Bad Segeberg (; Low German: Sebarg) is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg. It is situated approximately northeast of

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

, and west of

Lübeck Lübeck (; Low German also ), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (german: Hansestadt Lübeck), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 217,000 inhabitants, Lübeck is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and in the state ...

. It is famous for its annual

Karl May Festival Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austri ...

, which takes place in the town's

Kalkberg Stadium The Kalkberg Stadium (german: Kalkbergstadion) is an open-air theatre built in a former quarry on the Segeberger Kalkberg, a rocky outcropping in the centre of Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was built as a Thingplatz under the Th ...

, a large amphitheater originally built by the

Reich Labour Service The Reich Labour Service (''Reichsarbeitsdienst''; RAD) was a major organisation established in Nazi Germany as an agency to help mitigate the effects of unemployment on the German economy, militarise the workforce and indoctrinate it with Nazi ...

into an exploited quarry at the

Segeberger Kalkberg The Kalkberg (lit. "chalk mountain") is a 91-metre-high rock in the center of Bad Segeberg. The name is a misnomer as it is not made of limestone (calcium carbonate), but from gypsum (calcium sulfate). Geology The gypsum was formed as sulfate e ...

. 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 Ostholstein (; da, Østholsten) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Stormarn, Segeberg and Plön, the Baltic Sea and the city of Lübeck. History The district wa ...

. The western part of the town is bordered by the

Trave The Trave () is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is approximately long, running from its source near the village of Gießelrade in Ostholstein to Travemünde, where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It passes through Bad Segeberg, Bad Old ...

, 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 Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

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

Notable people

Werner Wrangel Werner Wrangel (24 March 1922 – 24 March 1945) was a Gefreiter in the German Army during World War II, who received three of Germany's highest military decorations during a single combat action. He was the only person ever to do so. Wrangel rece ...

(1922–1945), decorated Army officer *

Maria Jepsen Maria Jepsen (born 19 January 1945, in Bad Segeberg) is the former bishop of Hamburg in the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church. On 4 April 1992 the synod of the Hamburg Ambit elected her bishop, the first Lutheran Lutheranism is one of t ...

(born 1945), Lutheran bishop * Christian Habicht (1952–2010), actor *

Gero Storjohann Gero Storjohann (born 12 February 1958 in Bad Segeberg) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the German Bundestag as the representative for the constituency of Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte. S ...

(born 1958), politician, member of the CDU *

Detlev Buck Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, film producer, producer and screenwriter. Life and work From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important film ...

(born 1962), film director, actor, producer and screenwriter *

Frauke Kuhlmann Frauke Kuhlmann (born 27 September 1966 in Bad Segeberg) is a German women's international footballer who plays as a defender. She is a member of the Germany women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World ...

(born 1966), women's international footballer *

Alexander Holtmann Alexander Holtmann (born 19 August 1978) is a Finnish-German cinema, television and theatre actor known for his characters in Humboldt in Mexico, The Chosen, Capadocia, El Señor de los Cielos, Qué bonito amor, Fortuna, La Patrona amongst other ...

(born 1978), cinema, television and theatre actor *

Mona Barthel Mona Barthel (born 11 July 1990) is a German tennis player. Barthel has won four singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Ci ...

(born 1990), tennis player *

Rachel Rinast Rachel Miriam Marcia Free Rinast (born 2 June 1991) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Grasshopper. She rejoined Köln after spending the 2012–13 season with SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Career Since her debut at the 2015 Algarve Cup, s ...

(born 1991), footballer *

Janek Sternberg Janek Sternberg (born 19 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for Hallescher FC. Club career Sternberg joined Werder Bremen in 2013 from Hamburger SV. After initially playing matches with We ...

(born 1992), footballer *

Fiete Arp Jann-Fiete Arp (born 6 January 2000), known as Fiete Arp, is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. He has also represented Germany at youth international level. Arp began his football care ...

(born 2000), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Bad Segeberg is twinned with: *

Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin ( he, קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, north of the city of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city is named after Leo Motzkin (1867-1933), one of the organizers of the First Zionis ...

, Israel *

Riihimäki Riihimäki (literally "Drying barn hill") is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to ...

, Finland *

Teterow Teterow () is a town of Germany, in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011. History The ''Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul'' (St. Pete ...

, Germany *

Võru Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

, Estonia * Złocieniec, Poland

References

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