Bad Oldesloe: Kreisstadt Stormarn, the Trave River, and Salt Spring Spa Tradition in Schleswig-Holstein
Bad Oldesloe is the administrative seat of the Stormarn district in Schleswig-Holstein, with about 24,300 inhabitants. The Trave river flows through town before continuing to Luebeck and the Baltic. Salt springs have been known here since the Middle Ages, and the town gained its spa prefix in 1910. The Kurpark along the Trave preserves the therapeutic garden tradition. Peter-Paul-Kirche, a brick Gothic church, stands at the old town centre.
Luebeck is roughly 30 kilometres to the northeast. Hamburg is about 40 kilometres to the southwest. The A1 motorway passes directly by, making Bad Oldesloe accessible from both cities. The Stormarn district, between Hamburg's eastern edge and the Holstein countryside, has seen steady population growth due to its commuter appeal.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Platz functions as the civic centre with the Kreishaus and shops. The Brenner Moor nature reserve south of town is one of the largest alkaline fens in Schleswig-Holstein, with unusual plant communities supported by calcareous groundwater.
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Bad Oldesloe is the administrative seat of the Stormarn district in Schleswig-Holstein, with about 24,300 inhabitants. The Trave river flows through town before continuing to Luebeck and the Baltic. Salt springs have been known here since the Middle Ages, and the town gained its spa prefix in 1910. The Kurpark along the Trave preserves the therapeutic garden tradition. Peter-Paul-Kirche, a brick Gothic church, stands at the old town centre.
Luebeck is roughly 30 kilometres to the northeast. Hamburg is about 40 kilometres to the southwest. The A1 motorway passes directly by, making Bad Oldesloe accessible from both cities. The Stormarn district, between Hamburg's eastern edge and the Holstein countryside, has seen steady population growth due to its commuter appeal.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Platz functions as the civic centre with the Kreishaus and shops. The Brenner Moor nature reserve south of town is one of the largest alkaline fens in Schleswig-Holstein, with unusual plant communities supported by calcareous groundwater.
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