Bad Bramstedt
Bad Bramstedt | |
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 Roland statue in Bad Bramstedt | |
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Location of Bad Bramstedt within Segeberg district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Segeberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Kütbach (FDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.14 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,331 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24576 |
| Dialling codes | 04192 |
| Vehicle registration | SE |
| Website | www.bad-bramstedt.de |
Bad Bramstedt () is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 40 km north of Hamburg. It is famous for its statue of Roland and its rheumatism clinic. The current mayor is Hans-Jürgen Küntbach (FDP).
Notable residents
- Oskar Alexander (1881–1942), founder of the rheumatism clinic in Bad Bramstedt. Murdered in Sachsenhausen concentration camp for being of Jewish descent.
- Arved Fuchs, born 1953 in Bad Bramstedt, adventurer, first person to reach both the North and South Pole within one year and by foot.
- Karl Lagerfeld fashion designer, born in Hamburg but went to school in Bad Bramstedt.
- Siegfried Liebschner (1935–2006), Baptist theologian, born in Bad Bramstedt
- Charles I.D. Looff (1852–1918), builder of various carousels and the Santa Monica Pier
- Johanna Mestorf (1828–1909), first female museum director in Germany and first woman in Prussia to hold the title of professor, born in Bad Bramstedt
- Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780–1850), astronomer.
- Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1753–1835), corresponded with Goethe as Gustchen
- Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1715–1819), poet
- Kurt Gustav Wilckens (1886-1923), militant German anarchist.
- Fabian Boll (* 1979), German footballer and Kriminaloberkommissar
- Rolf Koschorrek (* 1956), German politician (CDU)
- Charles I.D. Looff (1852-1918), "father" of the amusement parks in America, builder of many roundabouts and the pier of Santa Monica
- William Crane (1902-1979), surgeon general of the Bundeswehr; died in Bad Bramstedt
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