Bad Segeberg

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Bad Segeberg

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Bad Segeberg
Coordinates: 53°55′N 10°19′E / 53.917°N 10.317°E / 53.917; 10.317Coordinates: 53°55′N 10°19′E / 53.917°N 10.317°E / 53.917; 10.317
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Segeberg
Government
 • Mayor Hans-Joachim Hampel (CDU)
Area
 • Total 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 16,581
 • Density 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 23781–23795 2360
Dialling codes 04551
Vehicle registration SE
Website www.badsegeberg.de

Bad Segeberg is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg. It is situated approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) northeast of Hamburg, and 25 kilometers (16 mi) west of Lübeck.

It is famous for its annual Karl May Festival. It takes place in the city's Kalkberg Stadium, a large amphitheater originally built by the Reich Labour Service into an exploited quarry at the Segeberger Kalkberg.

There is a large television tower in the middle of the city.

Notable residents

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Bad Segeberg is twinned with:

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Towns and municipalities in Segeberg

References

  1. ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2012] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013. 
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