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Celle s Old Town is a typical example of a town which has been systematically laid out from the very beginning Following the foundation of Celle in 1292 by the Guelphic duke Otto the Strict the town was initially restricted to an area which covers the following streets now known as Kanzleistraße and Schuhstraße in the north and Stechbahn and Zöllnerstraße in the south Both road axes ran towards the castle whereas the main dividing streets Poststraße and Markt ran from the south to the River Aller in the north The Markt formed the original town centre with the town hall and the church The town was surrounded by a fortified wall and a moat that both offered protection Under the reign of Duke Ernest the Confessor Celle was extended around 1530 southwards to what is nowadays Südwall Southern Wall The town could be entered by three gates from the south west through Westceller Tor West Celle Gate from the east through Altenceller Tor Old Celle Gate and from the north through Hehlentor Hehlen Gate All three were demolished around 1790 Zöllnerstraße once the approach street to the castle and at that time an usually wide thouroughfare has now become a favourable pedestrian shopping zone with many small shops cafes and ice cream parlours Neue Straße New Street built around 1360 some 70 years after the foundation of Celle has a remarkable number of protruding oriels from which the residents could observe the hustle and bustle of the medieval town below and always keep well informed Th e ro m an tic D uc al T ow n 04 05