Bad Oldesloe

Bad Oldesloe
House that Menno Simons is believed to have worked in
Bad Oldesloe
Location of the town of Bad Oldesloe within Stormarn district
Coordinates	53°48′42″N 10°22′27″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Stormarn
Mayor	Tassilo von Bary
Basic statistics
Area	52.60 km2 (20.31 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m  (30 ft)
Population	24,322 (31 December 2010)
- Density	462 /km2 (1,198 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OD
Postal codes	23831–23843
Area code	04531
Website	www.badoldesloe.eu

Bad Oldesloe is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the Kreis Stormarn (district).

The area has been inhabited since mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era (6,000 - 4,500 B.C.) are clearly defined and known as the Oldesloer Stufe. For a number of years in the 18th Century the Moravian Church 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 was ruled by the King of Denmark within the Holy Roman Empire. The famed nineteenth-century classicist and legal scholar Theodor Mommsen was born in Bad Oldesloe in 1817.

Buildings

16th century Mennokate: Memorial for Menno Simons, founder/namegiver of the Mennonites, a group of anabaptists. He had some of his works printed in this building.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bad Oldesloe is twinned with:

• Kołobrzeg, Poland
• Olivet, France
• Beer Yaakov, Israel

External links

• www.badoldesloe.de