Bad Bentheim | |
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![]() Bad Bentheim with its castle | |
Location of Bad Bentheim within Grafschaft Bentheim district ![]() | |
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.