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 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,330 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,700/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; 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.
- ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9693AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2022.