Bad Nieuweschans
Bad Nieuweschans
Nij-Schans (Gronings) | |
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Bad Nieuweschans in 2005 | |
Bad Nieuweschans Location of Bad Nieuweschans in the province of Groningen Bad Nieuweschans Bad Nieuweschans (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′50″N 7°12′26″E / 53.18056°N 7.20722°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Oldambt |
| Established | 1628 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,330 |
| • Density | 675/km2 (1,750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9693 |
| Dialing code | 0597 |
Bad Nieuweschans (Dutch: [bɑt ˈniu.əsxɑns]; Gronings: Nij-Schans; German: Bad Neuschanz; Dialect: Bad Noajwschansk; also Lange Akkeren) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands on the border with Germany. It forms part of the municipality of Oldambt. Nieuweschans means "new fortification (sconce)". In 2009, the word Bad ("spa") was prefixed to the name of the village to promote it as a tourist destination.