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Lübeck Old Town
The UNESCO-listed 'Queen of the Hanseatic League,' known for its brick Gothic architecture, Holstentor gate, and world-famous marzipan.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Bad Oldesloe
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Europe
About Bad Oldesloe
Bad Oldesloe is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pölitz, 21km from Lübeck Old Town.
Bad Oldesloe is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pölitz, about 4 km away.
Bad Oldesloe (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈʔɔldəsˌloː] ) is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the district of Stormarn.
The area has been inhabited since Mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era (6000–4500 BC) are clearly defined and known as theRead more
Oldesloer Stufe. For a number of years in the 18th century the Moravian Church had a congregation in Bad Oldesloe. It was called "Pilgerruh", i.e. "Pilgrims' Rest". It was given up because of difficulties with the Danish Church authorities. At that time, the Duchy of Holstein was ruled by the kings of Denmark within the Holy Roman Empire.
On 24 April 1945, the town was heavily bombed by Allied forces in the final days of the Second World War in Germany. Three hundred buildings were destroyed, and 706 people were killed as a result of the operation.
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Within an hour or so of Bad Oldesloe: Lübeck Old Town (21 km), Tierpark Hagenbeck (37 km), Speicherstadt (39 km), Miniatur Wunderland (39 km).
Where is Bad Oldesloe?
Bad Oldesloe is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, about 4 km from Pölitz.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,322
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.8117, 10.3742
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Bad Oldesloe
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Speicherstadt
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Miniatur Wunderland
The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Automuseum Prototyp Hamburg
Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Landungsbrücken
Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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