Bad Schwartau

Bad Schwartau
Amtsgericht
Coat of arms
Bad Schwartau
Location of Bad Schwartau within Ostholstein district
Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″E / 53.91944°N 10.69750°ECoordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″E / 53.91944°N 10.69750°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Schuberth
Area
• Total	18.39 km^2 (7.10 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	19,945
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	23611
Dialling codes	0451
Vehicle registration	OH 3+3
Website	www.bad-schwartau.de

Bad Schwartau is a town in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Trave and the Schwartau creek, approx. 5 km north of Lübeck. Bad Schwartau is a spa, well known for its iodide saline waters.

Personality

Sons and daughters of the town

• Karl Schultz (born 1937), equestrian, Olympian in eventing 1972 and 1976
• Gerd-Volker Schock (born 1950), football player and coach
• Wolfram Kühn (born 1952), former Vice Admiral of the German Navy and deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr

Personalities who live or lived in Bad Schwartau

• Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884), German poet and playwright
• Sandra Völker (born 1974 Lübeck), swimmer, freestyle and backstroke

References

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2015] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).