Bad Schwartau

Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″E / 53.91944°N 10.69750°E / 53.91944; 10.69750
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Bad Schwartau
Amtsgericht
Amtsgericht
Flag of Bad Schwartau
Coat of arms of Bad Schwartau
Location of Bad Schwartau within Ostholstein district
Bad Schwartau is located in Germany
Bad Schwartau
Bad Schwartau
Bad Schwartau is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Bad Schwartau
Bad Schwartau
Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″E / 53.91944°N 10.69750°E / 53.91944; 10.69750
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictOstholstein
Government
 • MayorKatrin Engeln
Area
 • Total18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total20,255
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23611
Dialling codes0451
Vehicle registrationOH
Websitewww.bad-schwartau.de

Bad Schwartau is the largest city 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 the Hanseatic City of Lübeck. Bad Schwartau is a spa-city, well known for its iodide saline waters. The city is located about 13 km from the Baltic Sea.

Economy and Infrastructure[edit]

Bad Schwartau station
General information
Platforms2
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station
Lübeck Hbf
Terminus
RB 85 Timmendorfer Strand
Preceding station Erixx Following station
Eutin
towards Kiel Hbf
RE 83 Lübeck Hbf
towards Lüneburg

Bad Schwartau is best known for its food industry. The largest employer is the company Schwartauer Werke which is owned by Dr. Oetker. Another economic focus is the healthcare sector.

There is a railway station in Bad Schwartau along the Kiel–Lübeck railway and the Lübeck–Puttgarden railway. The two railways go together as double track from Lübeck and branches from each other 1.5 km north of the station. As part of the improvement and rebuilding of the Lübeck–Puttgarden railway, the station will around 2025 be built on lower level so the two nearby level crossings can let those streets cross on bridges over the railway.

Sport[edit]

The most important sports club in the city is VfL Bad Schwartau, whose men's handball team played in the handball national league. In 2002, the Bundesliga license was taken over by HSV Hamburg. This was followed by relegation to the handball regional league Northeast. Since the 2007/2008 season, VfL has been playing in the second handball Bundesliga again. Since the 2017/18 season, the team has competed as VfL Lübeck-Schwartau.

Notable people[edit]

Sons and daughters of the town[edit]

Personalities who live or lived in Bad Schwartau[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.