Bad Schwartau 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 Lübeck. Bad Schwartau is a spa, well known for its iodide saline waters about 13 km from the Baltic Sea.

Bad Schwartau
Town
Amtsgericht
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bad Schwartau within Ostholstein district
Bad Schwartau Show map of Germany Bad Schwartau Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″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  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	20,240
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/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

Notable people

Sons and daughters of the town

• Wolfram Kühn (born 1952), former Vice Admiral of the German Navy and deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
• Gerd-Volker Schock (born 1950), football player and coach
• Karl Schultz (born 1937), equestrian, Olympian in eventing 1972 and 1976

Personalities who live or lived in Bad Schwartau

• Emanuel Geibel (1815–1884), German poet and playwright
• Erich Rudorffer (1917–2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
• Sandra Völker (born 1974), swimmer, freestyle and backstroke

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