Bad Schwartau
Bad Schwartau | |
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 Amtsgericht | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Schwartau within Ostholstein district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″E / 53.91944°N 10.69750°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Ostholstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Uwe Brinkmann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,255 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 23611 |
| Dialling codes | 0451 |
| Vehicle registration | OH 3+3 |
| Website | www.bad-schwartau.de |
Bad Schwartau is the largest city in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Trave and the Schwartau creek, approx. 5 km north of Lübeck. Bad Schwartau is a spa, well known for its iodide saline waters about 13 km from the Baltic Sea.
Personality
Sons and daughters of the town
- Karl Schultz (born 1937), equestrian, Olympian in eventing 1972 and 1976
- Gerd-Volker Schock (born 1950), football player and coach
- Wolfram Kühn (born 1952), former Vice Admiral of the German Navy and deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
Personalities who live or lived in Bad Schwartau
- Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884), German poet and playwright
- Sandra Völker (born 1974 Lübeck), swimmer, freestyle and backstroke
- Erich Rudorffer (1917-2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
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