Bad Oldesloe

Bad Oldesloe

House that Menno Simons is believed to have worked in

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Bad Oldesloe

Coordinates: 53°48′42″N 10°22′27″E / 53.81167°N 10.37417°E / 53.81167; 10.37417Coordinates: 53°48′42″N 10°22′27″E / 53.81167°N 10.37417°E / 53.81167; 10.37417
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Stormarn
Government
  Mayor Tassilo von Bary
Area
  Total 52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 24,938
  Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 23843
Dialling codes 04531
Vehicle registration OD
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 kings 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

Bad Oldesloe is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the town

People associated with the town

Dietrich Buxtehude

References

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