Bad Schwartau
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Bad Schwartau | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Schwartau within Ostholstein district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″E / 53.91944°N 10.69750°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Ostholstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katrin Engeln |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 19,953 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 23611 |
| Dialling codes | 0451 |
| Vehicle registration | OH |
| Website | www.bad-schwartau.de |
Bad Schwartau (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈʃvaʁtaʊ] ⓘ; Low German: Bad Swartau) 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.
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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 split from each other 1.5 km north of the station. As part of the improvement and rebuilding of the Lübeck–Puttgarden railway, the station would be built, around 2025, on lower level so the two nearby level crossings can let those streets cross on bridges over the railway.
