Bad Oldesloe

Bad Oldesloe
House that Menno Simons is believed to have worked in House that Menno Simons is believed to have worked in
Coat of arms of Bad Oldesloe Coat of arms
Bad Oldesloe
Location of Bad Oldesloe within Stormarn district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Stormarn
Government
• Mayor	Tassilo von Bary
Area
• Total	52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	24,477
• 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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bad Oldesloe is twinned with:

• Kołobrzeg, Poland
• Olivet, France
• Beer Yaakov, Israel

External links

• www.badoldesloe.de