Bad Oldesloe
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House that Menno Simons is believed to have worked in
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Location of Bad Oldesloe within Stormarn district
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| Coordinates: 53°48′42″N 10°22′27″E / 53.81167°N 10.37417°ECoordinates: 53°48′42″N 10°22′27″E / 53.81167°N 10.37417°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Stormarn | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Tassilo von Bary | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • 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 (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːt ˌɔldəsˈloː]) is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the district of Stormarn.
The area has been inhabited since Mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era (6000–4500 BC) 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.
16th century Mennokate: Memorial for Menno Simons, founder and namegiver of the Mennonites, a group of anabaptists. He had some of his works printed in this building.
Bad Oldesloe is twinned with:
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