Bad Oldesloe () is a town located in the northern

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state of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

. It is the capital of the district of Stormarn. The area has been inhabited since Mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era (6000–4500 BC) are clearly defined and known as the ''Oldesloer Stufe''. For a number of years in the 18th Century the

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had a congregation in Bad Oldesloe. It was called "''Pilgerruh''", i.e. "Pilgrims' Rest". It was given up because of difficulties with the Danish Church authorities. At that time, the

Duchy of Holstein The Duchy of Holstein (german: Herzogtum Holstein, da, Hertugdømmet Holsten) was the northernmost state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It originated when King Christian I of Denmark had hi ...

was ruled by the kings of

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within the

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. On 24 April 1945 the town was heavily bombed by Allied forces in the final days of the

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in Germany. Threehundred buildings were destroyed, and 706 people were killed as a result of the operation.

Buildings

16th century Mennokate: Memorial for

Menno Simons Menno Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary ...

, founder and

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of the

Mennonite Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radi ...

s, a group of anabaptists. He had some of his works printed in this building.

Transport

Bad Oldesloe station Bad Oldesloe station is the most important station of the town of Bad Oldesloe in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. DB Station&Service assigns it to German railway station categories, category 2. It is located on the Lübeck–Hamburg railw ...

is located on the Lübeck–Hamburg and the Neumünster–Bad Oldesloe railways.

Notable people

* Hermann Olshausen (1796–1839), theologian *

Otto Wilhelm Sonder Otto Wilhelm Sonder (18 June 1812, Bad Oldesloe – 21 November 1881) was a German botanist and pharmacist. Life A native of Holstein, Sonder studied at Kiel University, where he sat pharmaceutical examinations in 1835, before becoming the pr ...

(1812–1881), botanist and pharmacist *

Theodor Mommsen Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th centu ...

(1817–1903), classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist, writer, and classicist *

August Mommsen The Mommsen family is a German family of influential historians. *Jens Mommsen (1783–1851) ∞ Sophie Elisabeth Krumbhaar (1792–1855) **Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), 1902 Nobel Laureate in Literature ∞ Marie Reimer (1832–1907) ***Marie Momms ...

(1821–1913), historian *

Klaus Bargsten Klaus Bargsten (31 October 1911 – 25 October 2000) was the captain and sole survivor of the sunken . He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Career ''U-521'' under Bargsten's command was sunk on 2 June 1943 by the Unite ...

(1911–2000), captain and sole survivor of sunken

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* Henning Schwarz (1928–1993), CDU politician *

Isa Genzken Isa Genzken (born 27 November 1948) is a German artist who lives and works in Berlin. Her primary media are sculpture and installation, using a wide variety of materials, including concrete, plaster, wood and textile. She also works with photograp ...

(born 1948), sculptress and contemporary artist * Rüdiger Schmidt-Grépály (born 1952), Cultural Manager at the Klassik Stiftung Weimar * Axel Hager (born 1969), beach volleyball player; won bronze medal at the

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(grew up in Bad Oldesloe) *

Katharina Fegebank Katharina Fegebank (born 27 February 1977) is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens, who has served as Second Mayor of Hamburg and Senator for Science, Research and Equality since 2015. She briefly served as acting First Mayor in M ...

(born 1977), politician (

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) *

Rouwen Hennings Rouwen Hennings (born 28 August 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for SV Sandhausen. Hennings has previously played for Hamburger SV, VfL Osnabrück, FC St. Pauli, and Karlsruher SC in the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesl ...

(born 1987), football player * Julia Görges (born 1988), tennis player * Maximilian Ahlschwede (born 1990), football player * Dan-Patrick Poggenberg (born 1992), football player *

Wincent Weiss Wincent Weiss (; born 21 January 1993) is a German singer, and was first known for taking part in in 2013. Career 2013–2017: ''Irgendwas gegen die Stille'' In 2013, Weiss participated in the tenth season of the German talent show ''Deuts ...

(born 1993), singer and model * Dren Feka (born 1997), professional footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Bad Oldesloe is twinned with: *

Be'er Ya'akov Be'er Ya'akov ( he, בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב, ''lit.'' Jacob's Well) is a city in central Israel, near Ness Ziona and Rishon Lezion. The town has an area of 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²), and had a population of 30,338 in 2022. History Be'e ...

, Israel *

Jifna Jifna ( ar, جفنا, ''Jifnâ'') is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located north of Ramallah and north of Jerusalem. A village of about 1,400 people, Jifna has retained a Christian m ...

, Palestine * Kołobrzeg, Poland * Olivet, France

References

External links

www.badoldesloe.de
{{Authority control Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Stormarn (district) Spa towns in Germany