Beste (river)

Bad Oldesloe-Land is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Bad Oldesloe, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. The Amt Bad Oldesloe-Land consists of the following municipalities: Grabau Lasbek Meddewade Neritz Pölitz Rethwisch Rümpel Steinburg Travenbrück

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 the 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.

Bad Oldesloe station is the most important station of the town of Bad Oldesloe in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. DB Station&Service assigns it to category 2. It is located on the Lübeck–Hamburg railway, which was opened in 1865. The station has been a rail junction since 1875, when the branch to Neumünster went into operation. The Hagenow Land–Bad Oldesloe and Schwarzenbek–Bad Oldesloe railways followed in 1887 and 1897, but they have since closed. The track of the Elmshorn–Bad Oldesloe railway is only used as an industrial connecting track to Blumendorf for freight. Local public transport is operated by the Stadtwerke Bad Oldesloe, the municipal utility.

Barnitz is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the Beste southwest of Bad Oldesloe.

Pölitz is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Rümpel is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Nütschau Priory (in German Kloster Nütschau or Priorat Sankt Ansgar) is a house of the Benedictine Order located at Travenbrück near Bad Oldesloe, Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany.

Wakendorf I is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The name "Wakendorf I" was given in Prussian times, in order to distinguish it from another municipality 20 km to the southwest, also called Wakendorf.

Feldhorst is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Travenbrück (West Low German: Travenbrüch) is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The towns of Neverstaven, Nütschau, Schlamersdorf, Sühlen, Tralau and Vinzier are in the municipality.

Norderbeste is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows into the Beste southwest of Bad Oldesloe.

Meddewade is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.