Bad Kleinen

Bad Kleinen
Municipality
Bad Kleinen, Overlooking a train station with the Schweriner See in the distance.
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Kleinen within Nordwestmecklenburg district
Location of Bad Kleinen
Bad Kleinen Show map of Germany Bad Kleinen Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°46′N11°28′E / 53.767°N 11.467°E / 53.767; 11.467
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc.	Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen
Subdivisions	8 Ortsteile
Government
•  Mayor	Joachim Wölm (Left)
Area
• Total	23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31) [1]
• Total	3,729
• Density	159.2/km2 (412.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23996
Dialling codes	038423
Vehicle registration	NWM
Website	www.bad-kleinen-info.de

Bad Kleinen (until 1915 Kleinen) is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the north bank of the Schweriner See. Bad Kleinen is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Geography

The municipality is located on the north bank of the Schweriner See, the fourth largest lake in Germany, and about half-way between the state capital Schwerin and Hanseatic city of Wismar, and close to Lübeck. The famous German Philosopher and Mathematician Gottlob Frege (*8 November 1848 Wismar – †26 July 1925 Bad Kleinen) lived in Bad Kleinen. In his honor every year during Spring, the people of Nordwestmecklenburg make a walking tour between Wismar (Frege's Birthplace) and Bad Kleinen. The current mayor of Bad Kleinen is Joachim Wölm.

History

During the police arrest operation on 27 June 1993 at Bad Kleinen station, led by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the GSG 9 counter‑terrorism unit and targeting Red Army Faction (RAF) members Wolfgang Grams and Birgit Hogefeld, GSG 9 officer Michael Newrzella was shot and killed, and Grams also died during the incident. The operation became one of the most controversial security operations in the history of the Federal Republic, leading to multiple investigations and significant political fallout.

References

1. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.