Bad Bramstedt
Bad Bramstedt (
) is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 40 km north of Hamburg. It is famous for its statue of Roland and its rheumatism clinic. The current mayor is Hans-Jürgen Küntbach (FDP).
Notable residents
Oskar Alexander (1881–1942), founder of the rheumatism clinic in Bad Bramstedt. Murdered in Sachsenhausen concentration camp for being of Jewish descent.
Arved Fuchs, born 1953 in Bad Bramstedt, adventurer, first person to reach both the North and South Pole within one year and by foot.
Karl Lagerfeld fashion designer, born in Hamburg but went to school in Bad Bramstedt.
Siegfried Liebschner (1935–2006), Baptist theologian, born in Bad Bramstedt
Charles I.D. Looff (1852–1918), builder of various carousels and the Santa Monica Pier
Johanna Mestorf (1828–1909), first female museum director in Germany and first woman in Prussia to hold the title of professor, born in Bad Bramstedt
Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780–1850), astronomer.
