Bad Bentheim | |
|---|---|
 Bad Bentheim with its castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Bentheim within Grafschaft Bentheim district  | |
  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[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.16 km2 (38.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,251 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/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.