Bad Schwartau

Bad Schwartau
Amtsgericht
Location of Bad Schwartau within Ostholstein district
Bad Schwartau
Bad Schwartau
Coordinates: 53°55′10″N 10°41′51″E / 53.91944°N 10.69750°E / 53.91944; 10.69750
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictOstholstein
Government
  MayorKatrin Engeln
Area
  Total
18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
19,953
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23611
Dialling codes0451
Vehicle registrationOH
Websitewww.bad-schwartau.de

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 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.