Bad Bramstedt
| Bad Bramstedt | ||
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Roland statue in Bad Bramstedt | ||
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  Bad Bramstedt | ||
Location of Bad Bramstedt within Segeberg district 
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| Coordinates: 53°55′7″N 9°53′4″E / 53.91861°N 9.88444°ECoordinates: 53°55′7″N 9°53′4″E / 53.91861°N 9.88444°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Segeberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hans-Jürgen Kütbach (FDP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.14 km2 (9.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 13,906 | |
| • Density | 580/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
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Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg
- Oskar Alexander (1881–1942), founder of the rheumatism clinic in Bad Bramstedt. Murdered in Sachsenhausen concentration camp for being of Jewish descent.
- Fabian Boll (born 1979), German footballer and Kriminaloberkommissar (police official)
- William Crane (1902-1979), surgeon general of the Bundeswehr; died in Bad Bramstedt
- Arved Fuchs, born 1953 in Bad Bramstedt, adventurer, first person to reach both the North and South Pole within one year and by foot.
- Rolf Koschorrek (born 1956), German politician (CDU)
- Karl Lagerfeld (born 1933), 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), "father" of the amusement parks in America, builder of many roundabouts and the pier of Santa Monica
- 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.
Heinrich Christian Schumacher
- Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1753–1835), corresponded with Goethe as Gustchen
- Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1715–1819), poet, lawyer and translator
- Kurt Gustav Wilckens (1886-1923), militant German anarchist.
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