Bad Segeberg

Bad Segeberg
Bad Segeberg
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bad Segeberg within Segeberg district
	Bad Segeberg Bad Segeberg
	Coordinates: 53°55′N 10°19′E / 53.917°N 10.317°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Segeberg
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Schönfeld (SPD)
Area
• Total	18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	18,221
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23781–23795 2360
Dialling codes	04551
Vehicle registration	SE
Website	www.badsegeberg.de

Bad Segeberg (German: [baːt ˈzeːɡəˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ; Low German: Sebarg) is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg. It is situated approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) northeast of Hamburg, and 25 kilometers (16 mi) west of Lübeck.

It is famous for its annual Karl May Festival, which takes place in the town's Kalkberg Stadium, a large amphitheater originally built by the Reich Labour Service into an exploited quarry at the Segeberger Kalkberg.

There is a large television tower in the middle of the town.

Geography

Bad Segeberg is not far from the eastern edge of the hills of Ostholstein. The western part of the town is bordered by the Trave, the northern part by the Ihlsee and forests, the northeast is bordered by the Großer Segeberger See, and the west is also bordered by forests. In the south, Bad Segeberg is bordered by the towns of Högersdorf and Klein Gladebrügge.

Geologically, the area around Bad Segeberg is unique because it is the only area with Karst topography in Schleswig-Holstein, which is indicated by the presence of sinkholes in the area. There were even sinkholes in the town itself, although these have all been filled in and are no longer visible. The only exception is the Kleiner Segeberger See, which is a sinkhole that is filled with water at the foot of the Segeberger Kalkberg.

Notable people

Werner Wrangel (1922 in Passopp – 1945), decorated Army officer
Maria Jepsen (born 1945), Lutheran bishop
Christian Habicht (1952–2010), actor
Bernd Jorkisch (born 1957), entrepreneur and President of the Lübeck Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2004 to 2010
Gero Storjohann (born 1958), politician, member of the CDU
Detlev Buck (born 1962), film director, actor, producer and screenwriter
Eilika Duchess of Oldenburg (born 1972), wife of Georg von Habsburg
Alexander Holtmann (born 1978), cinema, television and theatre actor