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Bad Oldesloe
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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Schleswig-Holstein
- District
- Stormarn
- Mayor
- Jörg Lembke
- Total
- 52.59 km (20.31 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Density
- 472.4/km (1,224/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 04531
- Vehicle registration
- OD
- Website
- www.badoldesloe.de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Bad Oldesloe ( German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈʔɔldəsˌloː] ) 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bad Oldesloe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.