Bad Bentheim
Bad Bentheim | |
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Bad Bentheim with its castle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Bentheim
within Grafschaft Bentheim district | |
Location of Bad Bentheim | |
Bad Bentheim Bad Bentheim | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′11″N 07°09′35″E / 52.30306°N 7.15972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Volker Pannen (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 99.99 km2 (38.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 16,798 |
| • Density | 168.0/km2 (435.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bentheimer |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48455 |
| Dialling codes | 05922; 05924 for Gildehaus |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
| Website | http://www.stadt-badbentheim.de/index/ |
Bad Bentheim (German: [baːt ˈbɛnthaɪm] ⓘ; Dutch Low Saxon: Beantem) is a town in the southwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim on the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands roughly 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northeast of Enschede. It is a state-recognized thermal brine and sulphur spa town, hence the designation Bad (“Bath”). Also to be found in Bad Bentheim is the castle Burg Bentheim, the town's emblem.