Bad Bramstedt

Bad Bramstedt
Roland statue in Bad Bramstedt Roland statue in Bad Bramstedt
Coat of arms of Bad Bramstedt Coat of arms
Bad Bramstedt
Location of Bad Bramstedt within Segeberg district
Coordinates:
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)
• 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
• Kurt Gustav Wilckens (1886-1923), militant German anarchist.

External links

• Official website