hole in the wall!
   That�s why they call it "famous prison!
Klaus Vahlbruch
   PS I�ve never been there but it�s thru!