Bad Bramstedt
| Bad Bramstedt | ||
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Roland statue in Bad Bramstedt | ||
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  Bad Bramstedt | ||
Location of Bad Bramstedt within Segeberg district 
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| Coordinates: 53°55′7″N 9°53′4″E / 53.91861°N 9.88444°ECoordinates: 53°55′7″N 9°53′4″E / 53.91861°N 9.88444°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Segeberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Kütbach (FDP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.14 km2 (9.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 13,576 | |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| 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
References
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.
