Bad Oldesloe
Bad Oldesloe is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the district of Stormarn.
The area has been inhabited since Mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era 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 kings of Denmark within the Holy Roman Empire.
On 24 April 1945, the town was heavily bombed by Allies of [World War II|Allied] forces in the final days of the Second World War in Germany. Threehundred buildings were destroyed, and 706 people were killed as a result of the operation.
Buildings
16th century Mennokate: Memorial for Menno Simons, founder and eponym of the Mennonites, a group of anabaptists. He had some of his works printed in this building.Transport
is located on the Lübeck–Hamburg and the Neumünster–Bad Oldesloe railways.Notable people
- Hermann Olshausen, theologian.
- Otto Wilhelm Sonder, botanist and pharmacist
- Theodor Mommsen, grew up in Bad Oldesloe; classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer.
- August Mommsen, historian.
- Klaus Bargsten, captain and sole survivor of sunken U-521
- Henning Schwarz, Christian [Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU] politician
- Isa Genzken, sculptor and contemporary artist
- Rüdiger Schmidt-Grépály, Cultural Manager at the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
- Katharina Fegebank, politician
- Wincent Weiss, singer and model
Sport
- Axel Hager, beach volleyball player; won bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
- Rouwen Hennings, footballer, played over 500 pro games
- Julia Görges, tennis player
- Maximilian Ahlschwede, footballer, played 300 pro games
- Alexander Meyer, footballer, played 230 games
- Dan-Patrick Poggenberg, footballer, played 250 pro games
- Dren Feka, footballer, played 80 pro games
Twin towns – sister cities
Bad Oldesloe is twinned with:- Be'er Ya'akov, Israel
- Jifna, Palestine
- Kołobrzeg, Poland
- Olivet, France